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Providers in St. Louis were awarded the money through the Missouri Department of Health’s Crisis Counseling Program, which has for decades been funded by FEMA to help build hope and resiliency in disaster survivors. -
When Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska last month, the hardest-hit communities were accessible only by air or water. That complicated response efforts and makes rebuilding a challenge.
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The training consists of four modules: basic firefighter training, fireground support, exterior firefighting and finally interior firefighting. -
Last year, Boulder County, Colo., spent about $11 million on flood-related road and bridge work.
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When the fire department and 911 center aren’t combating a chemical crisis, they will still be utilizing the state-of-the-art facility during their everyday operations.
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He said police, fire, EMS and animal control must be able to work together smoothly and seamlessly in the event of a disaster.
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The initiative will require a level of cooperation that historically has not existed between the White House and Silicon Valley, which have long been at odds over government surveillance.
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Many of the newly trained police officers and firefighters quickly leave for higher salaries with the county or other agencies.
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Corrective measures have since been taken, including more emergency preparedness staff.
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Over the last year, FEMA reports that there were five disaster declarations in West Virginia.
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FEMA has deployed two liaison officers to the Michigan Emergency Operations Center to provide technical assistance.
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There has been heavy criticism aimed at the organization's national office in Washington, D.C.
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Hopes for quickly repairing their lives hinge on two questions: Did they have flood insurance, and did they have enough of it?
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Between 2003 and 2012, there were three earthquakes in Kansas, but since then, there have been 579.
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Proposed settlement as punishment for a statewide 911 outage two years ago 'woefully inadequate.'
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Back-to-back quakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.4 hit Wednesday and were felt from Oklahoma City to Wichita, Kan.
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Virginia Beach police and fire departments plan to use drones to collect evidence, control traffic, undergo search-and-rescue efforts, assist in water operations and during Amber Alerts.
