Natural Disaster

Chief Andrew Morgan swapped his Battalion 22 vehicle for a high-axle truck typically used to battle brush fires

The newly released footage shows the work of first responders during last week’s severe storm from the remnants of Hurricane Ida

Storm remnants from Hurricane Ida caused torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state

Forty-five members of the elite rescue team were sent to a staging area in Alabama as the Category 4 storm made landfall in Louisiana

The town of McEwen was pummeled with about 17 inches of rain in less than a day, prompting water rescues, road closures and communications disruptions

The Northern California blaze now encompasses 253,052 acres – an area eight times the size of San Francisco

The vehicle is fully powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, mitigating the need for diesel generators that produce toxic fumes

Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires

Cooling centers, water distribution and other precautions not enough to prevent heat-related fatalities

Crews must focus on the job at hand, not speculate about the cause; we can leave that to the experts

100+ portable assets, including communications vehicles and micro SatCOLTs, will be on hand to support first responders during wildfire and hurricane season

As part of the “ROG the Dog” animal-assisted therapy initiative, 30+ dogs will be stationed across the country to deploy following emergencies

How one hydrant provided hope after the Great Earthquake of 1906, and what was done to ensure the city would never again have to rely on a miracle

Selden firefighters and police officers drove up and down the streets warning the community after the city's tornado sirens stopped working