Emergency Management
Is your department ready to launch a natural disaster response amid reduced staffing and backup systems?
Severe flash flooding across western Maryland prompts rescues from cars, houses, schools and businesses
FEMA’s planned shift of disaster recovery duties comes as the Trump administration pushes to downsize federal operations, 17 days ahead of a hurricane season expected to bring above-average storm activity
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
As the investigation into the cause continues, one explosives expert says the furnace is probably not the source
The amount may be based on a $50 billion estimate in damage done by Sandy
Historically, November has been especially tragic; yet out of the large fires has come positive changes
Strong winds fanned the fire through the section of mostly townhomes
2 died and nearly 20 were injured when a health-products plant exploded
Many awaiting power and recovery efforts were hit with more snow and stormy weather
Firefighters are sifting through the rubble looking for survivors
Brigantine fire chief: ‘This was our department’s finest hour’
The state’s emergency management director apparently diverted crews to remove a tree limb from his driveway
Charges that duplicate calls had responders unable to respond to real emergencies
Firefighters are using a controlled burn to contain the 9,000 gallons of fuel
Leader admits at inquest that he should have taken command after a massive earthquake
It took a week to drain the floodwaters that were as high as 10 feet in some places
Given the cut back in resources, these events are even more challenging
Four days after the fire started it burned itself out and the rail cars containing toxic chemicals were stabilized and removed
Despite shortages to the general public, free fuels emergency vehicles first
A dozen members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department are joining two firefighters from Annapolis
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