Hurricane Harvey
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The Maryland fire department wanted to help after seeing the devastation caused by the hurricane
Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack, flew 40 Hurricane Harvey responders, military veterans and die-hard Astros fans to Game 6
FEMA Administrator Brock Long said recovering from the recent spate of disasters will be tremendously expensive
The combined tab from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is expected to hit $200 billion or more
Eddie Wu drove for 17 hours, served meals for 44 more, then drove back home in time to see his kids off on their first day of school
Paramedic Lester Hernandez encountered a stray, 8-month-old collie mix, who traveled back to Las Vegas in an ambulance with him
J.R. Atkins said he recognized the symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis immediately after a mosquito bite became infected
The suit alleges Arkema failed to properly store the estimated 18 tons of chemicals that burned or prepare for a major flood even though it was a foreseeable event
The safety product company donated almost 100,000 PPE pieces to support responders in the region impacted by the storm
Some firefighters and paramedics face the task of jumping from one disaster to preparing for potentially another as their home state readies for a possible hit
Paramedic Karen Elkins returned home to her excited dog after a week of providing aid during Hurricane Harvey
Many of the deaths happened when people were caught in quickly rising floodwaters or lost control on water-logged roads
Trump met the scene with positivity, congratulating officials on an emergency response still in progress and telling reporters that he’d seen “a lot of love”
“In the hovercraft, we can go right up to their door, get them out and take them up onto dry land,” Battalion Chief Jeff Smith said
A Facebook video shows a monster truck pulling a U.S. Army vehicle out of deep water
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Academy Sports and Outdoors has hosted more than 400 responders who have traveled from all over the country to help victims in need
Crews used GPS devices to log the homes they checked rather than painting neon X’s on the outside
Officials said 911 centers in the Houston area are getting more than 1,000 calls an hour from people seeking help
They’ve lifted people into boats, connected families through social media, flagged down rescuers and, in one case, coaxed people out of a flooding apartment
In the thick of a paralyzing storm and its aftermath, the weight of this swamped city’s problems are landing at the cavernous 911 call center
Donnie Glenn and his wife Donna are traveling from shelter to shelter searching for people in need of medical attention
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price declared the emergency and gave health care providers flexibility
EMS, fire providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
“We called 911 and it rang and rang and rang and rang,” a Houston resident said
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