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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5565ba/hospital_emergency) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science an...
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Emergency response teams from throughout the Inland Empire gathered at the San Bernardino County Museum in a meet and greet for Inland Empire residents.
The event was held Saturday, May 19, and included demonstrations from local emergency crews, including local fire and police departments.
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Heavy summer storms have caused some people in the metropolitan area to live without electrical power for days and to seek shelter from the heat. But for some businesses, the storms have uprooted some new business.
During the last month, business was nonstop for O'Fallon-based Hansen's Tree Service. The company provides emergency storm- response teams to residents in the St. Louis metropolitan area to help cut down trees, clear debris and remove the logs in potentially dangerous areas. The company said it can put together a disaster team that can be disbursed within a couple of hours.
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A simulation-training suite called the virtual emergency response training simulation (VERTS), is being designed for use by National Guard and Reserve...
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LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Medical Corps' emergency response teams in eastern Libya and at the border in Tunisia are conducting ongoing assessments of health needs and providing critical medical supplies. The teams have found that a shortage of nurses is a key concern in eastern Libya, and water/sanitation/hygiene services and psychosocial support are needed in camps on the Libya-Tunisia border.
In Tunisia, International Medical Corps found there are inadequate latrines and washing areas in transit camps serving the thousands of refugees fleeing the violence, posing a risk of communicable diseases spreading. International Medical Corps plans to distribute hygiene kits with the help of a local Tunisian organization. In addition, the teams have fou...
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Members of emergency response teams from Miami County Sheriff's Office and Troy Police Department held a joint practice in late June at the Miami Coun...
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About 20 emergency vehicles responded to Roanoke Regional Airport on Thursday evening. Passengers flying in might have looked out their windows to see fire, debris and bodies sprawled out for yards -- but it was only a test.
The airport hosted a live emergency response drill, including an aircraft fire simulator, which involved 23 agencies in various jurisdictions.
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Allegheny County Jail top officials are reorganizing its emergency-response teams as federal officials continue an investigation of the lockup.
According to a memo that the Tribune-Review obtained, the jail now has one special operation-response team under the Correctional Emergency Response Team. The memo orders members of the jail's special-operations group to turn in their gear, although it also asks all members to join CERT.
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LOS ANGELES -- International Medical Corps emergency response teams are on the ground in Padang, Indonesia, providing medical and other assistance in ...
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With the 17th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake approaching, officials urged the members of the public Friday to become certified volunteers for emergency response teams, warning that first responders could take days to check on homes after a disaster.
The 1994 quake changed all of us," said Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Van Nuys, at a news conference outside Fire Station 73 in Reseda.