Emergency Management
Search crews continued to scour the area using helicopters, boats and drones to rescue any survivors stranded in the deadly flood waters
Experts warn that under Trump, FEMA could approve fewer major disaster declarations and deliver slower, reduced responses
Conquer stressful calls, identify treatment challenges and pitfalls, and use technology to its best potential to save lives this summer and beyond
The grant is part of $25 million in funding for a state grant program to support communities affected by Hurricane Michael
The Lawrence fire chief says a leak in a high-pressure line has released a volume of gas in the “explosive range”
Chief Norris Croom highlights the need to plan and train for when to stage, when to enter the hot zone and when to retreat
Despite the fire service’s central role in disaster response, there is no unified voice sharing our stories
First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility
Authorities raised the storm’s death toll to five, saying it is believed to have killed a 52-year-old Florida man who was found dead in his stranded pickup truck
Emergency crews evacuated 87 residents from a nursing home in Porter as floodwaters began to seep into the home
The Harris County Sheriff office shared images and a video of first responders rescuing people stranded in their cars
Firefighters returned to the fire station after conducting high-water rescues to find two generators and the septic system destroyed
Officials in Harris County said there had been a combination of at least 1,700 high-water rescues and evacuations
A firefighter was taken to an area hospital with a minor injury after responding to the sodium tert-butoxide spill
The Beaumont Police Department said that the 911 dispatch center has received requests for more than 250 high-water rescues and 270 evacuations
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The blast killed Fire Capt. Michael Bell and injured his brother, Fire Chief Terry Bell, five other firefighters, a LEAP worker and an ambulance professional
Following an evacuation order is about saving lives, not concluding interior “play time”
Fifty-nine generators will serve as backup power for counties along the Georgia coastline to ensure that critical facilities stay running during a natural disaster
An EF-2 tornado hit a behavioral health center at a Sioux Falls hospital, prompting the evacuations of 102 patients, including 39 adolescents
The team delivered relief supplies and evacuation options to residents on the outskirts of a ravaged Grand Bahama
Video showed more than 10 train cars derailed and flames shooting from the wreckage
A swift water rescue team made up of Burke County EMS and Oak Hill Fire & Rescue returned home after being deployed to help with Hurricane Dorian relief efforts
The City of Miami and the Bahamian government are working out an agreement to send Miami’s urban search and rescue team rather than wait for federal approval
Each unit, comprised of handler and canine, is FEMA-certified and has specialized training for disaster response events
The Search & Rescue Data Collector Tool allows first responders to capture real-time information, enabling command leadership to see where resources are needed
Florida firefighters are making an estimated 1,300 meals to feed more than 500 people a day
Fire department and medical personnel will work with the U.S. Coast Guard to help with the relief effort in the Bahamas
Automated scheduling technology can help public safety agencies with employee notification and cost recovery for emergency staffing
The San Diego task force specialty is dealing with “confined space search and rescue” scenarios within collapsed structures
Missouri Task Force 1 sent 52 members, including firefighters, doctors, engineers and others, to help with water rescues
CDEMA has an 18-person Rapid Needs Assessment Team stationed in Nassau, ready to be deployed to impacted areas as soon as the storm passes
The Texas Task Force I includes specialized water rescue responders from several Texas cities
