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After a teenager died in a flash flood last summer, the Town Council plans to install two sirens to make sure residents know to seek shelter in the face of a flood, tornado or hurricane. -
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.
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Hawaii is retrofitting its entire emergency siren network, moving to satellite and cellular control technology. -
The “hidden heroes” implemented innovative, collaborative solutions to meet the needs of communities as they worked to rebuild after the disaster.
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In its April 23 meeting, the FirstNet board considers how its future network may have helped in a situation like the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Since 9/11, law enforcement agencies have used federal grants to buy surveillance cameras for areas across the country plagued by crime or potentially targeted for terrorism.
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Legislation that would limit police drone use is still active in 29 state legislatures.
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Legislation is moving through the state legislature that would create the Colorado Firefighting Air Corps, which would make Colorado the second state with its own flying firefighting brigade.
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Officials are combing through files, intercepts and databases to see if they had previous information on extremist activity of the Tsarnaev brothers.
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At least two first responders are among the dead and 60 people still missing.
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Kevin McGinnis is helping to drive the FirstNet board toward the creation of a nationwide public safety network.
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Special event planning requires emergency planners to work extensively with local, state and federal partners to plan for mass causality contingencies.
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Boston PD solicits video footage of finish line, while Massachusetts governor asks for those who may have seen something to call and share their tips.
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Forty-eight sites will be stood up post-disaster, where citizens can go for communication needs and supplies.
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The dance craze that took the Internet by storm is helping spread important messages.
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In some cases, it’s the call-taker who helps a frantic person on the other end of the line administer first aid by giving instructions over the phone.
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It will take an all-hazards tactic, additional campus safety personnel and a new approach to building design for schools to become more hardened against the threat.
