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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 fire department and the Boy Scouts of America have sponsored the Firefighting Explorer Program for more than a decade. -
'We typically plan for the thing that's most likely to happen next. That's a winter storm with a power outage.'
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The lack of storm surge deaths is being attributed by the NHC to its new storm surge watch and warning system.
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'I urge FEMA to fully consider these common-sense projects that will save lives and reduce future costs by mitigating property damage.'
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The suspect already had an arrest warrant in Orange County, Fla., for violating his probation after a 15-year sentence on a separate fraud case.
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These issues have surfaced, to varying degrees, since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, advocates say.
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It is clear that fires can cause far-reaching havoc, even after the blazes are extinguished. Less visible are wildfires’ impacts on public health.
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Emergency managers review their protocols after Hawaii false alert.
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Police, sheriffs, all the way up to the FBI gathered to hash out the challenges of a hypothetical worst-case scenario.
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Council unanimously approved an ordinance to spend $434,000 for the replacement, maintenance and support of the 911 system.
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PulsePoint is an interactive mobile app that alerts citizens within a 400-meter radius when someone suffers a Sudden Cardiac Arrest in a public place.
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California Office of Access and Functional Needs aims to ensure these at-risk populations are supported in an widespread emergency.
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A tsunami warning and a tsunami watch were issued from the western tip of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to San Diego in California in the wake of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.
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'It’s something that can always happen, like the earthquake, but what can you do?” he said. “Everyone is not just going to move.'
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Fatigue remains a widespread problem for EMS workers because many work 24-hour or longer shifts and get little sleep.
