The Passaic County NJ MAB bus responded to an overturned tour bus accident in Wayne New Jersey on Saturday and assisted with patient treatment on scene. Dave Schimmel of Passaic County EMS reports the Passaic MAB bus played a pivotal role as a treatment area and that it was an invaluable asset to emergency responders. […]
Read MoreWAFB 9 News LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – At least 50 students were treated after an accident Friday morning between a car and a Jefferson County Public Schools bus which overturned. The accident was reported at 7:15 a.m. at Lower River Road and Moorman Road. The bus involved, No. 1250, was carrying students picked up in […]
Read Moreby Christian Bove, SAFD PIO The AmBus is licensed as a specialty ambulance by the Department of State Health Services as a part of the Texas’ Emergency Medical Task Force System, and the $381,270 vehicle was paid for by a grant through the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). The vehicle was granted to the SAFD […]
Read MoreEmergency services provider MedStar and the Fort Worth Fire Department have unveiled a new, highly specialized ambulance bus (AMBUS) to be used for the treatment and/or transport up to 15 patients simultaneously during major incidents. The AMBUS was granted to MedStar from the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council (NCTTRAC) to be used for […]
Read MoreBus ambulance to help in major events Updated: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 11:08 AM CDT Published : Monday, 10 Sep 2012, 7:56 PM CDT Ignacio Garcia AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin is home to some very big events: Texas Football, Austin City Limits, South By Southwest and the new Formula One racing. Six Texas football games […]
Read MoreSAFD’s new ‘AmBus’ will be able to provide assistance within three hours to places as far away as Corpus Christi. Photo: Joey Palacios/TPR. September 4, 2012 · In the event of mass casualties for an emergency situation in South Texas, the San Antonio Fire Department will be able to care for, transport, and evacuate up […]
Read MoreBY BILL HANNA billhanna@star-telegram.com A new, bus-sized ambulance is being unveiled Friday that can be used to transport as many as 15 patients to local hospitals during major disasters or mass-casualty incidents. Called AMBUS, the vehicle was awarded through a grant to MedStar by the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council and is designed […]
Read MoreS.A.F.D. Adds Giant Ambulance to Fleet By: Fox S.A. Staff One vehicle that is equivalent to 10 ambulances. That’s how the San Antonio Fire Department describes its new ambus. The giant ambulance is designed to transport patients from mass casualty events or situations that require multiple patients to be moved. The ambus is based in […]
Read MoreA school bus carrying 35 students was rear-ended this morning in front of Steele High School, injuring 11 children and the driver. The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent School District bus was on FM 1103 in front of the school about 7:50 a.m. when a Chevrolet Silverado pickup struck it, Cibolo police said in a statement. The […]
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