Katrina Newswire

CNN News Update (7-25-2008 6 AM EDT)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:16 GMT

The latest news happenings in the U.S. and around the world.

CNN News Update (7-25-2008 5 AM EDT)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:14 GMT

The latest news happenings in the U.S. and around the world.

CNN News Update (7-25-2008 4 AM EDT)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:16 GMT

The latest news happenings in the U.S. and around the world.

Hurricane season: big start (The Christian Science Monitor)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00 GMT

The Christian Science Monitor - As the remnant of hurricane Dolly creeps toward far northern Mexico, the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season already is generating buzz as hurricane specialists look at July's unusually high level of activity.

CNN News Update (7-25-2008 3 AM EDT)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT

The latest news happenings in the U.S. and around the world.

CNN News Update (7-25-2008 2 AM EDT)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:16 GMT

The latest news happenings in the U.S. and around the world.

Questions unanswered about city's IT director

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:20 GMT

CNN News Update (7-25-2008 1 AM EDT)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:13 GMT

The latest news happenings in the U.S. and around the world.

7/24/08

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:26 GMT

America
Unpaid EMS Bills Cost County Millions - South Carolina
Transfer of ambulance to LaHarpe hits another snag - Illinois
Ambulance billing begins; state also ends investigation into EMS - Connecticut
Austin public safety worker pay outpaces counterparts - Texas
EMS Levy Failed - Washington
County raises per-mile charge for ambulance service - Florida
Henry gets new ambulance agreement - Indiana

Criminal
Three Firefighters Arrested for Grand Theft - Florida

Medevac
STAR Flight seeking fee increase - Texas

Human Interest
Tyler Emergency Workers Offer Aid In South Texas - Texas
Caught on camera breaking the law - New York
Longtime EMT at LICH Has Worked There Since 1984 - New Mexico

Obits/Services
Freak accident kills Pulaski fire chief - Wisconsin

ER /Hospital
Local legislators help with state trauma centers - Arkansas

Awards-Honors
Medical rescue earns award for RF ambulance staffer - Minnesota

Woman murdered in New Orleans East

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00 GMT

Cleanup continues; no date when river could open

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:00 GMT

Dolly dwindles but threatens more flooding in Texas, Mexico (AFP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:22 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080725/ts_alt_afp/usmexicoweatherstorm"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080725/capt.cps.nbz08.250708042224.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=L3VnIye_cVwi1pftx_ciuQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A man steps under power lines outside his home that was destroyed by high winds July 23 in Port Isabel, Texas. One person was killed as storm Dolly dumped rain over Texas and Mexico on Thursday after pummeling the coast as a hurricane and threatening to trigger more floods even as it weakened into a tropical depression.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Dave Einsel)" border="0" /></a>AFP - One person was killed as storm Dolly dumped rain over Texas and Mexico on Thursday after pummeling the coast as a hurricane and threatening to trigger more floods even as it weakened into a tropical depression.

South Texas begins cleanup after Hurricane Dolly (AP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:07 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080725/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080724/capt.0825576b07db4266aeaa93d0c2014d0e.tropical_weather_txms120.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=P5uu9HGcy8ncqvHm5VmzkQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A worker with the Texas Department of Transportation repairs a line damaged during Hurricane Dolly, Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Port Isabel, Texas. Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" border="0" /></a>AP - Residents across south Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday, but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared.

Shockey ready for fresh start in New Orleans

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:00 GMT

Spill closes Miss. River, shuts off exports (Reuters)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:36 GMT

Reuters - The largest petroleum spill at New Orleans since 2005's Hurricane Katrina snarled Mississippi River traffic on Thursday and brought flows of grain and other products to a virtual standstill, the Coast Guard said.

Dolly destroys Texas cotton, sorghum crops (AP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:23 GMT

AP - Hurricane Dolly probably doomed South Texas's cotton and sorghum crops already damaged by heavy rains earlier in the summer. But analysts said the loss, while devastating for local producers, will have only a short-term effect on the markets.

NOPD dismisses officers involved in recent incidents

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:20 GMT

The Nation's Weather (AP)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:13 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_we_us/weatherpage_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.f214887e286a427a8c01cb9dca1b8370.weather_national_ny4.jpg?x=123&y=130&q=85&sig=.NyiAXAv06zzy63EVcsKnQ--" align="left" height="130" width="123" alt="The forecast for noon, Thursday, July 24, 2008 shows the remnants of Dolly will continue to produce heavy rain over southern Texas. Storms will persist in the Northeast and the Midwest. The Southeast and Southwest can expect scattered storms, while the West warms up further as a ridge builds. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)" border="0" /></a>AP - The remnants of Hurricane Dolly were dumping heavy rain over southern Texas on Thursday, a day after making landfall, then weakening to a tropical storm. Flooding concerns persisted as Dolly crept across the state.

