General Guerillas in the Mist: What EMS Should Know About Street Medics Originally published by EMSWORLD Many of the jurisdictions touched by America’s 2020 summer of protest saw the presence of street medics—volunteers with a range of clinical training, immersed among and usually of a mind with demonstrators, treating their injuries and offering other basic assistance at scenes too volatile or restricted for formal EMS providers to […] Written by Staff Writer January 1, 2021January 5, 2021
General Explosion in Portsmouth home in Whale Island Way sees man in his 50s taken to hospital Originally published by The News Pictures of the aftermath of a suspected gas explosion at a house in Whale Island Way in Portsmouth. Picture: Portchester fire station/Twitter Emergency service staff instructed residents to turn off the gas and electricity to their properties before they were evacuated to nearby HMS Excellent. Residents report that the explosion […] Written by Staff Writer January 1, 2021January 5, 2021
General Portsmouth house partially collapses after explosion and fire Originally Published By BBC A house has been severely damaged in a suspected gas explosion, causing a fire which spread to neighbouring properties. Six fire crews were called to Whale Island Way in Portsmouth shortly after 12:00 GMT. The mid-terrace home has partially collapsed, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service said. No-one is reported to have […] Written by Staff Writer January 1, 2021January 2, 2021
General IDEM investigating HazMat incident in Anderson Originally Published By The Herald Bulletin ANDERSON — A state agency called in a company to clean up a hazardous material spill on Anderson’s east side on Wednesday Residents called dispatch at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday about a yellowish system that smelled like oil or diesel in a ditch along MacArthur Drive, according to Debbie Gates, […] Written by Staff Writer January 1, 2021January 2, 2021
General 8 die in New Year’s Eve carbon monoxide poisoning in Bosnia Bosnian police say eight young men and women have died in a cottage in southwest Bosnia, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning during a New Year’s Eve celebration Originally Published By abc News SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Eight young men and women have died in a cottage in southwest Bosnia, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning during a […] Written by Staff Writer January 1, 2021January 2, 2021