Recovery

Local and national fire officials say evolving technology and safety standards have been driving up cost.

Students will learn critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed across a broad array of careers, such as law enforcement, risk analysis, emergency management and cybersecurity.

One thing that hasn’t succumbed to the floodwaters: humanity.

The shooting comes as a wave of gun violence on college campuses throughout the U.S. has reignited a debate over gun control and laws that block students from carrying firearms on campus.

Written by Mayor Eric Garcetti, the ordinance targets two of the most dangerous types of buildings: brittle concrete buildings and wood apartment complexes with weak first stories, which have killed more than 65 people in Los Angeles’ last two major earthquakes.

The Columbia, Tenn., Fire Department is supplying manpower, the Maury County Fire Department is sending equipment, and the Maury County Office of Emergency Management has connections through FEMA.

It’s situations like the Oregon shooting that the Monroe County, Pa., higher education institutions prepare for, go over frequently.

Two employees of a Kentucky-based company who were repairing railroad tracks damaged in the storm died early Wednesday after their vehicle became submerged in flood waters in lower Richland County.

'Anytime we have an emergency situation, this truck will roll up for people to bring their pets.'

Jones, who joined the U.S. Geological Survey in 1983, is recognized across Southern California for her research and ability to explain earthquakes to the general public.

South Carolina has for years had one of the nation’s weakest dam safety programs, consistently ranking near the bottom of rankings in federal and state government reports.

The Text-to-911 system first detailed in August 2014 and the Smart911 emergency profile database signed onto by the county in August 2015 will both come online.

The myth and legend around Flight 409 has been built up to staggering heights over the last 60 years.

The process began when Inland American Communities Group sent a Conditional Letter of Map Revision request to FEMA this spring.

The Police Department bought the VirtTra V-300, which wraps 300 degrees around users, to force officers to choose in real time whether they should shoot suspects or use their Tasers or pepper-spray.