Spring Rainfall, Snow Melt Can Cause Flooding
DENVER – As spring approaches, North Dakota communities are once again preparing for the possibility of flooding. fema Recovery and Mitigation experts have several recommendations to help people get ready for flood waters. First and foremost on the list is to get flood insurance. In North Dakota, the average cost of flood insurance is about $460 a year. Since 1978, state residents have collected almost $150 million in insurance reimbursements.
Scene Safety Training, Cheating on Tests, and Dispatcher Kudos
This is the MedicCast News a midweek news program with EMS news and commentary from Jamie Davis, the Podmedic the host of the MedicCast Podcast at MedicCast.com.This week’s news items lead off with a look at a New York police department’s program to teach scene safety to emergency responders. Next up is a story that has Cleveland Ohio EMS officials investigating possible cheating on a paramedic exam. 27 Paramedics have been brought in to testify in front of the Grand Jury about the cheating. Finally, a big thank-you to our dispatchers. This is Telecommunicators Week is happening and we need to remember our 911 operators and dispatchers.Thanks to Lexi-Comp for sponsoring the show. Go to www.Lexi.com/mediccast to find out how to win an iPod Touch and free Lexi-Comp Software.
fema Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Montana’s Eagle Mount Fire
DENVER, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) tonight authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for Montana’s Eagle Mount Fire. The fire is located just west of Columbus, in Stillwater County.
September Is National Preparedness Month
DENVER, Co. — The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) is reminding everyone that September is National Preparedness Month. Throughout National Preparedness Month, which is sponsored by fema s Ready Campaign, fema is encouraging all Americans to visit Ready.gov to learn how they can better prepare themselves and their families for the next emergency or disaster.
Non-transport charges, Big Easy Hospitals, and EMS/Fire Squabbles
The MedicCast News midweek news outlook for EMS responders looks at a story about non-transport services billing complaints for ambulance response, continuing problems for New Orleans hospitals following the Katrina disaster – years later, and a view from above on Tennessee EMS and Fire squabbles in one county there.Thank you to www.lexi.com/mediccast for sponsoring the show this week. Visit the link above for an opportunity to win a free ipod touch or Lexi-Comp software.
