We had a spate of gang shootings here in Chicago last night, a few different districts, one sarg called a plan one
Well, the only thing I could find was Chicago Fire having a Plan 1....
EMS Plan 1
5 Ambulances (ALS or BLS)
1 Engine
1 Truck
1 Battalion Chief
1 EMS Field Officer
1 Asst. Deputy Chief Paramedic
EMS Plan 2 (includes Plan 1 plus)
5 Additional Ambulances
1 Command Van
1 Deputy District Chief
1 EMS District Chief
EMS Plan 3 (includes Plan 2 plus)
5 Additional Ambulances
Resource Hospital Physician on Call
On each plan an additional 2 ambulances can be requested.
Snip: A U.S. informant, testifying at the trial of seven Britons accused of planning bombings in the UK, told a London court on Friday one of the suspects had discussed poisoning beer for sale at British football matches.
Mohammed Babar, 31, a Pakistan-born American who has admitted terrorism-related offences in New York, said Waheed Mahmood also suggested setting up mobile hamburger vans and poisoning the food before handing it over.
Two Indiana counties hotbeds for TB
Snip: Public health officer Dr. Donald Smith told the county commissioners Monday afternoon that Allen and Kosciusko counties were “hotbeds” for the disease. In 2004 Allen County had 24 cases of TB.
Manitoba investigating a cluster of TB cases
Snip: As of March 24, there have been two laboratory-confirmed cases and three presumptive cases of tuberculosis in this cluster.
As of March 24, there have been two laboratory-confirmed cases and three presumptive cases of tuberculosis in this cluster. The investigation is in the preliminary stages and health officials and appropriate authorities are working together to identify contacts of infected individuals. As of March 24, there have been two laboratory-confirmed cases and three presumptive cases of tuberculosis in this cluster. The investigation is in the preliminary stages and health officials and appropriate authorities are working together to identify contacts of infected individuals.
Virulent new strain of TB sparks alert
Snip: The strain, known as "extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis", or XDR-TB, has the potential to return TB treatment "to the pre-antibiotic era" in which the only treatment was cutting out parts of the lungs. "XDR-TB is cause for concern because it is widely distributed and renders patients virtually untreatable," said Kenneth Castro, director of the division of TB elimination at the Centres for Disease Control.....
Ukraine - TB reaching epidemic levels
Vallejo named hotspot for tb cases
Snippets: Vallejo is among the nation's top 20 tuberculosis "hot spots," and cases of the disease could explode if attention isn't paid to keeping it in check, experts say.
"TB is seen mostly in under-served populations, where there's poverty, and in immigrants from countries with high rates of the disease," said Ron Chapman, Solano County's public health director. "In Solano County, it's mostly from the Philippines, which has a very high rate of TB."
According to the latest statistics, California has 10 of the nation's top 20 metro areas for TB case rates. Besides Vallejo, these include San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Fresno, Los Angeles, Stockton, Sacramento, Ventura and Oakland.
4 Farms quarantined due to TB infected hogs
Snip: The quarantine includes two farms in Putnam County and one each in Logan and Greenbrier counties, agency spokesman Buddy Davidson said. Animals can't be moved on or off the premises until further notice.
The form of tuberculosis carried by the hogs is transmissible to humans through direct contact and through eating improperly cooked meat. Once contracted, the respiratory disease may cause lesions inside the lungs.