Sentences with phrase «by emergency responders»

Indiana courts do apply a version of the firefighter's rule to prevent some lawsuits brought by emergency responders in some situations.

We have seen dramatic rescues by emergency responders, but we're also hearing a number of accounts of neighbors helping neighbors.

You have the right to refuse to be examined by emergency responders, to be transported to the hospital by ambulance, and to get medical treatment after you are involved in a Texas traffic accident.

After being evaluated by emergency responders, you will want to:

By the time we get the victims, the pits have been «detached» by the emergency responders.

More audio recordings by emergency responders to the shootings at Stoneman Douglas High are released.

The wounded suffered minor injuries and were all being treated at a makeshift triage center by emergency responders at the scene, authorities said.

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The implications are huge: Patton says he's been contacted by the National Weather Service about designing an alert system, and it isn't hard to imagine how the technology could become a valuable tool for emergency responders.

One of the most common jet engines around the world, a model known as the CFM56 that powers more than 6,700 Boeing 737s, failed so violently that metal shards struck the fuselage and wing, according to initial accounts by passengers and airport emergency responders.

By late Thursday, the fire had been contained, although emergency responders and police were still at the scene.

The company has a smartphone app and API that can be used by consumers and local, state, and federal law enforcement and first responder units that makes it unnecessary to have to actually call 911 in the event of an emergency.

The city also argued that the other names pitched by the Savo Brothers were too similar to others that already exist in the borough and would cause confusion for emergency responders.

The grand jury, which first convened in August, has weighed evidence — including a video recorded by bystanders of Mr. Garner's arrest — and heard testimony from officers and emergency responders involved.

First responders arriving at the scene of an emergency will be alerted by the Yellow Dot decal to look for the medical information card in the glove compartment.

According to emergency responders, as a result of the local ban on synthetic drugs and bath salts, (voted into law by the Saugerties Town Board on March 29, 2012), hospitalizations resulting from overdoses caused by the use of these substances have been significantly reduced.

The technology announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday claims to improve communications and the sharing of information between participating schools and local first responders during an emergency.

Erie County Legislators recently passed a resolution introduced by the Minority Caucus, Legislators Joe Lorigo, Ed Rath, John Mills and Kevin Hardwick, to support bipartisan state legislation that would allow emergency responders to apply and receive state aid they are not currently eligible for.

Dutchess County emergency responders, representing various fire and emergency medical agencies throughout the county, have been deployed to help support those in areas hit hardest by the storm.

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Several inquiries into Mr. Garner's death were still pending, including investigations by the United States attorney's office, the Civilian Complaint Review Board and state health officials, who are looking into the actions of emergency medical responders in treating Mr. Garner.

«Improving the response to threats to public safety will allow our nation's transportation systems to overcome the challenges that were experienced by law enforcement, emergency first responders, TSA and the public during the LAX shooting.»

The program, presented by the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services and the Rockland County Youth Bureau, is designed to provide basic training in disaster preparedness for residents, which increases the ability of citizens to manage an extreme situation until first responders or other assistance arrives.

More than 500 emergency responders are sleeping on cots in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, waiting to dispatch to areas devastated by Hurricane Irma.

Social media isn't always accurate — Reddit's targeting of the wrong suspect in the 2013 Boston bombings is one cautionary example — but the barrage of data produced by Twitter and Facebook can be immensely useful to emergency responders and researchers studying crises, and point to innovative crisis management.

Harlin McEwen, chair of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) Corporation — formed in 2007 by the FCC to work with industry to develop the national wireless public safety broadband network — gave a more pointed reason: the companies bidding for the space wanted priority access to the D block space over first responders, even in times of emergency.

The liquid doesn't need to be refrigerated and is easily transported, so it could also be used by first responders to emergency scenes as well as on the battlefield.

Emergency responders successfully rescued the boy after three and a half hours, but the accident left Indiana University Northwest coastal geologist Erin Argyilan, who was there at the time, struck by the concept that deep, stable holes could form and survive in loose sand.

Cardiac arrest victims who received a shock from a publicly - available AED that was administered by a bystander had 2.62 times higher odds of survival to hospital discharge and 2.73 times more favorable outcomes for functioning compared to victims who first received an AED shock after emergency responders arrived.

