Natural Disaster
The “Katrina Declaration and Petition to Congress” calls out reductions to CERT, the National Fire Academy and hazard grants as weakening national disaster readiness
The Pickett Fire in Napa County and the Flat Fire spanning Deschutes and Jefferson counties have prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 5,000 residents
Kristin Crowley’s legal claim says Bass ousted her and ran a “misinformation” campaign to shift blame for L.A.’s most destructive wildfire
Crews worked to clear mud, dig roads and deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary
Preparation and early warning are critical, but there’s no guarantee we can match Mother Nature’s forces
Yellowknife residents were given a noon deadline to leave the city as the fire grew six times larger overnight
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
While no fire department is ever fully prepared for such extreme conditions, we must constantly review and practice our response efforts
Amid the flames, first responders are working to rescue and evacuate stranded tourists and residents from the island of Maui
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
Miami-Dade County’s new Emergency Operations Center will have a 12-story fortified bunker for offices and emergency vehicles
Video from the L.A. County Fire Department shows walls and roofs beginning to separate and ground shifts
A supercell struck Matador killing at least 4 people and causing widespread destruction
“We have seen somewhere between 50 and 100 patients,” Ochiltree General Hospital CEO Kelly Judice said
The simulations at the site in Lincoln tested the team’s abilities in concrete breaching, breaking, shoring, lifting and rigging
“The FEMA people said they’d never been treated so well or eaten food as good as they had here,” Wren Firefighter Cheryl Mays said
Over 50 gathered to discuss disaster response and recovery options
ATCEMS performed multiple water rescues, and a volunteer firefighter in Oklahoma activated tornado warning sirens
Extensive damage to the station is forcing Whiteland crews to share a station in New Whiteland, which is a tight fit for the number of members
Little Rock crewmembers experienced shock but kept working to serve the community
More storms in the Midwest and South may bring additional twisters and hail
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
Part of the Florence Fire Department’s roof came off, and the bay doors were blocked
The storm devastated the town of Rolling Fork, including the local hospital, which was forced to transfer patients to other medical centers
Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd said 20-40 people remained trapped near the Salinas River as roads were impassible
USA-01 and USA-2 members were thanked by the U.S. secretary of state and welcomed home by loved ones
USA-01 filled a plane with its crewmembers, equipment and dogs
Hopes of finding more survivors in Syria, Turkey begin to fade
Los Angeles County is sending dozens of search-and-rescue crewmembers, along with six search dogs and three structural engineers
Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts
Crewmembers have endured nonstop days and received thanks while using “all of your skill set of everything that you’ve learned and prepared for”
