Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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Two major Central Florida rescue agencies, the Orlando Fire Department and Orange County Fire Rescue, confirmed they’re only ordering tests for employees who show signs of infection, even if the person believes they may have been exposed to the virus.
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City Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator Jeremy Searfoss has been working with his team to fine tune the city’s emergency action plan, preparing for an increase in emergency calls and setting protocols for first responders.
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The Waffle House Index is an unofficial metric typically used by FEMA to determine the effect of a storm and the amount of assistance needed for disaster recovery. On Wednesday, it entered Code Red according to the 24-hour restaurant chain.
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As COVID-19 spreads across the world, a new virus is brewing and spreading like wildfire. From miraculous cures to paranoid conspiracies, misinformation about the coronavirus has been going viral at a disturbing rate.
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The San Jose Police Department, along with other local police departments, is on the front lines helping to keep the community safe against the coronavirus, while keeping officers and other department members healthy.
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Fort Worth Emergency management staff have found a gap sometimes exists between when a person with an infection is identified and when the county health authority is able to obtain the quarantine mandate, called a control order.
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The federal government should have provided some kind of safety net but provided little to nothing at all. It seemed that if there was any purpose at all for FEMA it was to be a significant source of financial support.
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For about two weeks, journalists and elder advocates have pressed state leaders for information about where long-term care residents and staff have been exposed to the extremely contagious infection.
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“Now is the time to take decisive action to limit the spread and preserve our precious resources to fight this pandemic. If action is delayed, we fear we will not be able to handle the surge in the health care needs.”
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Medical emergency calls are up 40 percent to about 6,500 a day, according to Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2507, a union that represents emergency medical technicians, paramedics, fire inspectors and dispatchers.
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Duke patients with significant symptoms of COVID-19 will be given the option to participate in the trial, which will begin immediately and be limited to adults.The treatment, known as remdesivir, is an antiviral agent previously tested in humans with Ebola virus disease.
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Along with the viral pandemic, people are facing what the World Health Organization called an “infodemic” — a deluge of information, some of it nonsense. That’s an ideal environment for scammers who exploit fears and needs.
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Two Detroit police employees, a captain and a civilian dispatcher, died this week of COVID-19 virus-related illnesses. As of Tuesday, more than 250 officers were quarantined, Detroit police chief James Craig said.
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"The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a devastating effect on the state of Missouri, straining hospitals, healthcare facilities and nursing homes, businesses large and small, schools, and tens of thousands of Missourians who have been forced out of jobs.”
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The information in a Department of Health report is part of increased effort by the state amid concerns that patients suffering from COVID-19 could eventually overwhelm some hospitals later this spring.
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Businesses and organizations that violate the order face possible criminal penalties under the state administrative code and/or the 1955 disease prevention and control law. Both violations carry fines and potential jail time.
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Hospital officials say it’s a matter of saving a limited resource until it’s definitely necessary. They are begging for more masks, gloves and gowns, and will take anything — even opened boxes of masks. They do not have enough to handle the projected surge.
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The scramble to secure masks, gowns, goggles, respirators and other equipment considered absolute necessities to treat patients stricken with the novel coronavirus that originated in China has even led Alabama to, well, China.
