Disaster Management
Ready New York’s Katelyn James created Ready Girl, a superhero that is super prepared and engaging youth on what they need to know in an emergency.
Chief Norris Croom highlights the need to plan and train for when to stage, when to enter the hot zone and when to retreat
The story behind one of the busiest mobile incident command and communication resources in Silicon Valley
The mangled cars and homes have been cleaned up, but reminders of loss are everywhere
Patient: “I realized that these are ordinary human beings and just good guys that want to take care of everyone else”
The 61-year-old man collapsed around mile 22; ALS medics on bikes shocked him with an AED and brought him to a waiting ambulance, where he regained a pulse
Thick, windshield width ice sheet slide off roof and onto car
Toddler in critical condition at Children’s Hospital; ATV recovered from water 18 feet deep
The runway had been plowed minutes before; in driving snowstorm plane stops just short of icy Flushing Bay
Cardiac arrest resuscitation was unsuccessful; EMS, police, and fire personnel returned to patient’s home to shovel off the roof
Ambulance unable to stop on ice-covered road; striking woman that had fallen and bystander helping her
Paramedic Janice Livingston was assisting on crash scene when she was pinned against a tree by the truck
Fire chief said there were as many as 300 kids set to be at the rink two hours later
New rules would require oil trains to use stronger tank cars and make other safety improvements
Two feet of snow fell on him as he was clearing a roof with a rake; his wife had just left and called 911 when she returned
Emergency personnel climbed on top of cars to reach motorists stuck in the middle of the jumble of vehicles
Toronto boy died after wandering away from grandmother’s apartment in bitter cold overnight weather
40-year-old woman found crawling on street, mumbling with body temp. of 80F; toxicology results pending
Two people were taken to the hospital for evaluation but no one was seriously hurt
Around 30 volunteers used airboats to search around the river, braving a wind-chill factor of 32 degrees below zero
Damage to front-end bun and windshield shattered of iconic 27-foot long hot dog on wheels
2 medics and patient were checked at hospital after collision on icy road
Their injuries were listed as serious, but prognosis for both is good
County emergency management activated amateur radio experts to relay information about fire and police personnel
7 people in serious condition; thick fog and icy roads at time of pileup
2 crashes during a mix of rain and snow involved tractor-trailers, cars and a fully loaded bus
“They saw that somebody needed help, and they took time out of their day and their busy schedules to do something like that.”
Male climber had broken femur, female climber two broken ankles; both required helicopter evacuation
Medics delivered her son about two minutes from the hospital during a record-setting snow storm
During blizzard 17-year-old boy lost control of tube and crashed into a light pole
Sleds, shovels, and academy recruits added to every ambulance