Emergency Management
From gathering necessities to understanding the hazards once the winds have ceased, these seven steps will ensure your community is prepared for a major storm
The Emergency Management and Response — Information Sharing and Analysis Center will cease operations on June 1 amid cost reviews and federal restructuring directives
Forecasters expect an active Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 19 storms and five major hurricanes likely
The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history is 55 percent contained
Responders found as many as 40 pipe bombs and other explosive devices in the rural apartment
Rescuers had to free victims after one train slammed into the back of another
Experts are trying to determine how much advance warning is optimal for the public’s safety
The team was sent to Plaza Towers Elementary where emergency crews pulled the bodies of a handful of children from the debris
The National Weather Service reports several tornadoes hit leaving five dead
Officials still do not know why the initial car exploded, but that explosion set off a second car
A QR code listing the hazards is fixed to the farm’s mailbox and can be scanned by a smartphone
One woman died when she was swept away from the top of her car, another person is missing
Firefighters were unable to get any closer than a block from the fire due to intense heat
When all of the television trucks have gone home, firefighters will be there to help each other through tragedy’s aftermath
Officials say it is lucky that no one died and that there were not more injured than the 72 who required treatment
One rescue worker suffered smoke inhalation
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Nearly all 50 calls that flooded in during 35 minutes came from within a mile of the plant after blast
Fifty-one victims remain in the hospital; three of them are in critical condition
Business and industry cannot be trusted to self-police when it comes to fire safety
West, Texas, mayor said that at least 10 of the 14 killed were first responders
Her attorney said that he has talked with federal officials and is trying to work out how best to proceed
The bombing in Boston stirred those who lost loved ones in Oklahoma City
Tsarnaev is still unable to be interrogated, but is expected to live
The company’s own risk plan said its materials were not a fire or explosion hazard
Plant owner said he will never forget the self sacrifice of first responders
The burst of activity came at the end of a tense day in and around Boston, just after they announced scaling back the hunt
150 buildings cleared by searches after massive blast demolishes neighborhood
One resident said in the small community everyone knows who the volunteer responders are
Police Commissioner: ‘We believe this to be a man who’s come here to kill people’
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Despite being far from the fire, photographers are engulfed in the shock
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