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There are lessons to be gleaned from the rubble left behind, from the water marks that are as high as 15 feet branding Fort Myers buildings to the roads washed away as far as 50 miles inland in Arcadia because of river flooding.
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The agency previously offered an online reporting tool, but it was too buggy to use effectively. It was duplicating information within the police department's data management system, so the agency took it offline.
In a report published by the Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education and Outreach, University of Pittsburgh researchers discovered that most train derailments in the region occur near major rivers.
Disasters bring out the best in most of us, and inevitably after a disaster scores of people want to donate and help. Unfortunately, there are plenty of bad actors who are ready to take advantage of people’s emotions.
Many say they are perplexed and frightened that state and federal officials don’t seem to be taking the threat seriously, since the federal government has estimated that flooding would cause $6 billion worth of damage.
Presidio County, Texas, now offers AI-powered live audio language translation technology that translates the caller’s audio and provides a transcript of both the caller’s and the dispatcher’s questions in real time.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said the department’s Emergency Response Team was working at the crash in the Drums area of Luzerne County.
Climate change and management practices have left the Wildland Urban Interface with dangerous fuel loads that burn year after year, causing more destruction and death. A new, unified approach is needed to stem the tide.
It is estimated at least 20% of police calls for service involve a mental health or substance use crisis, and for many departments, that demand is growing according to the American Psychological Association.
The benefits, provided through the Disaster CalFresh food program, are available to those who lived or worked in the affected counties from Feb. 21 to March 22, when the region was hit with torrential rain.
ALEA Senior Trooper Jeremy Burkett told news media gathered at the Tallapoosa County Courthouse that the 28 injured had a “wide variety of injuries” ranging from superficial to critical.
Frank Ray was a police officer for 10 years and knows the stress that first responders go through on the job. He is using his platform as a country music artist to give responders an outlet and a place to find resources.
As social media platforms have grown and advanced since 2013, law enforcement and the U.S. intelligence community have taken a closer look at social media sites for any threats of a pending attack.
The proposed first-responder technology campus would be a hub for 19 agencies and include space for outdoor training and operations, office space, hotel rooms, apartments, and a competition swimming pool.
As of April 1, 2023, all medical device manufacturers are required to submit a Software Bill of Materials that lists all software — and hardware that includes software and open-source libraries — that creates vulnerabilities to hackers.
Among the people shot Monday was Louisville officer Nickolas Wilt, who had been sworn into the force less than two weeks prior. He was shot in the head and was still in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.
