BREAKING: Explosion Tears Through Pennsylvania Nursing Home | Mass Casualty Response Underway A powerful explosion struck the Silver Lake Healthcare Center, also known as Silver Lake Nursing Home, in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, triggering a partial building collapse and intense fire. Emergency officials declared a mass casualty incident as residents and staff were injured. Firefighters, EMS units, and rescue teams from Pennsylvania and New Jersey rushed to the scene. Early repo

Search and Rescue Trains for Mass Casualty Incident Response Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) hosted a mass casualty incident training this morning. The course prepped local first responders in triage medicine and mass casualty incident response. This event is part of ongoing medical training and preparation for local first responders. Many agencies participated including SAR personnel from Jackson, Josephine, and Douglas counties as well as Jackson County Emergency Manage

Recruit Class 155, EMS Training, and Fairfax County CERT Volunteers conducted a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Class with a practical exercise on Friday. There were many patients with a variety of injuries. The recruits had to rapidly triage patients, and move them to treatment or transport areas. Some recruits were on ambulances and transported patients to a mock hospital. When completed, the recruit earned a VA Office of EMS certification in MCI Management levels 1 and 2. #FCFRD #fairfaxcounty #

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