Emergency Management
Incident command challenges are heightened in a region replete with jurisdictional anomalies
A retired police lieutenant turned journalist reports from the frontlines, where courage meets heartbreak
After-action reports and investigations revealed issues with alert systems in past wildfires as well as the timeliness of notifications
Fourteen cars derailed, dumping as much as 30,000 gallons of oil
Firefighters used ATVs to rescue and evacuate residents
Buildings in the historic town of Rutherglen were severely damaged
A tugboat accident set off the pipeline fire that authorities will let burn until the fuel is consumed
The fire is burning in shallow water and will be allowed to burn itself out
The ensuing fire was so hot that it nearly welded the locomotives together
It has been three years since the Gulf oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers
Use information from the tragic nightclub fires as a means to get the fire-safety message home to your public
A well-planned and executed rescue effort played a large role in the victim’s ‘lucky’ outcome to a bad situation
Authorities evacuated an entire town when more than 6 million pounds of explosives were found improperly stored
Experts say meteor activity is normal and likely noticed after meteor hit Russia
70 homes were destroyed in the city’s worst blaze in 20 years
Most of the injuries were from broken glass caused by the explosions when the meteor entered the atmosphere
After years of development and testing, the ECB is in pilot testing
The roof of one of Long Island’s largest malls was leaking after taking on 3 feet of snow
More than 60 were injured when tornados ripped through three Miss. counties and Ala.
The firefighter was one of 15 deaths blamed on the massive snow storm that slammed the Northeast
Ambulances were among the stuck vehicles
140 kits to treat cyanide poisoning are being shippped
The cause of the explosion that killed 32 and injured 121 is unknown
An elevated portion of a highway collapsed when a truck hauling with fireworks exploded
Tribes can now appeal to the federal or state government for help
People fled buildings in a panic as a magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook northern Chile
Responders made several water rescues as flooding set in
Witness: ‘It looked like a bomb hit it’
The fire was controlled within minutes; authorities suspect there may have been a drug lab in the hotel
So far, applicants are getting only 10 percent of their award
No working fire extinguishers, no alarms, no sprinklers, no crowd control and one way out led to tragedy
Senate conducts field hearing to learn about the state of pipeline safety in the United States
Four are dead including a 3-year-old boy as flood waters destroy thousands of homes