Emergency Management
As President Donald Trump prepares to visit the wildfire-ravaged state, he’s focusing on the state’s water policies, threatening to withhold disaster aid unless changes are made
The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake broke out on Jan. 23 and burned nearly 16 square miles
The National Weather Service warned of a “particularly dangerous situation” for parts of Los Angeles due to the Santa Ana winds
So far there have been at least 55 deaths associated with Sandy; here’s how the numbers breakdown
Fires in the shore town hit hard by Sandy are burning again
Household pets and even animals from city zoos are in danger after the storm hit
Emily Rahimi posted more than 100 tweets keeping residents updated and passing along vital information
The crane is hanging 1,000 feet over a busy street in Manhattan
Former Chief Don Horton who was reinstated as Portsmouth’s deputy fire chief in charge of emergency management quit as Sandy was looming
The Pa. woman was trying to “save” a couple dozen wild ducks from a creek as her toddler started to follow her
Vastly different water levels are making boat rescues difficult for firefighters
More than 190 firefighters battled the blaze for 9 hours and used boats to make numerous rescues
A look at how to think and act smart during an extreme weather situation
FEMA brought generators and other supplies to an area from Maine to N.C. to W. Va.
The monster storm set to hit the East Coast this weekend could be of historic proportion
Battalion Chief Jeannine Horton was accused of leaving a crew at the scene of a major brush fire
The students and teachers were forced to leave after a nauseous odor sickened dozens of people
Interesting products were demonstrated at the European Resuscitation Council 2012 Congress in Vienna, Austria, last week
Firefighters were not provided food, water or key equipment after the devastating 2011 earthquake
Call center dealt with more than 400 calls after the initial quake; no injuries or major damage was reported
The memorial in Shanksville marks the grounds where a hijacked United Airlines jet crashed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
While some fixes are in place, more still needs to be learned on how best to communicate disaster information to large sections of the public
One terminal at Baton Rouge airport was shutdown for 3 hours
After being destroyed by the 2011 tornado, Joplin fire stations are slated to be repaired
Mount Soputan, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, sent smoke and ash a mile into the sky
Medics could not reach the man in the record setting snow storm
Those afflicted with cancer and other illnesses from 9/11 will need to be reviewed through the WTC health program
The firefighters climbed 110 stories, the same height as the Twin Towers
The rail industry is fixing the design flaw in new cars, but resisting retrofitting the 45,000 still in use
The public was not warned in time about the environmental dangers at last months oil refinery fire
Reflections on the effects that fateful day had then and now on the fire service
Fire crews made several rescues in this recent spate of flooding
New York City hit by what may have been a tornado