Disaster Management
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USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Motorsports safety initiatives include detailed plans and evolving technology
USA-01 filled a plane with its crewmembers, equipment and dogs
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
Los Angeles County is sending dozens of search-and-rescue crewmembers, along with six search dogs and three structural engineers
Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts
Maui County FD鈥檚 Tre鈥� Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
MedStar鈥檚 ambus crew came through despite the storm
Bay Village鈥檚 Jeremy Gillespie ran over and helped responders perform CPR on Maui Firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
Both Osage Ambulance District employees were properly restrained and able to get out afterward
The Maui crewmember had been responding to a flood at a home during a heavy rainstorm
In San Diego, first responders freed and transported people trapped or injured by fallen trees
L.A.-area EMS providers transported Jin Chung, who sustained a leg injury and weather-related issues
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In addition to the seasonal precipitation hazards, many don鈥檛 prep their vehicles for cold weather, which can lead to more problems as winter settles in
A tornado hit Autauga County, Ala., where 6 people died, at least a dozen injured people were transported to hospitals, and crews have searching for survivors
Lompoc firefighters rescued all three of them, and EMS transported the mother and child to a hospital
Firefighters rescued L.A. motorists, and the weather service warned that areas scarred by wildfires are at risk of mudslides
Firefighters have searched for a missing child and conducted rescues
In Sonoma County, Occidental Volunteer Fire Chief Ronald Lunardi said a child believed to be under 2 years old died Wednesday night after a tree fell on a home
It took Reno first responders over 30 minutes to reach Jeremy Renner via snowy roads, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said
Acadian鈥檚 John Mitchell Crow suffered fatal injuries even though he was wearing a seat belt; a paramedic and their patient were injured
EMS providers and volunteer firefighters were deployed for a 72-hour shift and responded to 600+ calls on their first night
The truck can drive through up to 40 inches of water, in over 230 mph winds, up steep inclines and slopes, and can withstand 40,000 pounds of impact
Freezing to sub-freezing temperatures are on the way for North Texas over the upcoming Christmas weekend
The Rio Dell Fire Department was delayed in responding to some 60 calls because its garage doors were off the hinges and had to be pried open
At least three people were hospitalized after the storm hit Iberia Parish
Dozens of people were injured across the South; some were transported to hospitals
The analysis found higher numbers of deaths on the hottest days and said the coldest days were fatal to even more people
