Emergency Management
Los Angeles Fire Commission President Genethia Hudley Hayes said a draft report had been sent to Mayor Karen Bass’ office for “refinements,” raising concerns about outside influence
Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore acknowledged that the department’s after-action report on the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire was edited to reduce criticism of LAFD leadership
Families of wildfire victims say trauma, illness and suicide followed the Palisades Fire, filing lawsuits that name Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and other agencies as responsible
Flooding in and around Roswell left two people dead, several injured and a trail of destruction
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FEMA confirmed that some work was put on hold as authorities investigated the threats
Video of one rescue showed Hillsborough County deputies saving a teen clinging onto debris in floodwater
Before the storm hit, the home of MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays was set up as a base camp for 10,000 emergency workers to aid in debris cleanup and response efforts
Hurricane Milton produced several tornadoes before making landfall as a Category 3 storm south of Tampa
As Hurricane Milton approaches, many Waffle House locations along the Gulf Coast have closed in preparation
Colorado Task Force 1 members had successfully located a woman who had been missing for several days in McDowell County
Baxter International has temporarily closed its largest plant spurring hospitals and EMS to plan for IV shortages
Hurricane Milton was downgraded to a Category 4 storm as it approached Florida’s Gulf Coast
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said false claims about withholding aid are demoralizing to relief workers
Search teams and volunteers continue to search through storm damage as states slowly recover
Mayor Brandon Scott said the city is readying a team of call takers, dispatchers, support staff and a supervisor to deploy in a few hours
Basic supplies arrive by airlift, truck and mule as at least 121 deaths are recorded
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
A fire on the roof of the BioLab plant on Conyers caused the sprinkler system to mix with a water-reactive chemical
Over 50 search and rescue teams are spread across several states as officials warn that the recovery will be lengthy
USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene
The Category 4 hurricane struck Florida with maximum sustained winds estimated at 140 mph
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The research found that a 5-degree jump in the daily average temperature can prompt hundreds of additional calls to 911 over a month
Officials found no preliminary evidence of a “terrorist” attack related to an SUV that crashed through a fence and hit a valve at the Deer Park station
The explosion shook homes in Deer Park and La Porte, caused grass fires and burned utility poles
Public safety departments and agencies did not develop plans such as having extra staff on duty, staging apparatus or supplies in high-risk areas, or possible evacuations.
FEMA has so far spent more than $3 billion on Lahaina wildfire recovery
Three wildfires have burned over 100,000 acres combined and injured several firefighters
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The Line Fire east of Los Angeles has burned over 27 square miles
An increase in natural disasters has compounded problems for first responders across Texas and other states
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