Disaster Management
Acadian Ambulance invested in assets to assist operations in areas impacted by extreme weather and to improve morale for deployed responders
Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency鈥檚 specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
Blocked train crossings causing 10-minute wait times forced Sheffield city officials to approve a new fire station and several EMS stations on the other side of the tracks
There have been thousands of aftershocks after the recent 7.1 and 6.4 magnitude earthquakes
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The explosion hurled large pieces of concrete up to 50 yards away and sent pieces of metal scattering as far as 100 yards across the street
First responders are investigating the explosion and report multiple injuries
There are significant reports of structure fires, mostly as a result of gas leaks or gas line breaks throughout the city
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
Hall Ambulance strike team is helping to transport patients to regional health facilities
The emergency dispatchers fielding the calls in 2017 had never before experienced such a storm of desperate pleas prompting them to give life-saving, unique instructions
A tragic incident in which a NY firefighter was killed by ambulance should have your department reviewing post-accident/incident plans, EVOC and safety courses
Philip D. White, master fire service instructor, addressed planning effective first responder incident preparedness and recovery training sessions at the recent California Mobile Command Center Expo
Once trained, Jasper, a 1-year-old German Sheperd, will be used to search for lost children, Alzheimer鈥檚 patients, and natural disaster victims
The weather service said it had received 22 reports of tornadoes by late Wednesday
The fire extended into an adjoining lab, prompting officials to call in a hazmat decontamination unit in case anyone had been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals
The webinars will cover security for places of worship and how to prepare for complex attacks
The Index analyzes 129 different measures for each state and the nation 鈥攊ncluding the number of paramedics and medical volunteers
The FirstNet communications platform for first responders is being used by more than 7,250 public safety agencies to improve interagency communication
One female and three males had died by the time firefighters had arrived Saturday afternoon, Fire Chief Harold Scoggin
Two paramedics were driving back from a call when they encountered severe weather
The Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Initiative is developing dispatcher mutual aid for disaster response
Four people were killed in Texas. The other victims died in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
Jamestown Ambulance Service is searching for a woman who helped shovel drifted snow to allow emergency responders to gain access to a patient鈥檚 house
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Heat-seeking drones helped reassure searchers that they hadn鈥檛 overlooked anyone in the aftermath of the twister that killed 23 people
The city of Springfield has purchased more than 400 new Motorola radios, as well as a new radio system
Rescuers began tearing through the rubble of homes in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through Alabama and killed at least 23 people
Dozens of responders rushed in to assist after what appeared to be a large tornado struck as part of a powerful storm system raking the Southeast
The woman was transported by ambulance from Forest City, with trucks and snow plows driving ahead to clear a path
Katie Stuczynksi said the pileup, which left one dead and 71 injured, was the biggest scene she and her colleagues had ever responded to
Maryland Heights Firefighter Shaylor Taetz said he and his partner were rushing to a bus crash when their ambulance slid on the ice and hit a guardrail
A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made
