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A preliminary estimate from Accuweather estimates millions of dollars in loss from flash flooding in the Hill Country over the Fourth of July weekend. The death toll now exceeds 100 and search and rescue efforts continue.
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Emergency responders are using boats, drones, helicopters and horses to search the devastated Hill Country area. President Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration Sunday for Kerr County.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 1211, which requires the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to develop a timeline for a statewide next-generation 911 emergency communications system.
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The insurance company says it could send a team to fly the drone into ravaged areas that might otherwise have been inaccessible or dangerous.
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Experts explain how data from social network maps, acoustic sensors and research can be used in the fight against gun violence.
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With the CDC projecting that the spread of Ebola in 2015 will be upward of a million cases in West Africa, now is the time for nations to step up their prevention efforts.
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The state’s goal is to create a lighthearted and engaging way for residents to prepare for emergencies.
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CDC director vows to “stop Ebola in its tracks” by identifying everyone who came into contact with the patient since he became contagious.
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The number of residential policies has declined in California from 1.2 million in 2004 to 1.1 million last year.
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With funding spigots turning off, law enforcement agencies must find ways to operate more affordably, such as using technology in more efficient ways, which also means being smarter.
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FirstNet has hired contractors at rates up to the $300 an hour. What were the reasons for that and how does FirstNet resurrect itself?
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Mary Schoenfeldt, of the Everett, Wash., Office of Emergency Management, shares her decades of expertise on increasing community preparedness.
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Tips for planning for the evacuation needs of disabled persons in the community.
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At a United Nations meeting, leaders said the world is not doing enough to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and avert a “humanitarian catastrophe.”
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The Pacific Northwest set a record of 43 days as the nation's No. 1 priority for resources across the U.S.
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The dam holds back the ocean, offering low-lying areas flood protection during storms and a hedge against sea-level rise.
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Following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the importance of social media as a policing tool, in particular Twitter and Facebook, soon became apparent.