Emergency Management
With no radios or resources, firefighters improvised networks and used personal boats to save thousands
Laura Russell’s first hurricane activation as a paramedic turned into a fight for survival as levees broke and chaos spread
As we mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, Chief Marc Bashoor reflects on recent shakeups at the agency and its ultimate responsibility
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
The IMT team will deploy for a 16-day mission to help assist with Hurricane Dorian response efforts
The shooting began with an interstate traffic stop where a man opened fire on police with one of two troopers inside a patrol car struck by gunfire
Incident Management Team (IMT) members will help responders there with logistics, planning and personnel coordination
The VA-TF2 team already has 14 first responders in Puerto Rico assisting in relief efforts
Officials are unsure how many or where people will show up for the events
Teams are working on multiple contingency plans in anticipation of thousands descending on rural Nevada
An untold, large number of people may be coming to Lincoln County, Nev. in late September, with some perhaps unhinged enough to try and take on the military
Assessing levels of protection, situations in which to don body armor, and active shooter policies and procedures
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
A team of firefighters, medical crews, and hazmat specialists will provide search and rescue support, medical support, communications and damage assessment
What firefighters need to know about mitigating electrical emergencies
Reviewing building construction, unique hazards, and mistakes and lessons learned from fires in these dangerous occupancies
Fire crews were investigating a report of a gas leak and evacuated the area before the explosion occurred
All of those injured were alert while being transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
About 100 firefighters, 20 engine crews and three helicopters were fighting the fire and another 100 firefighters are expected to arrive Sunday
The study will focus primarily on large-scale fire and emergency medical risks, the resources available and the agreements that may be needed
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
Of the 21 injured, 16 people were taken to the hospital and one person was transported with serious injuries
First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus
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