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Our co-hosts discuss the mounting obstacles for EMS during the unprecedented winter weather with Chief Rodriguez and how they are preparing for the future
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
First responders were called out to rescue anglers after an ice chunk broke off from the bank of the Upper Red Lake
Both Osage Ambulance District employees were properly restrained and able to get out afterward
Another Carbon County EMT was injured Wednesday on scene, and the firefighter had been trying to help rescue a man who fell through ice
Two METZ Medical Transport employees were injured but in stable condition following the incident
“I kept thinking they’re going to die in this cold,” said Vania Masaya
Investigators found that I-35W was treated for ice 44 hours before the crash
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The man couldn’t reach his phone after becoming stuck in the freezing water
The Cabell County ambulance crew was transporting a patient when the incident occurred
Fire and EMS agencies in central Texas have seen emergency call volumes skyrocket amidst hazardous conditions, road closures and power outages
Several departments answered the call by responding with rescue teams, equipment and other gear needed to protect both first responders on site and the rescue victim
Emergency crews received reports of 100 to 150 people out on the ice with many trapped on the ice that had separated from shore
A Kansas Highway Patrol report said the EMS provider driving the ambulance lost control on the icy roadway and spun 180 degrees into the median
With cuts on his forearms, Washington County sheriff’s Sgt. Aaron Thompson said that rescuers believe the child was in the 37-degree water for about 30 minutes
New York officials have warned that, despite recent snowfalls, many lakes have not had enough cold days to develop ice thick enough for riding
Sheriff says one man was trapped under the ice and the other was partially in the water
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
Ambulance unable to stop on ice-covered road; striking woman that had fallen and bystander helping her
Around 30 volunteers used airboats to search around the river, braving a wind-chill factor of 32 degrees below zero
She was knocked unconscious and treated at an area hospital
He heard the crash behind his house, waded into the dark water and saved two kids and their father while calling for help from neighbors