Sentences with phrase «prevent emergency responders»

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Families were separated as emergency responders herded people into temporary holding centres, and police wielding guns prevented newly homeless people from crossing a bridge to escape the city.

Emergency responders help all household members «You may not be able to prevent a disaster from occurring, but you can reduce its impact with a little planning,» advises Dr. Loukia Agapis, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana.

«At one time they had both ends of the road blocked,» said Murphy, adding he is concerned that in an emergency situation first responders may be delayed or even prevented in reaching the area.

When 4.9 million gallons of crude oil blew out of Deepwater Horizon's well head in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, emergency responders made the decision to add 2 million gallons of dispersant — a chemical substance used to prevent settling or clumping — to the mix.

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