TALE OF 2 STORMS

Service Description

Basically falling right around the 25 year anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, Hurricanes Harvey & Irma made landfall causing an estimated $200 billion of destruction for both hurricanes. Lives and livelihoods were lost. People injured. Careers demolished. Local, state and federal assets of all types were deployed to aid and all had their own important parts. This session will dive into part of the response from the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) perspective to both Hurricanes Harvey & IRMA. Benjamin Abo, DO EMT-P EMTT FAWM Conference Medical Director- NY Tactical EMS Expo 2018 EM/EMS Physician, Dept of Emergency Medicine (University of Florida) Asst Professor of Emergency Medicine, (University of Florida College of Medicine) Asst Medical Director, (Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue) Assoc Medical Director - Technical Rescue, (Gainesville Fire Rescue) Medical Team Manager, Task Force 1 Urban Search & Rescue (Miami-Dade Fire Rescue) Medical Director , Venom 1 Venom Response Unit