Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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Federal programs will cover most of those costs. But state government still is on the hook for $30.4 million in damage to state roads and $33.5 million in damage to public buildings and other infrastructure, debris removal costs and the cost of emergency protective procedures – including evacuations.
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Preppers are ready. It is widely believed that .22-caliber ammunition will become currency in a disaster scenario.
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365 day fire season, and in the Southeast!
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The blaze destroyed more than 150 homes and businesses as flames whipped by high-speed winds raged through displacing more than 14,000 residents.
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Members of the Chattanooga Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue Team have been called to help in Athens, Tenn.
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This will be a great job for someone with the education and a bit of experience.
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I've decided that experience and character is not a criteria.
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This job will draw many applications
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Data from the U.S. Geological Survey show that the top annual floods along some San Antonio’s urban creeks and rivers have become more intense.
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According to authorities, the man who unleashed an attack at Ohio State today used his vehicle to run people over, and then wielded a butcher knife. He was killed by a campus police officer.
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The CodeRed system can be used to alert people to a variety of situations, from evacuation notices, weather advisories and highway closures to fire emergencies.
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Throughout Hurricane Matthew and its aftermath, Southeastern Regional Medical Center faced failing generators, an influx of people looking for shelter and impassable roads.
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In the new map, dozens of structures are already gone, swallowed up by the higher seas that have pushed inland, and hundreds of the remaining buildings are now awash in broad bands of red and orange.
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The grants cover repairs, temporary housing and other approved essential disaster- related costs.
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Over the years, planners, engineers, water quality experts and others have come to recognize how urban development can drastically alter the landscape and exacerbate flooding.
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What will be retained, and what will be replaced by the new administration?
