Mass Gathering
999, London Ambulance Service Deputy Director Simon Harding talks emergency planning for the royal gathering
“We can’t plan for everything, but with the right people, policies, training, and supervision in place we can best handle whatever may come our way”
“I needed to help them. I needed to make sure that our people were good and we could take care of these people, and that’s why I chose to stay.”
According to Houston’s FF union president, officials had asked for radios to contact private EMS but were only provided cellphone numbers
In a series of three videos, TikTok user @remi.rich described the chaotic scene first responders encountered trying to reach concert victims
A paramedic and a nurse who witnessed the deadly night’s events and tried to help victims describe how so much went so wrong in Houston
Officials are looking into the cause of a crowd surge that resulted in the death of eight concertgoers
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he’d met through a mutual friend
The chaos of June 12, 2016, left lingering trauma for first responders and led local agencies to reexamine their preparation for active-shooter events
Organizers say the tests will both keep attendees safe and help health officials understand how many asymptomatic people may be attending large events
Other bills still up for consideration include one increasing penalties for assaulting first responders and one that aims for more police accountability
Police said children as young as 9 were involved in the fight where people were swinging baseball bats and golf clubs
Officials said about 500 people were at the house and emergency vehicles were hampered by a large number of parked cars on the street
Hundreds defied curfew during the second night of tensions in a Minneapolis suburb
The ACLU of Ohio said some parts of the legislation could have a chilling effect on free speech
The UPMC Susquehanna special response vehicle was used for the first time Monday to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to seniors
Federal officials recommended reviewing resources on situational awareness, communication and preparation of personnel and apparatus ahead of the upcoming inauguration
O’Hare joins the podcast to discuss training and lessons from his role in the Boston Marathon bombing response
Creating an effective tabletop training exercise for pre-planning MCI response
Lessons for the incident commander gleaned from the 7/7 2005 London terrorist attack
11 were transported in private vehicles to local hospitals
Six takeaways from the USFA, NHTSA best practices to protect fire and EMS providers responding to incidents of civil unrest
Oakland Firefighters Local 55 posted about the incident that occurred amidst hundreds of calls for service on July 4
Riverside County reversed some of its reopening plans after seeing a spike in cases
Officials said there were nearly 2,000 emergency calls, as well as more than 2,000 non-emergency calls, as civil unrest peaked on May 30
Councilmember and Public Safety Committee Chair Lisa Herbold raised concerns about patients needing to be brought to the edge of the zone to reach fire department medics
Officials say gunfire erupted just as EMS arrived to respond to a person struck by a car
Volunteers include off-duty EMTs, nurses and doctors
Paramedic Anthony Venzon and other volunteers are providing first aid, hydration, masks and hand sanitizer during demonstrations
EMS leaders in several cities described challenges with equipment, communications and staff fatigue
The guidance includes recommendations for preparing personnel, the station, apparatus and the community for times of social upheaval
The vehicles were helping block the road during a protest outside Austin Police Department headquarters
Army Reservist Ryan Ruble carried a man experiencing a medical emergency during the protest half a mile to safety