Emergency Management
Residents in Kentucky and Missouri are assessing damage as more severe weather and potential tornadoes are forecast in the coming days
Is your department ready to launch a natural disaster response amid reduced staffing and backup systems?
Severe flash flooding across western Maryland prompts rescues from cars, houses, schools and businesses
A contractor said the explosion sounded like “a sonic boom” that happened when crews were working on shutting the plant down for repairs
“With 63 percent of normal snowpack in southeast Colorado ... there’s heightened fire awareness,” Gov. John Hickenlooper said
School officials are teaming up with the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters Association to learn lifesaving basics to stop blood loss
Marion County 911 and the Hannibal public school district are teaming up to access any of the security cameras in operation throughout the school district
A review of the Chimney Top fire response reveals how interoperability and communications breakdowns contributed to the fire’s devastation
Public safety leaders must understand the standards and hazards in their area to properly allocate fire stations, personnel and equipment
As the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing approaches, Cambridge Fire Department officials say they are ready for potential terrorist activity
Educating firefighters about autism awareness can help them identify behaviors and special needs in victims that may require modifications in their response
“The launch of the network core comes a year into the FirstNet public-private partnership” FirstNet Senior Vice President Chris Sambar said
Fire Chief Dave Cravens said he closed the station on Monday to allow exterminators to work to remove the bedbugs and to kill any infestation within the walls
The Ready, Set, Go! Program helps communities form wildfire protection plans and teaches them to be aware and act early on those plans
Bainbridge Island residents prepared for the chance that they could be completely cut off from first responders in a major disaster like an earthquake
The tragic incident in Miami, Fla., illustrates the need for training and equipping every fire department for special operations
The purchase comes six months after Hurricane Harvey’s flooding, which exposed glaring inadequacies in the Houston Fire Department’s high-water rescue fleet
The infestation was found after a firefighter went to the hospital to be treated for a rash
The club held a “humanitarian mapathon” mapped out roads and buildings so first responders could easier help the wounded in case of a disaster
The kits, which include a tourniquet, medical gloves, bandages, tape, scissors and gauze are named after Jacob Hall, who was killed in a school shooting
County leaders across the board say they’d rather send too many warning messages than too few during future incidents
Five people, including 11- and 6-year-old boys, have all died from falling trees after a fierce winter storm bringing high winds and heavy rain slammed the East Coast
IAFC, Esri and the Intermedix Preparedness Division are teaming up to build the new software that better tracks emergency resources when mutual aid is required
“We can’t stand idly by, and ensuring we have battery backups for garage doors is a small step that can literally save lives,” Sen. Bill Dodd said
Host Chris Cebollero sits down with three veteran fire, EMS and police experts to better understand the communication issues and challenges facing responders
The Colerain Township (Ohio) Department of Fire and EMS was prepared to respond when an MCI occurred in their service area
“I heard that, ‘It’s an old tradition and you really don’t need a fire siren.’ Well, we do,” Asisstant Chief Joe Flanick said
The proposed NFPA 3000 standard provides a framework to help shape the emergency response models of communities across the United States
The drenching rainstorm that triggered the disaster cleared out and was no longer a hindrance as searchers made their way across a landscape strewn with boulders
NFPA 3000, Standard for Preparedness and Response to Active Shooter and/or Hostile Events, was processed as a provisional standard
New Bedford has extra firefighters, paramedics and EMTs on duty and a 4-wheel fire engine that can go “anywhere, anytime”
Two months after the wine country fires, officials still debate whether more could have been done to give residents earlier warnings
Gov. Jerry Brown is awaiting response from President Trump for the declaration that would help recovery efforts
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