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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 social media giant says its users are being inundated with too much content on a daily basis, so it’s increasingly filtering content that shows up in news feeds. -
The quake alert's success in the Napa area this summer spurs an effort to complete an early warning system across the West Coast.
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Adam Thiel, deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security for Virginia, talks opportunities and challenges.
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Save the Children poll suggests that parents aren’t engaged enough in disaster preparedness and states are lacking in minimum standards.
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Last month, the FCC ordered all cell carriers to accommodate text-to-911 systems by the end of the year.
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Local governments throughout the country are using natural disasters as a way to get their infrastructure, personnel and budgets better prepared.
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IT leaders who’ve been at the center of response and recovery efforts reminisce on what went wrong and right, what works and what doesn’t, and how their experiences might be useful for others.
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Governments are recognizing that sharing economy platforms can provide a vital link between needs and resources in times of emergency.
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Atlanta’s transit authority will have its video analyzed using an artificial-intelligence-based software that distinguishes normal behavior from that which seems suspicious.
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Two-thirds of those surveyed thought they could be located to their block when using a cellphone to call 911.
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The civic hacking group develops projects designed to help governments during emergencies.
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Registries of residents who have medical needs offer potentially lifesaving data to officials during an emergency, while aiding everyday planning activities.
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Looking to maximize its water resources, California is finding that better management and efficiency are key.
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The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon is one element of a Pentagon initiative that would give the U.S. military the ability to hit any target in the world within an hour.
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The recent earthquake in California could spur support for a long-debated early warning system.
