Natural Disaster
As we mark 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, Chief Marc Bashoor reflects on recent shakeups at the agency and its ultimate responsibility
Two decades after the devastating hurricane, FEMA’s role is under fire — and the lessons still feel unlearned
FEMA workers who joined a 180-signature letter warning that staff and budget cuts imperil disaster response have been put on indefinite paid leave
There have been no immediate reports of deaths in the aftermath of the wind-whipped blaze outside Denver
Other area departments and businesses joined the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company in Westminster to send the vehicle, hoses and tools
Video shows the thrashing storm as Rudd Firefighter Tyler Hicks kept the siren going to warn the community
“Just because we’ve come home, it doesn’t mean that it is over,” said Lexington Captain Ryan Hogsten
“There are going to be a lot of families not having Christmas,” said Lower Augusta Fire Department Chief Mark Minnier
Crews and team members from within the state, plus Calif. and Texas have been dispatched
Rescuers have had to crawl over the dead to get to the living, said Jeremy Creason, Mayfield’s fire chief and emergency services director
Community support and agency coordination will be essential to assist search, rescue and recovery missions across the Midwest
National Guard members and emergency workers from across the state were pouring into Mayfield to help with a search and rescue operation
Dozens of emergency vehicles also responded to a roof collapse at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill.
FirstNet, warning systems focus of House subcommittee update
Eyewitness accounts described fireballs, mass drownings, an atmosphere marked more by flame than sky and a veritable hurricane of fire
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
FirstNet
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
First responders performed dozens of swift water rescues following record rainfall in the Nashville area
Several people were extricated from damaged homes as first responders conducted extensive search and rescue efforts
A state of emergency was declared in Kentucky following heavy thunderstorms in parts of Appalachia
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