Disaster Management
With flames closing in, emergency teams adapted evacuation plans in real time, proving the effectiveness of interagency cooperation and preparedness
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Explore the intersection of severe weather and emergency services with forecasting trends, infrastructure vulnerabilities and the importance of proactive planning
Dogs and handlers work a rotating schedule in the rubble to find closure for families
Tropical Storm Hilary deluged several states with rainfall rates above an inch an hour
Data collected will help assess emergency communications capabilities and needs of federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments
Over 100 deaths are confirmed and approximately 1,000 people are unaccounted for in the Lahaina fire
Temperatures over the next two days, with the heat index, are expected to approach 120 degrees
President Joe Biden met with officials and first responders in the aftermath of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people
Crews worked to clear mud, dig roads and deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said they were afraid people would head into the mountains, towards the fire
Maui Memorial Medical Center clinics are treating burn patients and people needing prescription refills
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained
The Maui wildfire is the deadliest fire in over a century, and only 3% of the area has been searched
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
Officials in Maui County say 271 structures were damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured
Burn patients from the blaze in Lahaina have been flown to various hospitals
The Grand River Dam Authority is investigating the incident at Blue Hole Park that sent four girls to hospitals in Tulsa and Pryor
An EF3 tornado damaged the Pfizer factory responsible for producing nearly 25% of the company’s sterile injectable medicines
Officials in Upper Makefield say they will change their operations to include an underwater search by the weekend
Sweltering weather spreads from the Southwest to California causing heat-related deaths
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Stony Point EMTs recall an hours-long rescue effort in a state park during a storm
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
Miami-Dade County’s new Emergency Operations Center will have a 12-story fortified bunker for offices and emergency vehicles
First responders in Cuyahoga County held an NDMS exercise using a plane full of patients
The faster information can get into the hands of decision makers, the increased potential for a successful outcome
West Metro Fire Rescue said most of the injuries at Red Rocks were cuts and fractures
A supercell struck Matador killing at least 4 people and causing widespread destruction
“We have seen somewhere between 50 and 100 patients,” Ochiltree General Hospital CEO Kelly Judice said
