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Several members of Lexington’s Urban County Council expressed frustration about how the city responded to Winter Storm Fern, especially in light of the increased frequency of what were once rare weather events.
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Washington, D.C., government shifted to operate with modifications, to ensure essential services remained available during the January snow event. IT played a supportive role behind the scenes.
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NFPA 3000 brings together all responders for a unified response to active shooters.
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High housing costs and time constraints are two big reasons volunteers can’t stick around.
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Extremist groups, Renaud said, often exploit a person's vulnerabilities when recruiting them.
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Motorola PremierOne adds several nuances to previous system for responders.
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FirstNet and AT&T distributed 80 FirstNet devices to fire, police and incident response teams to help connect first responders during the Boston Marathon.
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State law makes it a misdemeanor for a public employee — like fire department personnel — to willfully neglect their duties.
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As solutions are found and security concerns addressed new ones crop up.
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Downloading free app that offers alerts can help residents develop a personalized family emergency plan.
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FEMA’s assistance is to help residents with uncovered expenses related to the storm.
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Sheriff says the state has returned to the county only a fraction of the 911 fees it has collected from county residents.
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The added officers will help the bureau better respond to 911 calls, reduce overtime costs to fill patrol shifts and help patrol officers achieve his and Police Chief Danielle Outlaw's vision of officers "getting out of their cars and getting into their communities."
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'The biggest hurdle is not lack of willingness, it’s not even issue of funding. It’s that everyone across the state…is going to be hiring law enforcement at the same time.'
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Matthew. October 2016. A massive storm that did massive damage, despite the last-hour "wobble" that kept the eye just off-coast, was way back 18 months ago.
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Any siren system for Guilford County would have to cover 644 square miles of varied terrain, much of it covered with dense foliage.
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Climate change is making an already vulnerable situation in the state worse.