Emergency Management
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In the days after the Palisades Fire began, tensions between Bass and Crowley emerged, with Crowley saying on television that the city had failed her and her department
Chief Tim Pellerin will testify on behalf of a bill that would appropriate funds to train firefighters to handle large-scale petroleum fires in trains and other transports
Mudslides make for extremely difficult rescue operations because there are very little void spaces where people could potentially survive
Only three of those killed in the March 22 disaster are still unidentified; the missing list has gone down to 12 from 13
The number of confirmed dead increased from 18 to 21; searchers are worried about dysentery, tetanus and contamination
Fire commission chairman: ‘There are so many questions, so many people wanting information and it’s just a grueling, thankless position’
Fire chief: Chances of finding survivors is slim, but we’ve not given up
The program has allowed individual committees to come up with and prioritize recovery projects in their communities
At the end of the training, Fire Chief Paul Nemes said he was convinced his department could handle a disaster like rail and oil fires
After a fire ripped through 110 condominiums in 26 buildings, emergency planners have improved response, prevention and notification
Better emergency-response planning along train routes is among the safety changes
Rail disasters are growing more frequent and more severe and can happen in just about any community
While driving the crew noticed the woman struggling and stopped to help
Officials cautioned that the water may still have a slight licorice-type odor, raising the anxieties of some who believed it was still contaminated
Hundreds of homes in the 1,300-year-old town were destroyed but no deaths were reported
About 300,000 people remain without drinking water
“The biggest concern is the propane cars...if they happen to explode, we’re looking at major damage,” fire chief Tim Corbin said
They don’t happen often, but when they do, railroad disasters can quickly overwhelm the best-prepared departments
The mile-long train sent a fireball and plumes of black smoke into the sky
Several boulders as large as a delivery van fell hundreds of feet
Volunteer firefighters have protected all 25 buildings from fire damage so far
The hole is 90 feet wide and six stories deep; four homes have been demolished
The islands nation was hit by one of the worst storms ever recorded
When 11.7 billion gallons of water overwhelmed Colorado, fire and rescue crews answered the call — here’s what we learned
Applications have come in the greatest numbers from firefighters, police officers and construction workers who spent months on the smoking debris pile
Mapping out the year’s training and drilling plan is the first step to better preparing volunteer firefighters
As the situation unfolds, those who live near the Capitol are experiencing a ‘here we go again’ feeling
Training for an active-shooter event must happen both individually and across multiple agencies
Hundreds of rescuers are combing the area looking for survivors
The system would be similar to what exists in Japan and Mexico
A firefighter radioed he was trapped in a tree; rescuers were trying to get through, but were blocked by debris
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