The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) partnered with DHS and other agencies to develop two resources for managing exposure in mass chemical incidents. The two ...

The decontamination shower door opens. A man in a beige hazmat suit and neon orange rubber boots steps out and motions for the emergency crew to bring forward the teenage patient on the gurney.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – First responders and healthcare workers from across the region are participating in decontamination drills. In a three-day course, more than 16 trainees put on hazardous material ...

FORT BARFOOT, Va. — Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted a collective training exercise responding to a simulated mass casualty radiological event at Fort Barfoot April 28 - May 2, ...

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology hosted a mock casualty event on the school’s campus in Upper Providence on Wednesday to provide emergency training for 100 students studying nursing. The morning ...

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Bronson Battle Creek Hospital will be conducting a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise Friday, Sept. 12. The exercise, happening 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., will simulate a ...

SAN ANTONIO — Local hospitals and first responders put their skills to the test on Wednesday morning. The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) held its annual large-scale mass casualty ...

Long Island medical students have been preparing for mass shootings, terrorist bombings and deadly LIRR derailments as part of one of the most intensive emergency-response programs in the country.