Emergency Management
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Fire officials chose not to keep firefighters on duty and pre-deploy extra engine companies despite the weather forecast and increasing winds
The trucks will serve as battery banks to provide backup power and Wi-Fi through Starlink connectivity, aiding residents impacted by outages caused by the Eaton Fire
Asst. Chief: ‘We all got 10 years of experience in two weeks’
All proceeds to go to rebuilding businesses and homes
This will be the first independent review of how the fire service performed after the 2011 earthquake
Fire department: Firefighters were up to their waist in water as they worked to assist people in flooded intersections
Fire chief: images from last year’s tsunami in Japan made people take the threat more serious
Emergency operations centers coming under one roof for the first time
Scene lighting needs to be a new incident management strategy
Immersive Video Imaging Network shows inside of 10 most critical buildings in county
50 agencies responded to oil company blaze, plume showed up on weather radar
Emergency plans required by government often lack specific steps such as coordinating with local authorities, notifying relatives
Virginia Beach Chief Mike Barakey rushed to scene of Navy jet crash
Just because a disaster event is unlikely, doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen to you someday
Residents could be seen walking down street with firefighters, looking at damage after storm
Jack Sullivan, deputy chief for the FDNY EMS, said it was possible one of the workers had been struck by the crane’s boom
Fire blamed for detonating a blast that caused damage as far as three miles away
The tornado cut a 12-mile path leaving millions of dollars in damage
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher Shelly Jones says houses are missing near unincorporated town of Chelsea
Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Office says ambulances are responding to neighborhoods near Huntsville
Storms were part of massive system sweeping across country that spun off tornadoes, caused destruction and deaths in southern Ill. and Mo.
More than 30 people were reported hurt, mostly with cuts and bruises; witnesses said tornado appeared to ‘jump side to side’
Severe storm swept through the region Wednesday
ATF’s International Response Team reports cigarettes, lighters or matches the likely cause of the deadly fire
Alameda firefighters say they have successfully responded to 16 possible emergencies on water since they were condemned for response
A crew was pouring a section of concrete floor when an underlying support beam “sheared away”
Rescue divers still searching for 6 crew members, 11 passengers after Italian ship carrying more than 4,000 hits reef
Broadcast footage showed stunned Dekaney coach Willie Amendola falling backward into cart’s passenger seat as it continued rolling
Fire department says elevator fell at least 2 floors in midtown Manhattan office building; officials say 2 people suffered minor injuries
Japan to conduct physical checkups, mental health care for some 260 firefighters who worked at nuclear power plant after the March disaster
Fire department: Trucks involved included 4 tankers containing gas, crude oil, milk, chemicals; none ruptured
Firefighters from around Orange County took part in California Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 5, 3-day annual training exercise
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