Public Safety
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On Sunday, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency after extreme storms hit upstate New York and ahead of several days of temperatures forecast to break records both upstate and in New York City. -
The North Area Technical Rescue Team is a 30-year-old, 150-member group that performs specialized rescues in Denver’s northern suburbs, including rope, confined space, trench and collapse rescues.
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Officials in Grand Traverse County, Mich., are seeking county board approval for an artificial intelligence-powered “call taking system” that would help identify and reroute non-emergency calls to 911.
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Extremist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant also are using well-produced propaganda to draw outsiders to their cause, according to a top Department of Justice official.
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As the overdoses balloon, Delray Beach police are trying to fight back with another drug: naloxone.
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The study, published in the medical journal Lancet, showed 42 patients developed symptoms of GBS, which causes the immune system to attack parts of the nervous system.
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'He was just spraying. The deputy and police chief go in taking fire and, thank God, shoot and kill the shooter.'
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'We are simulating a wind event where we had people and animals displaced. Some have been involved in contaminated water.'
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The ordinance replaces the city’s now-obsolete civil defense ordinance, which was written in the 1950s or ’60s.
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There are more than 5,000 structurally deficient bridges statewide. Slightly more than one in five bridges fits into the category.
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The court approved the purchase of AlertSense, a public alert system that Emergency Management Director David Sunn said he believes could ultimately be a money saver for the county.
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Tornadoes churned across many states, from Louisiana to Georgia, but the most destructive were in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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City Clerk Tim Spanos lamented the damage done in his office, which saw several 19th century record books soaked.
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Pittsburg County, Okla., Office of Emergency Management Director Kevin Enloe said the measure allows himself, along with Deputy Directors Lois Lupardus and Hillary Steele, to carry weapons as long as they meet the state requirements for concealed or open carry of firearms.
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One sewer line worker, Jack W. Blake, was taken to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Another worker, Edward Schanz Jr., had entered the sewer to rescue Blake but survived the poisonous fumes.
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Virtual interaction tools can help limit the possibility of miscommunications during a crisis.
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Why does communications remain the thorny problem that it is?
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School officials said automatic calls about the situation went out to the children's emergency contact phone numbers but some parents missed the message.
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FEMA grants for uninsured losses include $7.3 million to 1,149 households in the St. Louis area.
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Ken Trump, president of the National School Safety and Security Services, says the research he's done points to an escalation in school violence – driven by technology.
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The equipment will help protect personnel as they provide emergency care to victims during an active shooter incident.