7/23/08

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:56 GMT

America
Lightning strikes firefighters, 8 hospitalized - North Carolina
Video: Little Known About Firefighter Shooter - Missouri
Firefighter Killed In Maplewood Shooting - Missouri
Trustees, fire department battle again over ambulance service in Homewood - Illinois
Lamar weighs ambulance contract - Mississippi
Ellis ER waits have blood pressure rising - New York
Marshal suggests volunteer stipends - Pennsylvania
Former ambulance dispatcher speaks out - West Virginia
Fire/EMS pushes for ambulance rights - Massachusetts
Consultants' report details 16 ideas for Louisville Metro EMS - Kentucky
Newtown Announces New Ambulance Plan - Pennsylvania
EMS leader: We need paid help - Ohio
No EMS vote this year, says Yakima City Council - Washington
Busiest year ever? - Maryland
Hailey backs out of EMS dispatch plan - Idaho

Canada
Paramedic injured at crash scene - Canada

Medevac
Middle East looking out for aeromedical professionals

Human Interest
High school seniors inspired by EMS to produce film - Kansas

World
Elderly Australians Use Ambulances Responding to 911 Calls as Taxi to Shops Across From Sydney Hospital - Australia

Job Listings
New Jersey: Per Diem Paramedic

Hurricane Dolly hammers northern Mexico (AP)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:44 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/tropical_weather_mexico"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.dff98e4aae8a4b49aaa5d1fdd13dfa44.mexico_hurricane_dolly_mxev104.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=OiNt_z9RRh10.ecK5gFcdw--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A sign lies against a store as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in Matamoros, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Hurricane Dolly's leading edge blew down signs, damaged an apartment complex and knocked out electricity to thousands as it hit the Gulf Coast on either side of the Texas-Mexico border early Wednesday.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hurricane Dolly toppled trees and sent billboards flying in the Mexican city of Matamoros on Wednesday, and authorities south of the U.S. border warned of possible flooding.

Hurricane Dolly hits South Texas, flooding feared (Reuters)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:11 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080724/us_nm/storm_dolly_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080724/2008_07_23t004747_450x300_us_storm_dolly.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vv3iT3on0N7wzIrA55etyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A marine collects information from an evacuee before she gets onto a bus to be moved to a shelter with others at the community of El Chichonal, some 43 km (26.7 miles) from the border city of Matamoros,July 22, 2008. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hurricane Dolly moved inland after tearing into the South Texas coast on Wednesday with 95 mph (150 kph) winds, pouring torrential rain on the U.S.-Mexico border area and threatening floods.

FEMA seeks immunity from suits over trailer fumes (AP)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:08 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_us/toxic_trailers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080702/i/r3461581466.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zYHEkUotSQU0Q3jzNLBxug--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A plumber (L) works on one of several hundred trailer homes at a trailer site, on the first day victims of Hurricane Katrina were assigned new housing in Baker, Louisiana October 6, 2005. REUTERS/Lee Celano" border="0" /></a>AP - The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked a federal judge Wednesday for immunity from lawsuits over potentially dangerous fumes in government-issued trailers that have housed tens of thousands of Gulf Coast hurricane victims.

Survey: Gas and violence among hurricane worries (AP)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:40 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_us/hurricane_preparedness"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.faed0d1d32eb49da89567d4c9f4e0008.hurricane_dolly_txdp110.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=1n2RkmAgFHB6Tp8Ol0kF_A--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Everardo Garcia, right, evacuates from his apartment after a portion of the roof was damaged as Hurricane Dolly makes landfall Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in South Padre Island, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>AP - Nearly one-fourth of people in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina would refuse to evacuate for a storm if told to, a survey released Wednesday by Harvard University found.

The Real Dangers of Dolly: Rain and Floods (LiveScience.com)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:50 GMT

LiveScience.com - As Hurricane Dolly batters the coasts of Texas and Mexico, it's not the whipping winds that residents should be most worried about. It's the water. Storm surge accounts for the majority of hurricane-related deaths. As history and studies of severe weather have shown, storm surge and torrential rains can wreak havoc on coastal communities; the power of water, along with the suddenness with which floods can happen, often catches people by surprise, with potentially devastating consequences. ...

Dolly strengthens to Category 2 hurricane: NHC (Reuters)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:09 GMT

Reuters - Dolly strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 miles per hour (160 kph) as it neared the Texas coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

Dolly Hearkens to Deadliest U.S. Hurricane Ever (LiveScience.com)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:41 GMT

LiveScience.com - With Hurricane Dolly bearing down on Brownsville, Texans can say they know a thing or two about horrific storms. The state is second only to Florida in the number of direct hurricane hits.

