Special Operations

Monterey County to Study Rapid Medical Evaluation Program

Posted Monday, November 26, 2007

Firefighters Dispute Giuliani's 9/11 Record

Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007

9/11 Commission Chairman Backs McCain

Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007

ALERT: Submit Comments by Dec. 10

Do you think OSHA needs to take action to address emergency response and preparedness?

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007

San Jose Emergency was Just a Drill; Confusion was Real

A non-profit agency mistakenly announced a San Jose emergency drill was the real deal, prompting confusion.

Posted Friday, November 16, 2007

A Not-So-Dry Run; Flu Shots Used to Test Ann Arbor Preparedness

Flu shots were offered in ambulances and the county decontamination tent Wednesday and Thursday, as a test of the mass inoculation portion of Ann Arbor's emergency preparedness plan.

Posted Friday, November 9, 2007

No. Calif. First Responders Get WMD Training

Twenty-three emergency medical responders from Butte, Glenn and other Northern California counties attended a three-day training course this week in Corning to learn how to react to chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive threats.

Posted Thursday, November 8, 2007

Odor Downs Flight Crew at Logan

It was a foul odor, not foul play, that forced the crew of a Boston-bound US Airways jet to call for medical help Monday.

Posted Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Cornell EMS Deploys Mass Casualty Incident Unit

Cornell University EMS has recently announced the deployment of a new mass casualty incident unit.

Posted Friday, November 2, 2007

Halloween Prank Leads to Campus Evacuation in Calif.?

A chemical scare police suspect was a Halloween prank sent 22 students to Sutter Delta Medical Center, John Muir Medical Center in Concord and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Wednesday morning.

Posted Friday, November 2, 2007