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Kentucky: 5 preschoolers hospitalized after school bus crash

CARROLLTON, Ky. — Another child injured in a Carroll County school bus crash has been released from the hospital. Kosair Children’s Hospital spokesman Steve Menaugh told The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/PJ74zt) the child was released Wednesday. Three children remained hospitalized, including a 3-year-old boy who was listed in good condition and a 4-year-old girl who was in […]

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Chemical fire burns at Ky. train derailment site

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — Emergency management crews remain on the scene of a train that derailed Monday off Dixie Highway near West Point after a fire sparked Wednesday injuring five people. According to reports, crews were using an acetylene torch when an “arc flashed” and ignited butadiene vapors from one of the cars. Two workers […]

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comments Obama declares N.J. a disaster area in wake of Hurricane Sandy

President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy battered the state Monday. The declaration clears the way to making federal funds available to people affected by the storm in Atlantic, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Union counties. Assistance can also include grants for temporary housing and […]

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Construction Crane Collapses in Midtown

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com. A construction crane has collapsed on 57th Street near 6th Avenue in midtown. Emergency responders are clearing the streets and nearby buildings are being evacuated. The call came in around 2:30 p.m. The New York City Buildings Department suspended construction work at 5 p.m. Saturday in anticipation of the storm. […]

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Explosives truck crashes, closing I-85 in NC – Sartin Services Responds to the Scene

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — All lanes of I-85 near Archdale in Randolph County have reopened after being closed for most of the day due to an overturned tractor trailer carrying explosives. The accident happened around 7 a.m. when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate slurry and blasting caps overturned. No other vehicles were involved. Randolph […]

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The EMSTF Medical Ambulance Bus Fleet stands at the ready if needed to assist during pre/post storm operations.

New York News | NYC Breaking News The chances of an extremely powerful storm affecting New Jersey early next week have increased considerably, according to the National Weather Service. All eyes are fixed on now Hurricane Sandy, which is churning slowly northward in the southern Caribbean and expected to play a crucial role in the […]

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School bus, RTA bus accident sends 50+ people to the hospital

Jon Huffman WGNO News 11:31 a.m. CDT, October 22, 2012 New Orleans EMS took over 50 people to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus, an RTA bus and two cars Monday morning. It happened at Downman and Morrison Roads in New Orleans East at the height of morning rush hour. No one […]

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NOFD works five-alarm fire in Treme

FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports On Friday October 19, at approx.. 4:30pm New Orleans MAB was called to the scene of a 5-alarm fire which spread over a 2 block area and involved several houses. Some were under renovation and some inhabited. FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans News, Weather, Sports New Orleans, […]

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First responders give us a look at new way to transport victims

By Tamara Evans WDRB 41 Louisville – News, Weather, Sports Community LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB)—The mass casualty bus first arrived before Thunder over Louisville in April of 2012 and has made an appearance around the community, but last Friday after a JCPS bus crashed, first responders with Louisville Metro EMS put it to the test. As […]

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Ambus available to East Texans in case of disaster, mass casualties

KYTX CBS 19 Tyler Longview News Weather Sports EAST TEXAS (KYTX) – There’s a new tool to help East Texans if disaster strikes the area or in a mass casualty accident. This is called an “Am-bus”– a bus that functions as an ambulance. It can hold 20 patients and 6 EMT’s to help care for […]

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