Is Evacuation of Vulnerable Citizens Our Achilles Heel?
California Post-Fire Audit Shares Important Lessons The recent devastating wildfires in California have created a greater awareness of the problem of evacuating vulnerable individuals during fast-changing disaster situations. A new report from the Auditor of the State of California examined some of the factors that hampered county and state emergency managers in evacuating access and functional needs individuals. […]
Recent Bus Crash Kills 4, Injures 30
Mass casualty incidents in rural areas pose unique challenges. In September of 2019, a tour bus carrying 30 Chinese nationals traveling to Bryce Canyon National Park rolled over and crashed into a guard rail. Four people died and at least twelve other people with injuries that ranged from serious to critical. Mass casualty incidents caused by bus […]
Don’t Leave Victims Out in the Cold This Winter
Use an AmbuBus as an on-site shelter for victims and responders. 2:30a.m -7⁰F Smoke and flames begin to rise from a multi-story apartment building. The smoke alarms blare and the building’s sprinkler system begins to shower everyone and everything in it with cold water. Terrified tenants run outside into the freezing cold waiting for the fire department to […]
