Hurricane Harvey
Garry Blackmon, who never dreamed of becoming a firefighter, became the Houston Fire Department’s first full-time paid fire chaplain
Most of the firefighting equipment in Port Aransas was damaged or destroyed by Harvey
Jim McIngvale, better known as Mattress Mack, flew 40 Hurricane Harvey responders, military veterans and die-hard Astros fans to Game 6
Rocket, who was deemed “too energetic” for adoption and was set to be put down, is a search dog trained to work with responders in disasters
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
Carolyn Gish responded to Chief Glen Kneeland’s post about helping Hurricane Harvey victims and let him know of two stranded people
Fire and EMS providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
South Carolina Forestry Commission is sending 18 members of its incident management team to help with ongoing flood recovery efforts
Bayou animals such as alligators, snakes and fire ants are all looking for higher ground
“This is going to be a bigger rescue effort than Katrina just because of the consistent rain,” Chief Charles Hood said
It’s not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, chemicals and waterborne germs are mixed in the water
The store hosted a “first responder day” before they opened to the public
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
Members of Pennsylvania-Task Force 1, an urban search-and-rescue group overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, made the 22-hour trip to Texas
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 “potentially catastrophic” rainfall that will continue for days, with more than 40 inches and flash flooding possible
California Task Force 5, a 45-person team, embarked on a 1,350-mile trek to the AT&T Center
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