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Podcast: Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
Episode: When Everything Went Wrong: The Untold Story of DC’s Worst Day with former EMT Bruce Goldfarb
Description: On January 13th, 1982, Washington, DC, was paralyzed by a historic snowstorm when catastrophe struck, not once, but twice. Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the 14th Street Bridge, sending wreckage and passengers plunging into the frozen Potomac River, while across the city, the Metro system suffered its first deadly derailment. Amid chaos and freezing temperatures, first responders, bystanders, and civilians came together in acts of extraordinary courage that defined one of the most harrowing days in the capital’s history. In this episode of the Pre-Hospital Care Podcast, we speak with journalist, author, and former EMT Bru...