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Author
Fernandez, L.
Title
Haiti: A Moving Mission. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Aids Its Caribbean Neighbor.
Journal
Advanced Rescue Technology, A/3-7, June 2010
Keywords
earthquakes | disasters | rescue | rescue operations | emergencies | medical services | fire fighters | fire department | death | confined spaces | building collapse | injuries | evacuation
Identifiers
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR); United States Agency for Internaitonal Development (USAID); rescue and recovery operations; situation on arrival; Haiti earthquake, January 12, 2010 (catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital)