Emergency Management
Ken Pagurek stepped down after delays in deploying FEMA teams to deadly Texas flooding, citing growing frustration with DHS oversight and the Trump administration’s handling of disaster response
The number of people missing after the July 4 floods in Texas has dropped to just three as search efforts continue and officials praise rescuers for their progress
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Bossier City Fire Chief Brad Zagone wants to purchase the vehicle in case of an active shooter situation
After two families claimed deaths due to 911 issues, Assistant Dallas Police Department Chief David Pughes said he is confident it will not happen again
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“We were able to handle it because of our people, our training, our professionalism and our equipment and our relationships,” Chief Greg Cassell said
Chief Sam Pena said HFD must double its spending on engines, ladders and ambulances, and must ramp up its purchases of water rescue apparatus and the training
At least 100 people have been injured, and as many as 1,500 homes and businesses destroyed, according to authorities
Deadly California wildfires are latest natural disaster to displace civilians, damage infrastructure and strain fire department budgets
The fire has destroyed at least 2,000 buildings and sent around 20,000 people a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames
Officials estimated the fire had wiped out “well in excess of” 50 structures and “threatened thousands of homes”
Emergency response planning and training for outdoor mass casualty events has forever changed after the events in Las Vegas
Mike Kordich, a California firefighter, was giving CPR to a badly wounded person when he was struck in the arm by a bullet
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
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