#emergency-response

#emergency-response

In 2019, as an entrepreneur in residence at Alphabet's X, the Moonshot Factory, Sarah Russell created Bellwether, which harnesses AI and data to assess natural disaster risk and mitigate impact on communities. Bellwether forecasts probabilities for severe weather, provides aerial images to first responders, and helps insurers understand disaster risk. When Hurricane Helene struck last September, the tool processed 75,000 images from Civil Air Patrol in a matter of minutes rather than days.

A coach carrying approximately 60 passengers overturned near Santa Susanna, Barcelona, on Sunday, September 7resulting in 10 injuries, two of which were serious. Of the passengers, 53 were attended by emergency services, with the remainder unharmed or suffering only minor injuries. The vehicle, which was travelling from Lloret de Mar to Barcelona-El Prat Airport, left the road and descended a slope, coming to rest in an area covered with dense vegetation.

Antonio Azevedo was in central Lisbon early on Wednesday evening, waiting to gather enough tourists for a ride in his tuk-tuk, when he heard what sounded like dozens of glass containers being dropped into rubbish trucks. The driver looked around Restauradores Square but saw no trucks, only smoke rising from the lower station of the Elevador da Gloria funicular railway, 100 metres from where his vehicle was parked.

Around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Hingham police received a report that a child was alone in a car and screaming for their mother outside the Whole Foods at 94 Derby St. The couple who called 911 had parked next to the vehicle and heard the child, who was in a car seat in the back seat, police said. "The windows were all closed, the engine was off, and the sun roof was open," police said.

Kathleen Devine, who was in her 70s and from Knockmore, Ballina, died after a suspected allergic reaction to a sting at a farm near Ballycastle. She and her husband Des had celebrated the marriage of their daughter only last Friday. The couple had been helping a friend to harvest honey from a hive when the incident happened. Ms Devine was wearing a protective suit, but one or two bees are believed to have got inside her suit and stung her.

Four people were taken to hospital after a fire in Richmond Hill Monday morning. York Region police say they were called after 3 a.m. to a home near Skywood Drive and Rollinghill Road. Nearby residents were evacuated. The fire has since been put out, though police say emergency responders remain on scene in case of hot spots. It's not clear at this point the extent of the victims' injuries, police say.

Residents in the Balbriggan area of Dublin have been advised to "stay indoors and keep their windows closed" after a large fire broke out at a waste disposal plant. Dublin Fire Brigade were notified around 6.30am that the fire had broken out, with nine units currently at the scene in Balbriggan. Shortly before 8am, Dublin Fire Brigade shared a photo of smoke drifting across road,

More than 40 students at David Mindess School were assessed by the department for potential allergic reactions or other medical concerns, according to the local fire department.

In the dissent letter first reported by the Post the employees warned that the inexperience of current leadership could Katrina-level disaster. They said Noem and Richardson lack the qualifications to lead the agency, which has hampered FEMA's ability to manage emergencies. The letter also criticized a FEMA policy that requires expenses above $100,000 to be personally approved by Noem.

A crash in Brooklyn caused several injuries after a bus collided with a car, according to multiple reports. The crash took place around 3:20 a.m. on Sunday morning in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, according to amNY. A B47 bus traveling on Ralph Avenue collided with an SUV near the intersection of Glenwood Road, amNY reports. The two occupants in the SUV, a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, were transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition, according to a report from PIX11 News.

Multiple people were killed and several others injured Friday when a tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls overturned on Interstate 90 in Genesee County, authorities said. The crash occurred on the eastbound lanes between exits 48A and 49 outside the town of Pembroke just before 1 p.m., according to the New York State Police. Authorities have not yet released the total number of people killed or injured in the crash, but confirmed that at least one child was among the dead.

When she went to look at him he seemed to be talking,

A vegetation fire ignited near the Eggo waffle plant in San Jose on Monday night, immediately prompting a response from the San Jose Fire Department.

When fighting a fire, every second counts. That's why it's so important that fire hydrants are left unobstructed, to allow for fire crews to have immediate access.

On Saturday morning, two individuals were found fatally shot on the 14000 block of Skyline Boulevard in Oakland. Police received notifications about gunshot victims in the area.

Police say two people have been injured following a shooting near a mosque in Sweden. Local media say at least one person has been taken to the hospital after being shot as they were leaving Friday prayers.

Tynisha Chaudhry, who was on the Gibraltar-bound flight, compared the collision to a car crash, saying, 'We felt the whole plane shudder - it was a massive hit.'

The response to the medical emergency appeared disorganized, delayed, and lacking in clear protocol. It is troubling that no consistent or codified procedures were in place to ensure an immediate coordinated response.

"There was a chemical leak in the basement of Guy's hospital. It's just reopened now. One of the engineers accidentally mixed chlorine with sulphuric acid, and it totally exploded."

"Conventional tsunami warning systems often rely on seismic and geodetic data to infer earthquake magnitude and location, but typically use simplistic models that fail to capture the complexity of fault ruptures, which can lead to false alarms or dangerously late warnings."

A woman has died after being struck by a van in downtown Toronto. The incident occurred at Brunel Court and Fort York Boulevard on July 27 at 10 a.m.

"Due to telecommunications outage in the South Bay, 911 lines are currently down," the department posted on Facebook around 2 p.m. Sunday. By the next hour, lines were up.

A person died after a boat overturned off of Nantasket Beach on Saturday, according to Massachusetts State Police. Despite life-saving measures, including CPR, the person did not survive.

A 25-year-old man is in serious condition after being electrocuted on the PATH tracks in Hoboken while attempting to retrieve his dropped phone.

"In 2018, Tammy Tallon found herself sat in the back of a taxi, face drooped, speech slurred and struggling to move the left side of her body."