Search & Rescue mission

Search & Rescue mission: "'There's lots of action, but the reason I really like it is there are lots of character-driven scenes,' said Mink, hiding out from the rain in the cabin of the MLB as it sat moored at a dilapidated dock just off of the Sea-to-Sky Highway. 'When they are at work they are adrenaline junkies. They are risking their life and rescuing people. There's lots of choppers and boats, and diving and underwater sequences. And when they're at home they're kind of messed-up people with real problems and lives like the rest of us have.'"

Schoolcraft emergency team practices for disease outbreak

Schoolcraft emergency team practices for disease outbreak: "“One of the problems with bringing residents to a centralized clinic is that you have to avoid spreading an infection from those who might already have it to those who haven’t been exposed. That’s where the drive-through concept came from.” The exercise was also tested a new computer software program, “E-Team,” now being used in Michigan to manage “critical incidents” via the Internet, said Dan Brown, coordinator of the Public Safety Emergency Response and Homeland Security in Michigan’s eighth district, which includes Schoolcraft County. Continued from page 1A E-Team software is accessible through the internet to all emergency management departments, with responders receiving four hours of training and a password/ access code, Brown said. "

Rethinking Fire Policy in the Tinderbox Zone - New York Times

Rethinking Fire Policy in the Tinderbox Zone - New York Times: "WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 — Michael Chertoff, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, expressed anger and dismay Saturday over a fake news conference held by the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the California wildfires, and vowed disciplinary action. In an interview at the department’s headquarters, Mr. Chertoff declined to say whether he planned firings. But he said he had “directed that appropriate disciplinary action” be taken. He called the event “extraordinarily dumb and inappropriate” and “a classic display of boneheadedness.” During the “news conference,” FEMA’s deputy director, Harvey E. Johnson, took easy questions from staff members posing as reporters. FEMA officials had given short notice of the event. Homeland Security officials said they had no idea that the event had been staged. One employee recalled thinking that “it seemed to be going really well.”"

FEMA: Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio

FEMA: Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio: "The database includes the resident’s name, gender, age, weight, address, primary language, emergency contact, and handicapping condition. Other information includes use of aids such as a walker/cane, crutches, a wheelchair, a guide dog, oxygen, or a life support system. Whether equipment requires an intermittent or continuous electrical supply is also noted. Space is provided for additional comments."

InformIT: Forming Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response Teams: Communicating With Recovery Teams > What Was That?

InformIT: Forming Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response Teams: Communicating With Recovery Teams > What Was That?: "There’s no more lonely feeling than being cut off and on your own at the time when you need help most."

Coos Bay officials meet to discuss current emergency response plan | KCBY CBS 11 - News, Weather and Sports - Coos Bay - North Bend, OR - Coos Bay / North Bend, Oregon | News: "Coos Bay - Because you never know when a natural or man-made disaster could hit the South Coast, the Coos Bay City Council and Emergency Response Teams are taking preventative measures in preparing the city for any type of emergency."

Opinion: Big Earthquake Inevitable; Catastrophe Isn’t | Best Syndication

Opinion: Big Earthquake Inevitable; Catastrophe Isn’t | Best Syndication: "Experts tell us a major earthquake hits about every 150 years on the San Andreas Fault. It’s been 300 years since the most recent such event on the lower segment of the fault. But our response to this realization shouldn’t be fear or denial. It should be to hasten our preparations for such an event. To help inform residents about the role they can play in earthquake preparedness, on August 31st I launched a new addition to my website at www.sbcounty.gov/mitzelfelt/earthquake_preparedness.htm. The new page includes links to resources and information such as how to how to get involved in your community’s disaster response team, how to develop a family evacuation plan, how to prepare children for disasters and how to prepare your home for an earthquake."

APP.COM - Emergency response teams receive mobile command posts | Asbury Park Press Online

APP.COM - Emergency response teams receive mobile command posts | Asbury Park Press Online: "The Bayshore Regional and Toms River community emergency response teams received mobile command post trailers Thursday from the state. New Jersey's Office of Emergency Management presented nine teams from across the state with the trailers, which are loaded with equipment needed to set up mobile command posts and triage centers, state police said. The equipment in the trailers includes a tent, electric generator, emergency lights, stretchers, rescue devices and medical supplies, according to state police. The Bayshore Regional team includes volunteers from Holmdel, Aberdeen, Hazlet, Keyport and Union Beach. The community emergency response team, or CERT, concept was developed in Los Angeles in 1985."

Heart to heart Greenwich’s emergency response program saves a life

Heart to heart Greenwich’s emergency response program saves a life: "Aline Cousineau began a normal day in 2005 by going to work at what was then Rogers and Goffigon, now Delaney and Long Fabrics. She didn’t feel anything out of the ordinary that morning, which was a good sign considering she had just suffered from cardiac arrest three months before. She was just getting settled into work when she suddenly collapsed. “I didn’t feel anything. I just collapsed,” she said. The sewing machines in the room were so loud no one heard her fall, she said, but there was a young man vacuuming who saw her lying on the ground. Ms. Cousineau said she didn’t know what happened after she collapsed. The first time she went into cardiac arrest her heart quickly corrected itself and she came to shortly after. Not this time — Ms. Cousineau was not waking up on her own. Luckily, Ginnie Long, a CPR volunteer and instructor, was working in the same building. "