Emergency Management
We must slow down during the transition from ‘automatic’ to ‘effortful’ in our responses
When it comes to planning and politics, not every action must have an equal and opposite reaction
Idalia is expected to make landfall Wednesday bringing storm surge and flooding
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
A resident accused the Morgan Township chief of collecting an extra $8,769 when he was deployed to Hurricane Ida with the Ohio Emergency Management Agency
More than 270,000 acres continue to burn across the state
Jackson firefighters and recruits have been filling sandbags, distributing water and performing rescues
The state’s OES and military department partnership seeks to strengthen California’s ability to quickly respond to climate-driven disasters
Fire Chief (ret.) Craig Daugherty recalled the day he responded to shots fired at the high school where his 15-year-old daughter was in lockdown
Gov. Greg Abbott thanked emergency management personnel and first responders for their quick, effective response to this historic flooding event
The fire service must heed relevant warnings to prepare for predictable major events and increase department resilience for the truly unpredictable events
Chief William Halstead led the department’s response to the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The two Fire Integrated Real time Intelligence System planes can send real-time images, data and projections to firefighters and emergency managers
The president approved a disaster declaration that brings new financial resources to remote stretches of the state devastated by fire since early April
One wildfire has merged with a newer fire to form the largest blaze in the state, leading to widespread evacuations in Mora and San Miguel counties
The Emergency Management Performance Grant helps governments make key investments so that they can better respond to disasters
It’s time for ICs to reevaluate the first-arriving transport options and coordination with the facilities that will receive patients
The best way to avoid analysis-paralysis during an MCI is to ‘get some of your thinking out of the way’ beforehand
After a tornado tore through Mayfield, fire crews searched for survivors, evacuated the local jail, and mourned a friend
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
News of Fire Chief Darryl Jones’ promotion was first made Friday as the chief helped lead the response efforts to the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center report reveals several factors that influenced the crew’s decision to stay, including an unheeded warning
Risk identification must go beyond simple yes-or-no questions to consider the various mitigation options
Chief Goldfeder explains how to set the expectations among the crew to enhance scene safety
Downey represented the State Fire Marshal’s Office at the incident to coordinate the state USAR response
Community support and agency coordination will be essential to assist search, rescue and recovery missions across the Midwest
Battalion Chief Jordan Saas said 8 of those sent are collapse specialists, and 2 will be on the incident management team
National Guard members and emergency workers from across the state were pouring into Mayfield to help with a search and rescue operation
Dozens of emergency vehicles also responded to a roof collapse at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill.
A department report shows that 100+ members live out of state, forcing shift trades and hampering response efforts to major incidents
FirstNet, warning systems focus of House subcommittee update
The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
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