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Superstorm Sandy: The Bellmore Fire Department Response

FireRescue’s Company Officer Development columnist, Stephen Marsar, is a captain with the FDNY. But when Superstorm Sandy hit, he was on duty with his volunteer department. This is his personal account of the storm.
(Monday, November 19, 2012) read
Tags: disaster preparedness, evacuation, flood, flooding, Hurricane Sandy, superstorm sandy, swiftwater rescue, Command and Leadership, News
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Search Ops for Urban Disasters

In the first 48 hours following a disaster, responders must carry out different types of searches to triage buildings and identify where limited resources can best be used.
(Monday, August 15, 2011) read
Tags: building collapse, flood, Frankenstorm, hasty search, hurricane, primary search, search and rescue, secondary search, tornado, urban disaster, Training
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Ventura County Water Rescue

After a difficult search for the location of a potential water rescue, the Ventura County (Calif.) Fire Department discovered four men stranded atop their 4Runner, surrounded by the cold, fast-moving water of a flooded creek. Tom Vines offers the play by play of how rescuers saved the men.
(Friday, May 27, 2011) read
Tags: flood, water rescue, Incident Command

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