Emergency Management
With at least 82 dead and 41 still missing after catastrophic flooding in central Texas, officials warn of more life-threatening rain as search efforts continue
Families and rescuers continue searching Camp Mystic, where 11 girls and a counselor remain missing
As rescuers search for dozens still missing in Kerr County’s deadly flash flood, questions grow over the timing and effectiveness of emergency alerts, despite claims that the storm’s severity was unforeseen
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
Thousands of people were evacuated due to a large volume of ammonium nitrate at the Winston Weaver Company
News of Fire Chief Darryl Jones’ promotion was first made Friday as the chief helped lead the response efforts to the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center report reveals several factors that influenced the crew’s decision to stay, including an unheeded warning
Department leaders have created a crisis plan that allows for the closure of up to 7 engines and 3 specialty crews
Mayor John Cranley made the announcement after a request from Cincinnati FD Chief Michael A. Washington Sr.
Risk identification must go beyond simple yes-or-no questions to consider the various mitigation options
Chief Goldfeder explains how to set the expectations among the crew to enhance scene safety
A security guard was treated at the scene, and a cast member was transported from the park, authorities said
Downey represented the State Fire Marshal’s Office at the incident to coordinate the state USAR response
Crews and team members from within the state, plus Calif. and Texas have been dispatched
Rescuers have had to crawl over the dead to get to the living, said Jeremy Creason, Mayfield’s fire chief and emergency services director
Community support and agency coordination will be essential to assist search, rescue and recovery missions across the Midwest
Battalion Chief Jordan Saas said 8 of those sent are collapse specialists, and 2 will be on the incident management team
National Guard members and emergency workers from across the state were pouring into Mayfield to help with a search and rescue operation
Dozens of emergency vehicles also responded to a roof collapse at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill.
The Caldor Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes and other buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate
The $32 million 40-acre San Diego-area facility includes a track where fire, police and EMS personnel can practice driving emergency vehicles
A department report shows that 100+ members live out of state, forcing shift trades and hampering response efforts to major incidents
The report concludes that an inadequately prepared crew delivered an ineffective fire response at the 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard
Division Chief Angela Bernheisel said a trifecta of weather conditions came together to quickly move prescribed burn embers
FirstNet, warning systems focus of House subcommittee update
The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital
Storm remnants from Hurricane Ida caused torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
As flames moved toward the Heavenly ski resort, officials turned on the mountain’s snow-making machines
Detailing the logistics to keep firefighter camps up and running during fire season
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
