Emergency Management
Mass gathering coverage plans and preparedness need to include nearby residents, as well as event staff, volunteers and participants
Severe storms swept across several states, triggering dozens of warnings and causing a warehouse collapse
Detailing USAR team capabilities and how deployment takes shape
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
Efforts were in progress Tuesday to find new housing for police, while fire department could not work out of building until fixed
Devastating health effects of earthquakes, along with challenges responders face in wake of natural disaster, are outlined in new report
DC’s emergency management agency will tell people to stay put instead of trying to drive home, which clogs roadways
The Jasper County emergency manager said the department issued two sets of sirens ahead of the tornado and that many people ignored the first siren
The firefighters are part of the Upstate Incident Management Team, which is hosted by the Anderson Fire Department
Disaster events can last for days or even weeks, and take on a different perspective when we think of rehab
Eight people were killed, dozens were injured and 38 homes overlooking San Francisco Bay were torched to the ground
Fire departments can definitely make a difference by spreading prevention-related messages
Disaster experts unanimously said evacuating was the right choice and it saved lives. But these were tough nail-biting calls that are now being second-guessed
Evacuating during an emergency could tax the city’s resources and be decidedly complex and slow
Police officers, firefighters, medics and citizen volunteers will participate in the mock storm to safely transport residents away from the shore
Thousands turned up at the three shelters, as well as at schools not designated as shelters, but many would have been safer at home
Several tornadoes struck Oklahoma City and its suburbs, killing 8; at least 70 others were injured in the city
About 200 homes were damaged in and around a town of about 250 people
The multiagency disaster drill involved 950 first responders who practiced their skills during a 36-hour simulated disaster, which included everything from burning cars to victims trapped in buildings
Memphis is bracing for the worst flood it has seen since 1937; firefighters patrol the city twice a day
Right now the river is around eight feet, but the river may be overflowing by Friday morning
Fire officials say radio system unreliable, implemented too soon, without proper testing or appropriate back-up measures in place
Fire departments in Elgin, South Elgin, Pingree Grove and Hampshire have already shipped donated equipment for the firefighting force in Rancagua