Emergency Management
To reduce wildfire risk, the Santa Rosa Fire Department is deploying over 1,000 goats and sheep to graze 130 acres of dry brush across city sites
Flash flooding in northern West Virginia killed five after intense rains overwhelmed infrastructure, swept away vehicles, and forced residents to flee
Firefighters accounted for all reported missing after rescuing over 70 people across the city
The IMT team will deploy for a 16-day mission to help assist with Hurricane Dorian response efforts
The shooting began with an interstate traffic stop where a man opened fire on police with one of two troopers inside a patrol car struck by gunfire
Incident Management Team (IMT) members will help responders there with logistics, planning and personnel coordination
The VA-TF2 team already has 14 first responders in Puerto Rico assisting in relief efforts
Officials are unsure how many or where people will show up for the events
Teams are working on multiple contingency plans in anticipation of thousands descending on rural Nevada
An untold, large number of people may be coming to Lincoln County, Nev. in late September, with some perhaps unhinged enough to try and take on the military
Assessing levels of protection, situations in which to don body armor, and active shooter policies and procedures
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
A team of firefighters, medical crews, and hazmat specialists will provide search and rescue support, medical support, communications and damage assessment
What firefighters need to know about mitigating electrical emergencies
Reviewing building construction, unique hazards, and mistakes and lessons learned from fires in these dangerous occupancies
Fire crews were investigating a report of a gas leak and evacuated the area before the explosion occurred
All of those injured were alert while being transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
About 100 firefighters, 20 engine crews and three helicopters were fighting the fire and another 100 firefighters are expected to arrive Sunday
The study will focus primarily on large-scale fire and emergency medical risks, the resources available and the agreements that may be needed
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
Of the 21 injured, 16 people were taken to the hospital and one person was transported with serious injuries
First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus
Officials say one victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them
911 callers were put on hold and transferred, and the emergency radio system froze due to excessive traffic during the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Key takeaways from the in-depth New York Times article detailing the risky firefighting efforts at the beloved monument
California received the largest award in the country, totaling $11,399,076 to improve its 911 centers
Download the eBook for a closer look at active shooter response efforts in the context of this first-of-its-kind standard
The 16 people injured in the crash were all transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
The gunman was killed by police less than a minute after he started shooting
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called the shooting “a heinous and senseless act of violence”
Several victims had to be dug out of a 30-foot-by-25-foot section of the bluff that gave way and dumped rock and sand onto the people below
A level-two mass casualty event was declared to free up the resources needed to address a large number of injured people
This timely and important event is a significant cross-disciplinary training opportunity for all public safety personnel
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