Emergency Management
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Mount Pleasant, N.C. was set to receive $4 million for storm protection and revitalization before FEMA scrapped the BRIC program, leaving critical projects in limbo nationwide.
The bipartisan FEMA Review Council, now co-chaired by Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth, will lead efforts in reforming and streamlining the nation’s emergency response system
Fire engineer Brian Emery was driving back from a call for a minor crash when hundreds of hysterical people began swarming the vehicle
The city of Twin Falls declared Oct. 8-14 as Fire Prevention Week, and the fire department urges homeowners to have two ways out of every room
The rusting cache included World War II-era artillery projectiles, a bomb casing, a pineapple grenade, mortar rounds and an array of large-caliber bullets
Despite the fact that Apple phones have a chip that can receive FM radio broadcasts, Apple has refused to activate it
Members of the Bluefield Fire Department used its fire engines to block off South Street while more than a dozen of the home’s residents were evacuated
Newark’s Public Safety Department said it will deploy emergency personnel in three teams
Authorities said firefighting efforts and cooler fall weather have slowed the fire’s growth
DMI announced the release of Endzone, which enables responders to handle real-time scenarios from a mobile device
More than 140 New York City firefighters, police officers and other workers are in Puerto Rico to help
Nine New York City police officers and firefighters stayed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma
The sound of chain saws and bulldozers filled the post-storm silence that had spread across San Juan as firefighters removed trees and lifted toppled light posts
The 25-foot-wide crater destroyed the home that Ellen and Gary Miller had lived in for 49 years
The department lost 28 pieces of equipment during the storm, including six engines that cost around $500,000 each
Sources said as the flood hit the city, around 3,000 firefighters were told to stay home
“We can’t help the people who are truly in need when we keep having to deal with people who are minorly inconvenienced,” Fire Capt. Jason Sellers said
“Chokes me up. This is so cool, these boys are all the way from California,” Twitter user Franco Powers said
About 30,000 people heeded orders to evacuate the Keys as the storm closed in, but an untold number did not, in part because staying behind is a point of pride
Fort Lauderdale Deputy Chief Timothy Heiser stressed that crews will not be monitoring social media on a regular basis
“We have to prepare for the worst,” Mayor Carlos Gimenez said moments after instructing more than 650,000 people to get out
A measured, deliberate, intensive approach to identifying, training for and responding to a hazardous materials incident for the fire service
Officials said firefighters and police officers would have to evacuate until wind and surging waters abate
Although the forecast track changes hourly, the Category 5 hurricane has potential to be a devastating blow for Florida
At the time of the request, 269 residences were threatened by the fire, which was 15 percent contained
Some firefighters and paramedics face the task of jumping from one disaster to preparing for potentially another as their home state readies for a possible hit
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the fire is the largest in the city’s history in terms of sheer acreage
The governor said the destruction wrought by Harvey far exceeds both Superstorm Sandy and Katrina
Air quality has been rated unhealthy across the region because of blazes that show no signs of abating, officials said
Academy Sports and Outdoors has hosted more than 400 responders who have traveled from all over the country to help victims in need
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Donnie Glenn and his wife Donna are traveling from shelter to shelter searching for people in need of medical attention
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