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unusual facts about emergency services



Șendreni

During July 2010, the River Siret threatened to break through the dykes protecting Şendreni, as locals and emergency services reinforced the dykes with sandbags trucks full of earth to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the commune.


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2013 Glasgow helicopter crash

People rescued from the scene were initially taken by the emergency services to a nearby Holiday Inn hotel.

999: What's Your Emergency?

999: What's Your Emergency? is a British factual documentary following the members of the emergency services in Blackpool, Lancashire in series 1 and the ambulance service throughout the UK in series 2.

Alpine distress signal

There are also special emergency call numbers, for use with the telephone service by which the emergency services can be contacted.

Bob Pearce

From 12 May 1986 until 25 July 1986, he was also the Minister for Police and Emergency Services after Arthur Tonkin's departure from the Ministry.

Bolivar Bridge

Due to the rapid growth of the Greater Houston area (which includes Galveston County), the commute time required to board the ferry has rapidly increased (during the summer the wait can be up to two hours), which slows emergency response times (there are few emergency services, and no hospitals, on the peninsula, thus requiring trips to Galveston).

Cloud County Health Center

The hospital offers a range of services including an on-site laboratory licensed in accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act, emergency services, intensive care, pharmacy, and other health-related services.

Country Fire Authority

The CFA falls under the portfolio of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Kim Wells.

Craig Fugate

Fugate is known for his "Waffle House Matrix", whereby he determines the level of attention a disaster area requires based on if the Waffle House is open at the time emergency services arrive.

Denham, Western Australia

Emergency services are operated entirely by volunteers (Fire Brigade, Ambulance, State Emergency Service (SES) and Marine Rescue).

Edinburgh of the Seven Seas

The town is home to the island's emergency services with one ambulance (Toyota Hilux operated by Camogli Hospital), fire engine (Land Rover Defender with small ladder) and police car (Land Rover Series).

Esperanza Fire

The California Office of Emergency Services requested NASA support, and in under 24 hours the General Atomics Altair (NASA variant of the Predator B) was launched on a 16-hour mission to map the perimeter of the fire.

Little Malvern

Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury near Malvern is a busy General Aviation airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Mann, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.

Marsh Lake, Yukon

The area is served by a volunteer fire and rescue service, as well as 911 calling for other emergency services out of Whitehorse.

Melbourne Turkish consulate bombing

State Minister for Police and Emergency Services Race Mathews said there was concern that Victoria had become part of the international terrorist circuit.

Saint Paul Hospital

In 2001, it has been helped by the United States non-governmental organisations of Counterpart International, Project Hope, and World Medical Relief, in medicines and medical equipment worth USD 302,457 for its emergency services.

Timeline of the 2005 London bombings

11:10: Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair confirms fears that it is a coordinated terror attack, but appeals for calm, asking people not to travel to London or make unnecessary calls to the emergency services.

Trail

Ski trail (aka Piste) networks that criss-cross a mountainside will often change names at intersections such that emergency services like Search and rescue or Ski Patrol can communicate more precisely about where they are and where they are going.

Verbosity

An inquiry into the 2005 London bombings found that verbosity can be dangerous if used by emergency services.

West Malvern

Gloucestershire Airport located at Staverton, in the Borough of Tewkesbury near Malvern is a busy general aviation airport used mainly for private charter and scheduled flights to destinations such as the islands of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, pilot training, and by the aircraft of emergency services.

Wildomar, California

Southwest Healthcare System is a General Acute Care Hospital in Wildomar with Basic Emergency Services and a Level III Trauma Center.