Disaster Management
A firefighter relates her experiences responding to Hurricane Michael in southwest Georgia
Anticipating potential targets, and preplanning a coordination and communication plan are keys to an organized response
Here are some ways you can give back to first responders who are responding to the wildfires, often as they lose their own homes
At least six people died in traffic accidents as a winter storm walloped southern states
Photos show at least a dozen tractor-trailers jammed together, and there may be more fatalities
Officials cautioned that the water may still have a slight licorice-type odor, raising the anxieties of some who believed it was still contaminated
The 38-year-old waved down a search and rescue helicopter after getting lost in a storm and surviving a night exposed to the elements
He crawled under his cab at a truck stop to fix frozen brakes when the truck suddenly settled deeper into the snow, pinning him beneath an axle; doctors say one more hour would have been fatal
While it’s a cool trick when it freezes, a growing number of people across the country have gone to the ER for serious burns
He was treated at the scene for head lacerations after his car slide on ice and rolled over at least twice
The mercury plunged in places where many people don’t know the first thing about extreme cold
“We never shut down. We can’t. When people call for help, somebody has to respond”
The record-low temperatures bring heightened fears of frostbite, space heaters and other challenges associated with the cold
The three-vehicle collision also involved a fire rescue truck, and was “unavoidable” due to a sheet of ice of the road
Slick roads caused fatal crashes, a woman froze to death and a man was crushed by a 100-foot tall pile of road salt
The success came after days of blinding snow, strong winds, fog and thick sea ice forced rescuers to turn back time and again
The severity of the injuries are unknown after two tornados touched down about 35 miles southwest of Memphis, Tenn.
A 911 dispatcher faces a three-day suspension after she was distracted by her personal cellphone and failed to supervise a trainee
One area receiving increasing scrutiny is the control of body temperature when a patient is severely injured
Is it true that for major MCIs, policy goes out the window?
Hypothermic trauma patients are less likely to survive their injuries, when compared to similar patients who are normothermic
How can emergency responders learn from historic, worst-case scenario events?
EMS personnel can assist efforts in areas hit by earthquakes, hurricanes through several groups
