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Training Trigger: Jack Rabbit Project Chlorine Tests (June 2019)

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Training Trigger: Jack Rabbit Project Chlorine Tests

No Text Alerts during Gatlinburg Evacuations because of ‘Communications Failure’

Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park say the lack of text notifications during the evacuations in Gatlinburg Monday night was due to a “communication failure” between various agencies caused by disrupted communications systems.

Some residents told WATE 6 On Your Side they didn’t receive the alert on their mobile devices and others said it was broadcast after the fire had reached the city.

House Passes RESPONSE Act to Enhance Hazmat Training for Emergency Responders

The House of Representatives today approved the RESPONSE Act of 2016 (S. 546), a bill to enhance emergency responder training for incidents involving hazardous materials rail transportation.

“Rail safety is critical to the transport of goods and services through our country,” said U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA), Chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. “I believe the RESPONSE Act will succeed in improving the safety of our nation’s rail network.”

EPA Names First Chemicals for Review Under New TSCA Legislation

EPA to study the risks of certain flame retardants on human health and the environment under TSCA reform.

Under the newly amended law, EPA must release a scoping document within six months for each chemical. This will include the hazard(s), exposure(s), conditions of use, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation(s) the agency plans to consider for the evaluation.

When Disaster Strikes in the US, the National Disaster Medical System Responds

After Hurricane Katrina hammered the southeastern United States in 2005 and turned New Orleans into a vast, disaster area, the city of roughly 460,000 was largely dysfunctional. Once out of the threatened area, the next priority was treating the sick, wounded and injured.

Pandemic Simulations: Preparing for the Catastrophe We Hope Will Never Happen

In February 2015, my village of Homa Bay County in Kenya experienced a cholera outbreak, claiming the lives of 17 people and affecting nearly 700 others. It was not our first cholera outbreak but it took a devastating toll, not just in my village but in nearby communities, too. As an epidemiologist and a public health professional, I was struck at the lack of capacity to rapidly detect the outbreak and contain its spread. Cholera’s symptoms are generally well understood making it easier to diagnose and treat than many diseases, but even still it took a deadly toll.

Hurricane Matthew Barrels Toward Southeast U.S. as Officials Ready for Potentially Strongest Storm in a Decade

Hurricane Matthew roared into the Bahamas early Thursday as it continued its march toward the Southeastern United States, where authorities in states readying for the storm’s devastating combination of winds and rain declared emergencies and urged about 2 million people to evacuate.

The hurricane remained a powerful Category 3 storm but its sustained winds strengthened overnight from 115 mph to 125 mph. Forecasters warned that it could once again become a Category 4 storm as it neared Florida’s Atlantic Coast and that could lead to “life-threatening” situations.

RCMP Releases Video on the Dangers of Fentanyl

The RCMP released a video that highlights some of the dangers Fentanyl and other opioids pose to first responders and the public. Featuring real life stories of RCMP officers who came into contact with Fentanyl while on duty, it is a sober reminder that anyone can be affected by this drug without even using it.

An increase in overdoses and deaths related to Fentanyl use is spreading across Canada and is one of the reasons the RCMP is choosing to release this video publicly; as a reminder that we all should exercise caution.

Team of Researchers Inch Closer to Zika Treatment

A team of researchers may have taken the first steps towards creating a treatment for Zika infections.

Hengli Tang, a biological science professor at the Florida State University College of Arts and Science, worked with scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the National Institute of Health on repositioning drugs already approved or undergoing clinical trials.

The team identified nine compounds or medicinal mixtures, that appear to stop the Zika virus from killing fetal brain cells and from reproducing.

The findings were published Monday in Nature Medicine.

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