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New Jersey has 442 structurally deficient bridges. That doesn’t mean a bridge is in danger of collapsing, but that it has deteriorated over time and can’t carry the same load or weight it was designed to when new.
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The company, in business for eight years, sells software for records management and response. First Due also serves state and local customers, along with the Department of Defense and other agencies.
The project, delayed in part by supply chain issues, was first announced in 2021 in response to first responders' complaints about having difficulty communicating in certain rural areas where the terrain is rugged.
City mayors, town supervisors and other government officials from across Niagara County, along with first responders and law enforcement agencies from the federal to local level, engaged in countless hours of preparation.
The Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project team forecasts 23 named storms, including 11 hurricanes. The Climate Adaptation Center in Florida is predicting 24 named storms, 12 hurricanes.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrote that federal grant money is a “key resource to ensure that firefighters — and the cities, towns you serve — are appropriately protected from fire-related dangers.”
The Allen County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office and Allen County Emergency Management Agency set up an Emergency Operations Center. Weather conditions appear to be nearly perfect for today's eclipse.
The United States Geological Survey has a burgeoning camera system that monitors mostly river systems that emergency managers can use to visualize and gather data on flooding threats.
“It’s the one place that I can think of in the country that you can walk into and just punch a worker in the face and the response is something like, ‘Okay, we’re sorry that something upset you, do you want a sandwich?’”
"We get to see the different types of container cars — how they function. This helps us relay information to the railroad. We learn the terminology so we can tell Norfolk Southern what's needed."
The state began transitioning in November 2018 when Durham County 911 joined via AT&T ESInet, hosting a hosted call solution and text messaging, and Anson County 911 completed the state’s transition in February.
The Ohio Department of Transportation will tell motorists not to stop along Interstate 90 but expects that “impromptu” events will spring up as the eclipse starts and cars begin pulling over.
The weather service issued two high-wind warnings and one wind advisory that together cover the state. The two areas expected to experience the strongest winds are the eastern Massachusetts coast and the northern Berkshires.
“I can call for a pizza on my cellphone and they know exactly where I am, but emergency service is pretty far behind right now. For something like 911, we should have accurate information. There’s no question about that.”
The county signed a $2.49 million contract in late 2022. Today, the company is a little over halfway done with siren installations that began in 2023, according to the director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency.
Iterate.ai, based in Denver, is offering its threat detection software to K-12 districts free of charge. The company’s initiative was followed by state legislation calling for school grants to pay for security systems.
