Rescue Task Force
Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Why EMS should use preparatory commands
Weeklong training at the Vibrant Arena at the Mark in Moline helped first responders with incident command and rescue task force lessons
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
Crewmembers have endured nonstop days and received thanks while using “all of your skill set of everything that you’ve learned and prepared for”
Albany’s fire chief said Firefighter Edward J. Verhoff died over the weekend while off duty
Relieved family members reunited with Uintah and Rick Keever, who Mercy Flights personnel transported to a hospital
Following the dramatic rescue, paramedics treated the two patients for hypothermia
In Fort Myers Beach, Task Force 2 members search for survivors street by street
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
Five Task Forces, including search dogs and their handlers, have been activated for Hurricane Ian and deployed in or around Florida
Fire Chief (ret.) Craig Daugherty recalled the day he responded to shots fired at the high school where his 15-year-old daughter was in lockdown
Four members rappelled down to start providing medical care and others built rope systems to lower the patient to the ground
“This is the most complex situation we’ve ever encountered,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Ray Jadallah told family, friends and loved ones of victims
The flames are deep and firefighters have not been able to find their source, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a news conference
Fire and rescue crews are still fighting flareups of fire on the rubble as they continue searching for survivors
The 20-person task force, comprised of volunteer police, fire and EMS responders, was created to respond in the event of an active shooter incident
Two firefighter-paramedics were lowered into the mine to rescue the injured man
Strike teams, search and rescue crews, aircraft and convoys of ambulances headed to the Gulf Coast area before and in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm
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The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
The team delivered relief supplies and evacuation options to residents on the outskirts of a ravaged Grand Bahama
Emergency management concerns for the hours and days following an active shooter event
Firefighters used harnesses and ropes to lower the two men six stories to the ground safely
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission draft report has active shooter survival recommendations for EMS, police and school leaders
Training rescue task force medics and SWAT medics for responding to mass casualty incidents
Paramedic chiefs and field providers have much to learn from the FBI’s ongoing summary and analysis of active shooter incidents
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