Disaster Management
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Coast Guard, USAR and firefighting crews have been conducting rescues, and medical facilities have been evacuated
Five Task Forces, including search dogs and their handlers, have been activated for Hurricane Ian and deployed in or around Florida
A Naples fire station has flooded, and some cities have suspended emergency services
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USAR teams have been deployed to a staging area, and local fire departments have been issuing safety reminders to their communities
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
Left unaddressed, the funding and workforce issues could negatively impact EMS response times in Minnesota as fewer agencies cover larger geographic areas, a panel member said
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Joshua Cory Frances also was the head of Maine Task Force One, a group of EMTs and EMS physician assistants
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
Let people know how to stay safe in the sun and heat, in the water and on the road
鈥淥ur hearts, and our ambulance, are so full,鈥� Jessamine County EMS posted on social media
The Lexington Fire Department deployed crews, two boats and its mobile ambulance bus
The Breathitt County coroner said that EMS providers could not get to the patient鈥檚 location for hours
Firefighters rescued people from flooded homes and saved people and dogs in a swift water rescue on the Gauley River
London鈥檚 Ambulance Service has responded to 13,400 calls in the last two days
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell: 鈥淎dults aged 65 and older are a growing demographic who are often disproportionately impacted by severe weather鈥�
Firefighters and EMS providers helped with recovery after the storm left three people injured, hundreds of homes damaged and thousands without power
Decatur鈥檚 EMS coordinator presented a challenge coin to six hospital EMS employees and called their willingness to jump in 鈥渦nprecedented鈥�
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Organizations stuck using yesterday鈥檚 demand analysis deployment strategies are getting left behind
AMR said it deployed 62 times in the last five years in support of the government agency
The Emergency Management Performance Grant helps governments make key investments so that they can better respond to disasters
The parents reportedly crawled out of the structure screaming for help for their daughter, who was still inside the home on a breathing machine
The Weather Channel released footage of a tornado that appeared to touch down in a New Orleans suburb and would later cross the Mississippi River
The SXSW effort includes stationing 20 EMS providers downtown, a patient collection point and keeping ambulances available
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The Florida-based rescue nonprofit Project DYNAMO successfully evacuated the twin boys, as well as a British baby girl, to Poland from war-torn Kyiv
A Washington County Sheriff鈥檚 deputy was able to reach the patient and transport them to the hospital
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