Preparedness of Las Vegas Responders Questioned

May 23--Dr. Aaron Meltzer spent a week in November learning about medical care during emergencies and disasters in Israel, a country that handles multiple-casualty incidents on a regular basis. He returned to Las Vegas with questions about U.S. cities and how they have prepared for large-scale medical emergencies. In Israel, the public gets regular reminders on how the safety network functions. In the United States, while emergency planners may be working behind the scenes on comprehensive...

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Preparedness of Las Vegas Responders Questioned

Vegas is a tourism mecca making it a target for terrorists and vulnerable to man-made or natural disasters. But is it ready for a large-scale medical emergency?

News • May 23rd, 2013
Tornado Damage Estimates in Oklahoma Top $2 Billion

As many as 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and countless public buildings and businesses were ruined as well by tornadoes that ripped Oklahoma this week.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Ohio Car-Bus Crash Hospitalizes More Than Two Dozen

Police report that 26 people, including children and an infant, where hurt when a car and bus crashed on Interstate 75 south of Bowling Green.

News • May 23rd, 2013
More Than 50 Hurt in Indiana School Bus Crash

A chain-reaction crash involving four school buses injured about 50 middle and high school students in North Webster. The driver of one of the buses was seriously injured.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Calif. Crews Aid Man With Arm Mangled in Conveyor Belt

A man in his 30s suffered major trauma to his arm after it became stuck in a conveyor belt at a Salvation Army warehouse in Pasadena.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Cause of Blaze That Hurt Pa. Firefighters Under Investigation

Several Bellevue firefighters were hurt in an apartment building fire which remains under investigation.

News • May 23rd, 2013
N.M. Homes Threatened in Wildfire Set by Grinder Sparks

The first significant fire for Grant County of 2013 was apparently started by sparks from a man grinding material in his shop. More than 160 acres burned.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Ohio Official Says It's Time to Stop Attacking Fire Dept.

The vice mayor of Middletown says its time for the discussions about cuts to the fire department to end as there have been no feasible cost-saving measures developed.

News • May 23rd, 2013
Massive Fuel-Depot Fire Breaks Out in Brazil

Fire crews were assembling to battle a massive fuel depot fire in Rio de Janeiro that broke out on Thursday morning.

News • May 23rd, 2013
One Child Dead, One Missing in Sand in Minn. Park

Police and firefighters dug frantically with shovels and their hands to get to the children after the gravel gave way.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Ohio Firefighter Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fire

The Defiance firefighter was accused of starting a fire in his garage.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Fallen Tacoma Firefighter Lived Life Filled with Exploration

Tacoma Firefighter Albert Nejmeh climbed mountains in Nepal, bicycled across Cuba, played at least five instruments, sang in Carnegie Hall with Pete Seeger and wrote an unpublished book.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Video: Charleston 9: The Ultimate Sacrifice

"Charleston 9: The Ultimate Sacrifice"looks at the dramatic changes made in the operations of South Carolina's Charleston Fire Department following the deaths of nine firefighters on June 18, 2007. The documentary by the NFFF is dedicated to the brave...

Video • May 22nd, 2013
Idaho Fire Department Struggling to Maintain EMS Crews

The Moscow Volunteer Fire Department picks up the tab for paramedic training, but keeping them after their three-year commitment isn't easy.

News • May 22nd, 2013
Injured Pennsylvania Firefighter Recovering from Flashover

Firefighter Andre Kelley lost consciousness and was inside the home for the next seven minutes, as his fellow firefighters worked frantically to save him.

News • May 22nd, 2013

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