Emergency Management
Flash flooding in northern West Virginia killed five after intense rains overwhelmed infrastructure, swept away vehicles, and forced residents to flee
Firefighters accounted for all reported missing after rescuing over 70 people across the city
Jeremy Greenberg’s resignation follows a wave of leadership changes at FEMA as Trump urges states to reduce dependence on federal disaster support
Chief William Dent said his crews don’t have the means to put out such fires and training for them doesn’t “always make the highest priority”
The transition was marked by gathering 200 firefighters, National Guard members, first responders and volunteers for a ceremony punctuated by a lone bagpiper who played “Amazing Grace”
The plan would require rail companies to notify responders when transporting a hazardous material through their jurisdictions
NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman said the government needs to take steps immediately to protect the public from potentially catastrophic oil train accidents
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Fire chief: ‘We’re up against the Earth, and the Earth’s movement is an extremely powerful thing.’
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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
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