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Surfboard and kayak used to ferry people to safety. Thomas Buell, 55, poses Friday Nov. 2, 2012 still wearing the fisherman's waders that he and four other men wore when he ferried women, children and older people to safety in kayaks as a fire threatened their homes at the height of Superstorm Sandy. The Belle Harbor, Queens, residents took it upon themselves to evacuate as the fire that destroyed 14 homes on their street moved their way, sending burning embers and smoke toward their houses. Buell is seated next to one of the kayaks the men used. (AP Photo/Lawrence Neumeister) View the full article

National Guard Colonel says gas will be first given to firefighters, EMTs and police. New Jersey state troopers keep order as motorist line up to purchase gasoline at the Thomas A. Edison service area on the New Jersey Turnpike Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, near Woodbridge, N.J. From storm-scarred New Jersey to parts of Connecticut, a widespread lack of gasoline added to the frustration since Superstorm Sandy passed through the area. Gas rationing was to starting at noon Saturday in northern New Jersey, where drivers will be allowed to buy it only every other day. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) View the full article

One person suffered lacerations and another was scratched. Scott Stephens, of Manila, Calif., describes his wounds at a news conference at a hospital in Eureka, Calif., on Wednesday morning, Oct. 31, 2012, about 24 hours after he was attacked by a shark while paddling out to catch a wave near the entrance to Humboldt Bay, about 250 miles north of San Francisco. He required more than 100 staples to seal multiple gashes. (AP Photo/The Times-Standard, Shaun Walker) View the full article

The Red Guide to Recovery app is designed to help disaster survivors navigate through the recovery process. View the full article

The new policy is drawing criticism that the department is trampling on First Amendment rights. View the full article

One crew member died, 14 were rescued and the captain is still missing. FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 halted its search for 63-year-old Robin Walbridge, the captain of the tall ship that sank off the North Carolina coast during Hurricane Sandy after more than three days of around-the-clock effort. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski, File) View the full article

He tried to give the man, who fell 40 feet, chest compressions. View the full article

At least 94 people have been killed in the U.S. Margaret and Duncan Fraser empty out their home of all the household items that were destroyed by flooding from Superstorm Sandy on Thursday, Nov 1, 2012, in Long Beach, N.Y. Three days after Sandy slammed the mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, New York and New Jersey struggled to get back on their feet, the U.S. death toll climbed to more than 80, and more than 4.6 million homes and businesses were still without power. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) View the full article

Boys were among 19 victims found on Staten Island. Police officers wearing wet suits leave a site where the body of a 2-year-old child killed during Superstorm Sandy was discovered in Staten Island, New York, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Brandon Moore, 2, and Connor Moore, 4, were swiped into swirling waters as their mother tried to escape her SUV on Monday amid rushing waters that caused the vehicle to stall during Superstorm Sandy. Police said the mother, Glenda Moore, was going to her sister's home in Brooklyn when she tried to flee the vehicle with the boys, only to have the force of the rising water and the relentless cadence of pounding waves rip the boy's small arms from her. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) View the full article

Couple, teenage daughter killed in crash; two surviving daughters rescued. Police and firefighters work the scene following a collision involving a combine and a van Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at the intersection of Ind. 25 and County Road 800 South near West Point, Ind. Three people died at the scene of the accident. Three more people were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries. (AP Photo/The Journal & Courier, John Terhune) View the full article

EPA emergency coordinator says hazmat incident "is as bad as it gets." Billy Ash, Mayor of West Point updates residents of West Point, Ky., living within a mile-and-a-half radius of the site of a train derailment as they wait at a Red Cross shelter Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 at the Muldraugh Elementary School in Muldraugh, Ky. A Paducah & Louisville Railway train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed just after 6 a.m. EDT Monday, A leak of a potentially explosive material was contained, but authorities say three workers were severely burned in a fire that erupted while contractors were removing debris from the train today in southwest Louisville, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon) View the full article

Medics told husband and neighbors that they did a great job. View the full article

Strike teams from Baltimore and Easton will act as supportive service, backup and distributing supplies and medicine. View the full article

Helicopters can now come directly to the hospital instead of being transported by ambulance from regional airport. View the full article

Local paramedic deemed hall of fame worthy by EMS association. View the full article

Policy serves to prevent distractions in the workplace. View the full article

Patience and tolerance frayed as residents try to cope. This aerial photo shows the Breezy Point neighborhood, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, where more than 50 homes were burned to the ground Monday night as a result of superstorm Sandy. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) View the full article

One victim critically wounded; three others with less serious injuries. View the full article

Awards recognize contributions in EMS leadership and education in the state of California. Paramedic/Registered Nurse Ricky Rod, and Public Relations Manager Reema Makani Boccia of Rural/Metro-San Diego. View the full article

Town evacuated; 3 workers suffered severe burns Flames can be seen from the air after an explosion happened at the sight of a train derailment in southern Jefferson County, just south of Louisville, Ky, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw) (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Sam Upshaw) View the full article

Storm damage and limited power forcing the evacuation. View the full article

They participated in urban search and rescue after Hurricane Sandy raged ashore. View the full article

Responders found him in his locked office. View the full article

She monitored Twitter through the night to help people in need. View the full article

Two major airports reopened and the floor of the stock exchange came back to life Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to rescue flood victims and fires. A National Guard truck drives through high water on Newark Street in Hoboken, N.J. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Parts of the city are still covered in standing water, trapping some residents in their homes. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) View the full article