AP | By CHEVEL JOHNSON NEW ORLEANS — Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother’s Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade. The grainy surveillance video shows a crowd suddenly scattering in all directions, with some falling to the ground. They appear to be […]
Read MoreThe Palestine Regional Medical Center AMBUS Emtf-4 was one of four AMBUS mobilized for the aftermath of the explosion in West, Texas that occurred on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. According to PRMC EMS Supervisor Mark Neel the PRMC AMBUS received their dispatch for the West disaster and was remarkably able to mobilize their crew of […]
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania MAB 116 operated by Lower Kiski EMS was pre deployed at 05:00 hours today to the South Side of Pittsburgh to assist Pittsburgh EMS with preparations for the Pittsburgh Marathon. The unit pictured in front of the MAB is an EMS support unit operated by Elizabeth Twp. EMS towing a liquid oxygen trailer […]
Read MoreDULLES AIRPORT, STERLING, Va. (WUSA9) — There was a mass casualty event at Dulles Airport that you probably didn’t know about. That’s because it was all fake. An emergency preparedness drill gave first responders hands on training. After the Boston bombings, the mass casualty drill is more important than ever. The scenario: Flames erupt after […]
Read MoreOn April 25th, the Cedar Hill Fire Department AMBUS deployed in support of the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of SMU University. The CHFD AMBUS along with Fire and EMS resources from University Park Fire Department, Highland Park Fire Department and Dallas Fire Department were on site from 05:30am […]
Read MorePosted: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 · Volume: XLVI · Issue: 9 By Rosanne Fohn While much of Texas and the nation followed the news of the fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, on Wednesday, April 17, five faculty members from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio were treating injured patients […]
Read MorePALESTINE, April 18, 2013— Palestine Regional’s Emergency Medical dispatch received a call last night at 9:11p.m., from ETMC requesting deployment of the AMBUS to West, Texas, in response to an explosion at a fertilizer plant. At that time, it was reported that 100 to 150 persons were injured and response teams were still evacuating the […]
Read MoreLieutenant Ed Roth, paramedic in-charge at the Atascocita Fire Department, also drives the AMBUS. He said this multi-purpose vehicle is equipped to handle disasters, hospital evacuations, and mass casualty incidents. “We responded to the large car accident on Thanksgiving Day in Beaumont, and transported 14 people in the bus,” said Roth. “The AMBUS is actually […]
Read MoreBy Pamela Brown More than two dozen students are recovering at a local hospital Monday after three school buses crashed in Upper Marlboro, Md. The buses had just departed Fredrick Douglas High School and were loaded with students going home when the crash occurred near Route 301 in Marlton, Md. Police say the incident involving […]
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