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 ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — It was Drill Day at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. Each year, officials from the police and fire departments, county ema, and the hospital get together to practice mass ...

In the aftermath of nuclear detonations, high-rise buildings falling or other mass contamination events, residents can be greeted by masked military members asking them to get in line, strip down and ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — If you see a large number of fire trucks and ambulances on the Rochester General Hospital campus Saturday morning, don’t worry: It’s a drill, testing the response to a major ...

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St. Alexius Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to install a lead-lined decontamination room that can handle mass numbers in radioactive, chemical and biological events, says Derek ...

WARRENTON, Ore. - Following a monumental season of wildfires, ice storms and the pandemic over the past year, emergency preparedness has become less of an afterthought and more of a necessary priority ...