Preparedness and Communications

The 20-year-old public safety radio system for both Bakersfield and Kern County is outdated.

'What’s going on through my head is that I can’t believe it’s only July. How in the heck are we going to make it another three months, plus?'

Officials say outdoor warning sirens are just that — a warning for people who are outside to take cover and find more information.

Defense Distributed, the Texas nonprofit that generated the printer plans, has agreed 'to refrain from posting new information and to block all information from being accessed in Pennsylvania.'

'The bottom line is when you’re talking even a couple hundred dollars a radio that’s a significant impact, especially on some of these smaller departments.'

As a result, 40 percent of small businesses fail after a disaster and many more fail within a year.

Relief from one of the Baltimore region’s wettest stretches on record arrived Thursday, but flood warnings nonetheless remained in effect through the afternoon and evening.

Floods and the cost they bring are engulfing us this week, just two months after the start of hurricane season and as 37 million Americans along the northern East Coast are being threatened by killer flash floods.

Utilities, on the hook for billions, say the state’s liability laws must change.

Some schools are beginning to test facial recognition software, especially after the Parkland, Fla., shooting.

Public health officials in Riverside County reported six heat-related deaths this month. Most of those who died were elderly.

As Santa Rosa and other fire-stricken communities struggle to rebuild, PG&E is lobbying hard for a limit to the financial liability of California electric utilities in the destructive wildfires expected to result from a warmer, drier California climate.

Creating funding and mitigation efforts at the local levels should replace ‘top-down’ approach.

Testing is an opportunity to public safety industry a glimpse into tech adoption for first responders.

'We want to make sure we are prepared for emergency communications.'