News tagged with “emergency”. Found:
124 tagged news reports.
Your Search Returned 124 tagged news reports
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
Burlington :: NC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility
Vt. — Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness...A poor economy and cuts to institutional programs threaten to overwhelm personnel trained to deal with crime and vehicle accidents,...
Tags: Burlington, Illness, Certified first responder, Emergency, Mental health, Emergency medical responders, Health, Social Issues
Two-Year-Old Helps With Moms Delivery!
Bobbye Favazza,27-was all prepared to have her baby on Dec.6th.It would be her fourth caesarian section. Not on Friday 13th! Favazza was home alone with her 2-year-old and 3-year-old and her water broke.She laid on the couch.Her 2-year-old went and...
Tags: mother, son, baby, delivery, water broke, alone, towel, emergency, personnel, caught, Baptist-DeSoto, discharged
Ten Missing In Cumbrian Floods Safe And Well
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility Four bridges have collapsed, roads have been blocked, schools closed and rail and bus services severely disrupted. The Environment Agency says hundreds of properties in Cumbria have been flooded with the towns of Cockermouth and Keswick the worst affected....
Tags: cumbria, cockermouth, environment, missing policeman, weather, Cockermouth Cumbria, Cumbrian, police officer, England, United Kingdom, London, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, River Cocker, River Derwent Cumbria, Workington, Disaster Accident, Atlantic hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arlene, European windstorm, Emergency, United Kingdom floods, Cumbria Constabulary, Environment Agency, Hilary Benn, Poole, Lifeboat, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, Hydrology, Flood, Malaysian floods, Cedar Rapids Iowa
Railway employees get medical training in Ahmedabad
Mumbai :: India | 5 days ago
Credibility Tuesday organised a training programme for employees of the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway. Gujarat, inaugurated the programme. "The first responder is state-of-the-art training. I wish that all railway employees undergo this training as it will...
Tags: Ahmedabad, Western Railway, railway employees, India, Mumbai, Emergency, Certified first responder, Emergency Management And Research Institute, Emergency management, Disaster Accident, Health Medical Pharma
Getting 'Red Dirt Ready'
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility That’s the concept behind “Red Dirt Ready,” a new initiative of the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security aimed at helping Oklahomans prepare for emergencies and perhaps volunteer for one or more related groups. “Red dirt is a geographic icon for our...
Tags: red dirt, Oklahoma City, Occupational safety and health, Emergency, Homeland security, Community Emergency Response Team, Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, Emergency management, Civil defense, Emergency services, Disaster Accident
Bulgaria Govt Grants Use of Military Planes for Health Emergencies
Sofia :: Bulgaria | 5 days ago
Credibility Bulgaria's government is going to authorize Wednesday the use of planes and helicopters of the Ministry of Defense for health emergencies. This has been announced Tuesday by the government press service. During their Wednesday’s meeting the Ministers...
Tags: health emergencies, BGNES Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Sofia, Ministry of Defense, Ministry, Emergency, Disaster Accident, Politics
Fort Collins dispatch center internationally recognized
Fort Collins :: CO :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility The dispatch center that fields emergency calls for Fort Collins police, Poudre Fire Authority and Poudre Valley Health Ambulance Service has been dubbed as one of the elite communication centers in the world. The Poudre Emergency Communication Center,...
Tags: Fort Collins Police Services, dispatch centers, communication centers, Fort Collins, Dispatch, Fort Collins Colorado, Medical Priority Dispatch System, Emergency medical services, Emergency, Environment, Larimer County Colorado, Emergency medical dispatcher, Emergency telephone number, Disaster Accident
Mass casualty plans in place locally
Monroe :: LA :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Local emergency agencies say they are prepared when incidents such as the shootings last weekend on Orange Street and Saturday's shooting on North Second Street occur. Fred Rushing, emergency preparedness coordinator at St. Francis Medical Center, said...
Tags: Don Bartley, Orange Street, St. Francis Medical Center, mass casualty, Monroe, Occupational safety and health, Emergency, Mass-casualty incident, Disaster Accident, Incident management, Emergency management, Safety
More Jaipurs are waiting to happen
Jaipur :: India | 7 days ago
Credibility It was found that not do the 70% of firefighting units lack proper training, they don't even have access to the basic equipment to perform their role. Given the great risk of chemical disasters, about one-third of these mock exercises were conducted in...
Tags: Indian Oil Corporation depot, National Disaster Management Authority, hazard industry, Jaipur, India, Disasters, Emergency, Occupational safety and health, Emergency management, Safety, Disaster Accident, Environment
Backcountry hero to receive governor's award
Anchorage :: AK :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Man came to the rescue of a friend injured in an ice-climbing accident. Published: November 13th, 2009 11:44 PM Last Modified: November 13th, 2009 11:45 PM Gregory Nappi, whose heroic efforts led to the rescue of a friend injured in the Alaska backcountry,...
Tags: Anchorage, Anchorage metropolitan area, Anchorage Alaska, Emergency, Disaster Accident, Human Interest, Environment
Site Links
Site Topics
Contributions
- Report Your News
- Add your voice and contribute via your cellphone - check out how to Report News via Your Cellphone
- Blog Widget
- Widget for Blog Owner
