Come see us at FDIC this year and take a look at our Fire Rehab Unit and our new MAB Unit on the new C2 chassis. You can find us in Lucas Oil Stadium in Booth #9627. Click here to go to our Facebook page.
Read MoreHundreds Hurt, Dozens Feared Dead After Fertilizer Plant Explosion kcentv.com – KCEN HD – Waco, Temple, and Killeen Mike Stone Adam Clark Estes and Dashiell Bennett Apr 17, 2013 A raging fire, followed by a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in North Texas has devastated a small community. The plant is located in West, Texas, […]
Read MoreUpdate (3/15 9:16 am): City engineers are at Spartan Village looking at the building. Officials won’t reopen West Lee Street until they can determine if the building is structurally sound. Update (3/15 8:23 am): Students who live at the Lofts on Lee are temporarily allowed to return home to collect belongings after being evacuated Thursday night. Assistant […]
Read More“> Show your Rig # 4 – Is it an Ambulance? Is it a bus? No, it’s an AMBUS. This vehicle was awarded through a grant to MedStar by the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council and is designed to be used for local, state and national emergencies. It is one of four in […]
Read MoreCORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) – We are still a few months away from hurricane season, but accidents involving a large number of injuries could happen at any time. It is good to know that there is a plan in place for such an emergency, especially when it comes to transporting the injured. That plan involves […]
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — In Superstorm Sandy’s wake, health experts and regulators are warning that thousands of nursing homes nationwide are still ill-prepared for a natural disaster. The late October storm was the latest in a string of disasters to reveal gaps in emergency planning, despite an industry-wide effort to improve preparedness in the years […]
Read MoreThe SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory’s MAB, operated by the Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, responded to transport children who had smoke inhalation while riding their school bus. All 18 patients were transported to Memorial Hermann Northeast. Age range 8-15 with Smoke inhalation. 4 yellows. 14 greens. Malini Basu / KHOU 11 News HOUSTON – More than […]
Read MoreThe SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council’s (SETRAC) MAB AMBUS, which is operated by Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department responded to today’s shootings on the campus of Lone Star College in North Harris County to provide rehab for first responders. Thankfully the number injured was low and the AMBUS did not need to transport patients.
Read MoreTwelve people involved in Wednesday afternoon’s I-27 pile up north of the airport were brought to University Medical Center to be treated, but not in ambulances. They were transported in their new ‘mass casualty bus.’ This is the first time UMC has used the bus, also known as an ‘ambulance bus’ or an ‘ambus.’ It’s […]
Read MoreBy BETTY WATERS blw@tylerpaper.com PALESTINE — As part of the country’s effort to step up preparedness for emergencies and disasters, Northeast Texas has a new mass- casualty evacuation ambulance bus capable of transporting up to 20 patients at a time. The specialty ambulance is stationed at Palestine Regional Medical Center ready to be deployed wherever needed. […]
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