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New Lexington business preps clients for catastrophe
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (720+ words) Troy Lowe inspects simulated gear used in training sessions where law enforcement personnel must clear a building of potential threats room by room. If you were faced with a catastrophic, life-threatening event at your home or workplace, would you know…...
SUMEET SSG & Pinnacle Ambulance Partnership India
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (236+ words) SUMEET SSG has partnered with Pinnacle Industries to design and deliver ambulance body kits for Maharashtra's MEMS 108 project, aimed at strengthening the state's emergency medical services. Under the agreement, Pinnacle Industries will develop 255 Advanced Life Support (ALS), 1, 274 Basic Life Support…...
Bay County adds free life jacket kiosks to parks
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (212+ words) BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Bay County and Florida Power and Light have partnered to install free-to-use life jacket kiosks at county parks and lakes as the population in northern Bay County grows. The latest park to receive the life…...
Man's death from battling e-bike lithium-ion battery fire prompts warning from San Jose Fire Dept.
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (162+ words) AOL. com The man ran out of his bedroom to try to put out the battery fire, but within minutes, he had collapsed and would later die. Firefighters say his death was most likely from toxic smoke inhalation. Justin Bieber…...
American Red Cross cuts ribbon on new facility at Kinetic Park
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (657+ words) Jeff Hornyak, chief development officer for American Red Cross Central Appalachia Region, left, stands with Vada da Silva, of Nicholas County, as the American Red Cross conducts a ribbon cutting celebration for the new Kinetic Park facility on Tuesday, April…...
Leveraging Technological Innovation, Evidence-Based Decision-Making and South-South Cooperation to Address Systemic Urban Risk and Strengthen Disaster Resilience
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (205+ words) The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), and the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries (UNTB) are pleased to invite you…...
Seven tourists die of altitude sickness in Mustang in seven months
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (228+ words) The Himalayan Times Seven tourists die of altitude sickness in Mustang in seven months KATHMANDU, APRIL 7 Seven tourists have died from high-altitude sickness in Mustang district over the past seven months. Among the total casualties, four were foreign nationals. According…...
When Disaster Strikes, the Red Cross Is Already Ready
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (582+ words) We don't want to send somebody out there without a knowledge of what to do," Fleming tells Michael. Because that can cause a disaster within a disaster." Perhaps the most striking detail Fleming shares is this: with only three paid…...
Zambia advances emergency preparedness with national SURGE roadmap
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (332+ words) Lusaka, Zambia" Zambia is strengthening its capacity to respond more efficiently to health emergencies through the development of a national roadmap for the Strengthening and Utilizing Response Groups for Emergencies (SURGE) initiative. The roadmap was developed during a four-day workshop…...
Hyderabad Police Create Green Corridor to Rush Donor Lungs from Airport to KIMS Hospital
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (41+ words) News Meter Hyderabad Police Create Green Corridor to Rush Donor Lungs from Airport to KIMS Hospital Organ transported swiftly from Shamshabad Airport to Secunderabad hospital for life-saving transplant...