The Howard County Maryland MAB bus responded to a mass casualty incident at a YMCA camp where chemicals in a swimming pool caused severe respiratory distress to a large number of swimmers. 31 children and 4 adults were transported to four different Baltimore hospitals. The Howard County MAB transported 18 patients. Anne Arundel County Maryland […]
Read MoreHARRIS COUNTY, Texas – At least two dozen people were injured Thursday when a second-floor garage apartment collapsed during a religious event held at a home in Katy. The West I-10 Volunteer Fire Department and Houston firefighters responded to Park Mill at Park Rush shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. Houston Fire Department Captain Ruy Lozano […]
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Read MoreABC US News | ABC Sports News Dozens of teen concertgoers were hospitalized after an electronic dance music show at Boston’s TD Garden arena Wednesday, many suffering from a combination of heat and alcohol. At least 22 people between the ages of 16 and 19 were treated at area hospitals. Officials at Tufts Medical Center […]
Read MoreClick here to see video of the Collier County MAB BUS Collier County, Fla., – A new device that just arrived in Collier County could help save lives in a disaster. “Every Emergency Manager is working on building mass casualty capabilities,” said Dan Summers, Collier County’s Bureau of Emergency Services Director. The county purchased a […]
Read MoreDuring mass casualty drill on Sunday, East Hampton Town agencies treated 36 victims of a three-vehicle crash. The most comprehensive mass casualty incident drill in recent memory was held in Montauk on Sunday, preparing police, firefighters, and emergency medical service personnel throughout the town for large scale emergencies. Fire departments and ambulance agencies from Amagansett, […]
Read MoreFirefighters from the Atascocita Volunteer Fire Department, as well as several other northeast area fire departments, responded to an early morning blaze at the Sunrise at Atascocita apartment complex. Nearly 100 responders battled the four-alarm fire that displaced dozens of residents. According to preliminary information from the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire is […]
Read MoreBOSTON —Patients were evacuated from Spaudling Skilled Nursing Center in West Roxbury after a water main break early Friday morning. The president of Spaulding tells NewsCenter 5 a broken water main outside the facility flooded the basement with a couple of inches of water. The water had to be shut off forcing the staff to […]
Read MoreThey call it Rehab 7. Or sometimes Medical Ambulance Bus 2. #The 1-year-old addition to the Gwinnett County Fire Department fleet gives local first responders a mini-hospital on wheels, allowing for response at mass casualty incidents. #A 31,000-pound beast — closer in size to a ladder truck than the typical ambulance — the new tool […]
Read MoreBRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A traffic accident involving a Brunswick County school bus has sent 10 people to the hospital. Brunswick County Schools spokeswoman Jessica Swencki says the bus from South Brunswick High School and South Brunswick Middle School was involved in the accident with a car this afternoon at NC 211 and Midway […]
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