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From the daily archives: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Cookridge | 24 April 2012
Cookridge station commander, Nigel Atkins, has hailed three local heroes who helped avoid a potential tragedy in Headingley last August.
Jill Taylor, who lives in Woodbridge Vale, Beckett Park, was walking her dog, Hogan, on 27 August when the pet suddenly stopped in its tracks and alerted its [...]
Romsdal Road, Crookes area, Sheffield | 23 April 2012
A woman has had a lucky escape following a fire at her home on Romsdal Road in the Crookes area of Sheffield on Monday morning just before 10am.
Control room staff gave the woman fire survival guidance over the phone after she was unable to get out of [...]
Bridge Street, Stratford Upon Avon | 24 April 2012
Six people have been injured, three seriously after a car left the road and crashed into pedestrians and a shop in Stratford Upon Avon this afternoon.
The crash occurred on Bridge Street at around 2.30pm. Four ambulances, a rapid response vehicle, two senior paramedic officers [...]
Oxfordshire | 24 April 2012
A viral video entitled ’999 South Central’ and produced by Twofour Group for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) to highlight how misuse of the service can cost lives has won a Bronze Award in the Best Digital Communications category and been highly commended in the Best [...]
North Somerset, B3133 Stock Lane, Langford, A370, Congresbury | 24 April 2012
Eleven people were involved in two traffic collisions on roads in North Somerset this afternoon.
Although none of the injuries are believed to be serious, nine of the patients have been taken to hospital.
In the first incident, Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) [...]
Staff from across the Service tackled the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday while their colleagues on duty treated 5,103 patients.
Of the patients treated by the Service and St John Ambulance, 57 were taken to hospital, including the 30-year-old woman who collapsed on Birdcage Walk and sadly died.
Sixteen [...]
Los Angeles | 24 April 2012
A dirty bomb attack centered on downtown Los Angeles’ financial district could severely impact the region’s economy to the tune of nearly $16 billion, fueled primarily by psychological effects that could persist for a decade.
The study, published by a team of internationally recognized economists and decision scientists in [...]
Rick Tobin’s radio show, “The Road to Ready,” which had over 50 programs, each with a different topic area for emergencies and related events, is still available in a free archive at: http://lnkd.in/sGd_jA provided by the fine folks at ESi, the home of WebEOC.
The Road to Ready internet radio show aired [...]
Arapawa Island near Tory Channel | 24 April 2012
At 03:00 am this morning the Life Flight Trust responded with the Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter to a patient on Arapawa Island near Tory Channel in the Marlborough Sounds.
Life Flight responded with a Wellington Free Ambulance Paramedic on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter. The Helicopter [...]
Upper Hutt | 24 April 2012
This week twelve police dog patrol teams and eleven detector dogs and handlers are competing for national honours in the National Police Dog Championships being held in Upper Hutt.
Auckland’s Senior Constable Craig Foote and police dog ‘Lore’ (pictured) are back to defend their 2011 national championship title. They [...]
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