Disaster Management
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Reflections from New Orleans medics who remember what it was like to work in one of the largest disaster medical response efforts in Louisiana history
Paramedic Kelly Grayson recounts weathering the storm that damaged his station and ambulance, and left the city in tatters
The crew evacuated 180 residents over a span of eight hours; no one was seriously injured
Reporter Brandi Smith and photographer Mario Sandoval were broadcasting live when Sandoval noticed a truck submerged in water with the driver inside
Formed after Hurricane Katrina, the informal network of good Samaritans with small boats is deploying to save those stranded in the flood
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to Texas to help recovery efforts for those affected by Hurricane Harvey
After officials reported that 911 lines were 鈥渁t capacity,鈥� residents began posting their home addresses on social media in hopes of being rescued
All across the board, from the White House to the federal administration to FEMA, they鈥檝e been very helpful,鈥� Gov. Abbott said
Rescuers were overwhelmed by the amount of calls for help and had to prioritize life-and-death situations
Rockport Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios told people choosing not to evacuate that they should mark their arms with a Sharpie, implying it would be easier to identify them
Officials are worried about 鈥減otentially catastrophic鈥� rainfall that will continue for days, with more than 40 inches and flash flooding possible
The training will allow regular people to get the training they need to assist first responders during an emergency
The Emergency Command Center will be fully operational and will remain open around the clock until the storm passes
The woman was in her car when the water rose and caused her car to flip, pushing it against a tree
The kits are designed to limit blood loss and were created after Jacob Hall, 6, died in a school shooting
The visual report was created to help local leaders understand how the two resources can work together to improve emergency communication
A coroner urged the health department to deploy more ambulances, saying his mortuary only has four
Five staff members in an operating room started feeling ill; several other patients in the ER began to feel ill a short time later
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Rescuers dug through rubble with their hands and used detectors to search for signs of life
No deaths were reported from the tornado that struck shortly after 1 a.m. in the midtown area of Tulsa
Officials said members of an extended family who died in the flood had no warning about the approaching surge of water
Attorney Sheila Hiestand said use of an AED was delayed due to it being previously removed from the training room
The Android phone was filmed restarting after an attempt to call for an emergency
Officials said nobody could see and 鈥渆verybody hit everybody鈥�
Some search and rescue team members were already near the swimming hole after getting a call to help someone who had suffered a bad allergic reaction
Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins said the blaze at the Marco Polo apartments spread from at least up to the 28th floor and hit several units
Officials said 70 patients were transported to other local facilities
Almost three in four Americans said that emergency medicine services should be covered by insurance
The person was in a barn when the storm hit and part of the building collapsed
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the emergency braking system on the train triggered, but it was unclear why
A census sheet of the body count shows 24 days in May when more than 20 bodies were stored at the morgue
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