WEM participants undergo longer simulation exercise during training UNHCR has extended the simulation section of its training programme for emergency response teams, placing participants under more ...

WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WILL OPERATE near Cadman Plaza Park on Thursday evening, but it will be part of a CERT training exercise. As part of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) ...

Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the fast-approaching hurricane season, the agency is taking significant steps to ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Local EMS workers are getting special training to help them give the best care possible in an emergency situation. Norton Children's and Norton Healthcare are partnering with ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus first responders staged a mass casualty simulation on Thursday, designed to prepare all divisions for possible tragedies. There was chaos at the Columbus Fire Training ...

Florida Gulf Coast University hosted its second annual Disaster Day simulation, drawing more than 900 people to the campus. The event focused on training students for real emergency scenarios. Around ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Future healthcare workers at Kirkwood Community College are stepping into the fast-paced world of emergency medicine — without ever leaving campus. Students from the school ...

SCHWÄBISCHE ALB, Germany, September 25 (UNHCR) UNHCR has extended the simulation section of its training for emergency response teams, placing participants under more pressure but also providing a ...