Emergency Management
From hazard mapping to resource deployment, AI is changing the way agencies prepare for major incidents
Burning over 129 square miles in steep, remote terrain, the Gifford Fire has injured at least three people and forced closures in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties
FEMA is now accepting applications for over a dozen grant programs to support emergency readiness, including natural disasters and cyber threats
The 911 landscape has changed as acts of mass violence and other multi-caller/multi-victim high-threat incidents begin to increase
The MedStat ASAP MS250 is an all-wheel-drive utility vehicle that is the size of a Mini Cooper but can transport EMTs, a patient and a full-size cot
More than 400 firefighters are battling the Aliso fire, which has burned more than 250 acres and forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 residents
Dustin Talacko wants to raise $25,000 to make emergency response vehicles more prepared for mass casualty incidents
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
Every La Vergne Fire Department apparatus will now be equipped with ballistic vests and helmets for every firefighter on board
Great active shooter incident training takes a concerted effort to make exercises real, relevant, interesting and captivating for all participants
The three organizations are working together to offer free training during National EMS Week
Feedback will be accepted through June 30, 2018
State agencies, the district of Columbia and the federal government are participating in hurricane response training as part of 2018 National Level Exercise
The standard includes guidance on unified planning, response and recovery guidance and civilian and responder safety considerations
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
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