Category Archives: Earthquake

Again today I have FOX 5 reporter Matthew Johnson live in the earthquake zone. Today he’s at the red cross center in El Centro. He made the long drive out there and will be giving us the very latest on the earthquake clean up effort.  To Watch our coverage live go HERE

Governor Schwarzenegger is going to be touring the damage today on the American side and yesterday Mexican President Felipe Calderón toured the damage in Mexicali.

In a statement to the citizens of Mexicali President Calderon said “…despite the regrettable loss of two human lives and possibly a third due to a heart attack, it is reassuring that we have not had to register a greater number of victims with fatal consequences. There are over 100 wounded, together with significant material damage we will have to cope with, and we will support the people and government of Baja California”

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Yesterday Customs and Border Patrol said that all of Calexico’s ports of entry are 100% back to normal. The crossing was closed fowling Easter Sunday’s 7.2 quake.

Calexico’s downtown border crossing was able to re-open after engineers were able to examine its buildings and certify them as safe.

“The downtown port of entry again is opened 24-hours daily,” Billy Whitford said “We have resumed normal vehicle and pedestrian processing operations. We expect to process an average of 13,500 cars and 11,000 pedestrians daily at the reopened facility.”

There is a FOX 5 reporter live in Calexico giving us the very latest on the earthquake and how San Diego is helping. Yesterday an emergency medical team was dispatched to the area, full story here.

Beginning at 4:30 AM PST you can watch live on-line by going HERE.

San Diego ambulance strike team is on its way to help in earthquake damaged Calexico.

“For over 60 years, AMR has provided San Diego County residents and visitors with exceptional patient care and has been a committed partner to the County in responding to and mitigating the impact of major disasters,” said Travis Kusman, AMR Public Information Officer. “AMR continues to stand ready to provide services which are patient focused, customer centered and caregiver inspired at a moments notice and is proud to be in a position to make a positive difference for people in need in disaster situations in conjunction with EMS system partners.”

The team, made up of five paramedic ambulances, and a Disaster Medical Support Unit (DMSU), will provide a surge in capacity and assist local authorities in delivering emergency medical service.

The DMSU is equipped to be completely self-sufficient and provide essential medical services fro up to 72 hours.

Some of the equipment they bring with them is: incident command and triage equipment, trauma kits, basic and advanced life support kits, equipment for mass administration of oxygen, infection control and personal protective equipment, spinal immobilization boards and splinting equipment. Along with blankets, bottled water, ready-to-eat meals, emergency lights, and portable floodlights and generators.

This is some good video from earthquake damaged Mexicali Mexico.

This is a package in Spanish from Tijaunapress.com Journalist Vicente Calderon. Even if you do not understand him the visuals are good.

This video is from a woman who drove through town.

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The earthquake that rattled Southern California and Norther Baja yesterday was stronger than the Haiti quake yet it caused very little damage. Many experts credit building code enforcement in California and better building practices in Mexico for the lack of damage when compared to Haiti.

http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-lat-earthquake,0,2909930.story

After Shocks do continue to rattle Southern California.

The latest one happened at 11:03 AM PST and measured 3.3 on the rector scale.

Go to the United States Geological Survey’s web site for the latest info.