7/22/08

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:01 GMT

Maplewood In Shock After Paramedic Killed, Police Shot - Missouri
Fallen FF/Paramedic honored at home, by city, on Web - Missouri
Police find body of Maplewood shooter - Missouri

Ambulance Crash Log
Flagstaff Crash: Investigation Update - Arizona
Drivers injured in Edna ambulance, pickup accident - Texas

America
Video of police chasing stolen ambulance - North Carolina
EMS Headed To Help With Dolly - Texas
Plan proposes EMS Division - Nebraska
Medstar: Cities need to pay more for ambulance service- Texas
Report recommends keeping Fort Worth ambulance service - Texas
Man takes ambulance, drives off - South Carolina
Crowd threatens South Bend EMS, firefighters - Indiana
Tax credit available for volunteer first responders - Pennsylvania
City Fire EMS committee to pitch plan - Ohio
City Fire EMS committee to pitch plan - Massahusetts
Mechanicsburg Village Council passes measures to strengthen EMS department - Ohio
EMS forced to eat more than $5.1 million - South Carolina
Fire chief named Acushnet EMS director - Massachusetts
Salem Council OKs Beloit fire, EMS dispatching deal - Ohio
Fire engine that starred in 'Emergency!' heads to an L.A. museum

Military
Officials seek enlisted medical community's input for Web

Canada
Funding approved for kevlar vest purchase for EMS - Canada

Human Interest
Flat tires, sirens: A day in the life of a Madison fire station (with photos) - Wisconsin
National exposure for Suncoast firefighters and paramedics - Florida

Dolly grows into hurricane (AFP)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:25 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080722/sc_afp/usmexicoweatherstormhurricane"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080722/capt.cps.nbl36.230708005315.photo00.photo.default-512x409.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=D2WZR9mvKMn6MFu9pYe_GA--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="In this satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Dolly moves west-northwest in the Gulf of Mexico near the Texas-Mexico border at 17:45 GMT. Tropical Storm Dolly grew into a category one hurricane Tuesday as it headed toward the US-Mexican border, forcing the evacuation of thousands in Mexico while the US Navy sheltered aircraft.(AFP/NOAA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Tropical Storm Dolly grew into a category one hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday as it headed toward the US-Mexican border, the US National Hurricane Center said.

WSI increases 2008 Atlantic hurricane forecast (Reuters)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:03 GMT

Reuters - WSI Corp increased its forecast for the number of named storms and hurricanes for the 2008 hurricane season due to warming in the Atlantic basin, the private forecaster said on Tuesday.

Busy start heralds bruising Atlantic hurricane season (Reuters)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:58 GMT

Reuters - The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is already a month ahead of schedule, portending a rough year for tropical storms for the United States, Caribbean and Central America although most likely not a repeat of the devastating 2005 season.

Storm Dolly to become hurricane, heads for Texas (Reuters)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:15 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/us_nm/weather_dolly_position_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080721/i/r3564591507.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=i3y.hDGeD.RrVJGejH2U0Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A satellite image taken July 21, 2008 shows Tropical Storm Dolly (lower R). REUTERS/NOAA/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Tropical Storm Dolly churned toward southern Texas on Monday, and forecasters said they expected it to grow into a hurricane before hitting land near the Mexican border later this week.

FEMA delivers incomplete disaster housing strategy (AP)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:14 GMT

AP - A year overdue, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a draft disaster housing strategy Monday, which leaves it largely up to the next administration to figure out a way to avoid Hurricane Katrina-like problems that sent victims to toxic trailers.

7/21/08

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:48 GMT

Photos
Photos: Maplewood Shooting - Missouri

Criminal
Police & FF/Paramedic Shooter's Body in Burned Out Home - Missouri
Raw Video: FF/Paramedic & LEO Shooting - Missouri
Firefighter Killed In Maplewood Shooting - Missouri

America
Camden Ambulance re-ups with St. John’s - Missouri
Debate over ambulance response times heats up - Arizona
Peninsula still without medics - Texas

Medevac
Medical helicopter service expands to Fond du Lac - Wisconsin
Medflight required for county accidents - Wisconsin

Human Interest
Trauma Centers: How did they come about? - Ohio

Obits/Services
Three fallen heroes remembered - Ohio

Pacific Tropical Storm Genevieve forms (AP)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:13 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/hurricanes/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080721/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_tropical_weather"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080721/capt.f29c61403ba34245b8910c9e9e5574ad.tropical_weather_2_gfx228.jpg?x=73&y=130&q=85&sig=Jop0XJ6QXEYvO4sae9kK4g--" align="left" height="130" width="73" alt="UPDATES storm path; graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Dolly; 1c x 3 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 82.6 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Genevieve has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast. Forecasters say the storm is not expected to threaten land.

Storm Cristobal strengthens but moves off U.S. coast (Reuters)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:11 GMT

Reuters - Tropical storm Cristobal strengthened on Monday as it moved away from the U.S. East coast after lashing North Carolina with rain and high winds but doing little damage.