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Several Midwest public safety agencies this week either tested their emergency warning sirens as planned or sounded a siren as a warning of what to expect from now on; one accidentally sounded a real alarm.
The 15 deaths in the first two months of the year are by far the most in this time period since 2015 and almost five times the nine-year average of 3.2 deaths, according to data obtained by CT Insider.
The pop-up warming shelters were said to have achieved the goal of shuttling people inside during January’s five-day, four-night arctic freeze, but some have concerns about security at the shelters.
Officials at Eau Claire County, Wis., have debuted a new dashboard that displays “up to the minute information” on weather, fires and related events. Issues identified in an update of the county Hazard Mitigation Plan also will be incorporated.
Early CPR — an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating — and rapid defibrillation from an AED are proven methods in improving a person's chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest.
The county first responders took a tour of the Texas State Technical College’s Immersive Interactive lab and its ambulance simulator. The county recently purchased its own immersive interactive lab.
The new $74 million upgrade is scheduled to go live in October and will improve radio coverage by expanding capacity from 3,000 radios to 5,000 and moving the system into the 700- to 800-megahertz frequency range.
The storm will begin Thursday and could last through Sunday. Blizzard warnings are in effect in the Sierra Nevada and up to 12 feet of snow is possible.
The award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used in some of the state’s highest risk areas for wildfire prevention, as well as improving forest health and building community resilience.
The city commissioned the study to evaluate how Missoula’s emergency medical system is operating. It laid out 15 recommendations for the city to consider on ramping up its medical response methods.
The Huron County Emergency Management Agency will test its alert system on March 19 to check its compatibility with the solar eclipse in April, as well as to ensure officials are trained for a future emergency event.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and officials from the Colorado Rockies are planning to practice responding to a simulated active shooter scenario during a baseball game at Coors Field in Denver.
Residents of New Baltimore, Mich., have long complained of flooding in their neighborhoods after major storms. The City Council has approved a proposal to complete a topographic survey of the area to improve the drainage plan.
Authorities, fearing the effect of additional rain on hillsides and creek beds already saturated by a massive storm earlier this month, issued flash flood warnings for a swath of Los Angeles.
The Virginia Office of the AG wants to use the intelligence gleaned from a study, and technology funded through criminal forfeitures and seizures, to make understaffed police agencies more efficient and effective.