Disaster Management
The Inside EMS podcast welcomes back Kelly Grayson, who details his experience responding and weathering through Hurricane Laura
Gaston County EMS leadership embarked on a plan to equip every transport-capable ALS unit in Gaston County with a ventilator
4 hard-won lessons in preparing for natural disaster recovery from a medic who weathered Hurricane Laura
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
A massive 8-magnitude earthquake caused buildings to sway violently and people to flee into the street in panic
The safety product company donated almost 100,000 PPE pieces to support responders in the region impacted by the storm
Irma blacked out much of Puerto Rico, raking the U.S. territory with heavy wind and rain while staying just out to sea
Officials said first responders would have to evacuate until wind and surging waters abate
French President Emmanuel Macron said there will be 鈥渧ictims to lament鈥�
Although the forecast track changes hourly, the Category 5 hurricane has potential to be a devastating blow for Florida
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鈥檇 seen 鈥渁 lot of love鈥�
鈥淚n the hovercraft, we can go right up to their door, get them out and take them up onto dry land,鈥� 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鈥檚 on the outside
Elite members of United Hatzalah鈥檚 Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit were dispatched to provide mental and emotional stabilization
Officials said 911 centers in the Houston area are getting more than 1,000 calls an hour from people seeking help
They鈥檝e 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鈥檚 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
鈥淲e called 911 and it rang and rang and rang and rang,鈥� a Houston resident said
The child was holding onto the floating woman when a police and fire rescue team in a boat reached them
鈥淲e have our bags and suitcases packed and we鈥檙e ready to go at a moment鈥檚 notice,鈥� private EMS agency owner Ron Donahue said
Bayou animals such as alligators, snakes and fire ants are all looking for higher ground
It鈥檚 not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water
The goal was not a full evacuation but to move about 60 of the 350 patients from the 440-bed facility
The store hosted a 鈥渇irst responder day鈥� before they opened to the public
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