Most emergency calls are now made by mobile phone and this gives emergency responders more data to work with.

However, a new systematic review of evidence by clinicians and researchers at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, reveals important gaps in knowledge about the safety and effectiveness of widespread off - label use of naloxone among patients, families, friends and emergency responders.

«Early intervention, whether it's by bystanders or first responders, is associated with increased survival compared to EMS [emergency medical services],» Hansen said.

FRA plans to issue an additional NPRM based on the consensus recommendations of the Securement Working Group and approved by the full RSAC that would prohibit certain unattended freight trains or standing freight cars on main track or sidings and require railroads to adopt and implement procedures to verify securement of trains and unattended equipment for emergency responders.

This easy access to current U.S. DOT regulations by the general public, transportation stakeholders and emergency first responders will help advance the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives.

To further enhance emergency response efforts, DOT is also recommending that railroads continue to commit resources to develop specialized crude oil by rail training and tuition assistance program for local first responders.

Developing, issuing and enforcing safety regulations are a significant portion of PHMSA's work; however, PHMSA also conducts research, funds State regulatory authorities, emergency responders, and representatives of communities affected by hazardous materials transportation, and educates stakeholder groups — including the general public — through outreach initiatives and training.

This comprehensive approach includes immediate and long - term steps such as: launching «Operation Classification» in the Bakken region to verify that crude oil is being properly classified; issuing safety advisories, alerts, emergency orders and regulatory updates; conducting special inspections; moving forward with a rulemaking to enhance tank car standards; and reaching agreement with railroad companies on a series of immediate voluntary actions they can take by reducing speeds, increasing inspections, using new brake technology and investing in first responder training.

FRA will audit railroad compliance with this Order by reviewing the notices that railroads provide to SERCs to ensure the accuracy of those notices, and also to ensure that state and local emergency responders are able to communicate with the railroad contact identified in the written notification when necessary.

North Carolina - based Hotstick USA has exclusively licensed a direct - current detector technology developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help emergency responders safely detect high voltages.

People can utilize 9 -1-1 call / Assist call to connect with emergency responders if needed by simply pressing a button.

For example, 911 will dispatch emergency responders for vicious dogs or a person being bitten or attacked, or otherwise injured by an animal.

To facilitate training, education and dialogue for animal welfare by bringing together veterinarians, animal scientists, emergency first responders and other stakeholders to improve animal wellbeing.

On Sept. 7, 2010, American Humane's team of emergency first responders helped Boulder County Animal Control rescue pets from homes threatened by a wildfire that roared through Fourmile Canyon near Boulder, Colo..

At the request of the SPCA of Texas, the ASPCA has deployed a team of professional responders to provide sheltering support and daily care for more than 150 animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey at an emergency shelter established by the SPCA of Texas in Dallas.

American Humane's Animal Emergency Services volunteer responders help communities care for animals by offering support in:

On January 12, 2016, American Humane's renowned emergency rescue team of first responders, accompanied by one of their 50 - foot Lois Pope Rescue Vehicles and two F - 350 trucks, deployed to Tennessee at the request of the City of Bartlett Animal Control to participate in a dramatic early morning raid in Bartlett which was aimed at saving, rehabilitating, and caring for 46 cats and a dog seized from a local home who were allegedly abused and neglected.

On Sept. 7, 2010, American Humane's team of emergency first responders helped Boulder County Animal Control rescue pets from homes threatened by a wildfire that roared through Fourmile Canyon near...

American Humane's emergency first responders helped these scared animals recover from trauma caused by the tornadoes.

From helping animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy to leading efforts to establish community cat programs and high - quality, high - volume spay / neuter clinics, Dr. Sarah Kirk is an animal welfare and shelter medicine leader, and has worked her entire career as a shelter veterinarian, consultant, and emergency responder, most recently as the Medical Director of the ASPCA Field Investigation and Response emergency team.

To further assist our community to be prepared for emergency scenarios, Leesburg Veterinary Hospital is proud to be working with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Stations by offering companion animal CPR and first aid training classes to our local first responders.

By the time you finish the Emergency First Response and Rescue Diver courses, you'll be a qualified first responder — whether an accident occurs in or out of the water.