Emergency Management
From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in emergency management
The president and the first lady toured the damage in the Pacific Palisades where over 16,000 structures have been destroyed
A portion of the Pacific Coast Highway was closed due to mud flows as flood watches went into effect for the Pacific Palisades
Officials call the utility company’s public safety record ‘downright alarming’
Emergency officials say it is a miracle more were not hurt by raging fireball
The city’s 911 call-handling system again called into question
Army Corps of Engineers says many of the levees its examined are in urgent need of repair; some officials dispute those findings
Neither firefighters nor key military officials knew what was in the containers that exploded
Emergency officials worry about increased risk of derailments
Miss. Gov. declares local state of emergency
Firefighters participated in the patient evacuation, carrying one 400-pound patient down 15 stories
All five have had a major influence on how the fire service does business this year, and will certainly influence it in 2013
Much of the country was battered by severe weather
She told firefighters she was asleep on the couch when a tornado tore off her roof and didn’t wake her
With nothing the firefighter could do to help, she turned to her trade as photographer
Firefighters payback relief effort from previous disaster with donations
There are many individual solutions depending on the type of incident
After Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of its equipment Moonachie Fire Department is getting a helping hand
It took an hour for the gas company to manually shut off the flow of natural gas
New federal rules will require 65 plants to have additional emergency equipment
Accurate warnings began in 1978, yet politicians would not prepare for the hypothetical storm
The Rep wants to end the ‘culture of self regulation’
Police: ‘It was stuffed in corners. It was stacked all over’
More than 2,000 first responders will receive assistance
The department worked with the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund to coordinante the donations
NYC medics say Chief Abdo Nahmod mismanaged emergency response to Superstorm Sandy
A utility worker caused the gas leak when he pierced a line, while firefighters were praised for handling the situation
Other local companies are also donating medical equipment
As storms ravaged the Northwest, four firefighters narrowly escaped injury when a tree fell on their apparatus
Officials plan to keep the small mountain town from being overrun on Dec. 21
Firefighters are dumping water on nearby tanks to keep them from igniting; a quarter-mile evacuation has been ordered
The initial fire was out within hours; the 4 workers burned are not as badly injured as originally thought
The volunteer firefighter was among the first to battle the flames and rescue trapped residents
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