Public Safety
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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. -
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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When the Eaton Fire broke out in the foothills near Altadena, the Los Angeles County Fire Department did not have access to a satellite-based fire-tracking program regularly used by other agencies.
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Scores of first responders from several agencies rushed to the scene and residents living with a half-mile of the crash were told to leave their homes. No injuries were reported and BNSF is sending a team to the scene assess the situation.
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"I seen the transformer over there explode and I grabbed my dog and hunkered down with him. You could feel the whole trailer moving and shaking. I thought it was going to come apart. We're just lucky to be alive."
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Firefighters and EMTs and police officers rushed to the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West Reading, Pa., dousing flames and digging through rubble looking for survivors. Others wanted to help, too.
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The shooter, Audrey Hale, had two assault-type rifles and at least one pistol, a police spokesperson said at a briefing. Hale entered the school through a side entrance and traversed the first and second floors of the building.
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The official death toll stood at 21 on Monday, down from 25 as previously announced, as authorities cited the total confirmed by coroners since Friday's Twister, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
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Storm systems brought “thunderstorms, high-velocity straight-line winds and multiple tornadoes." It came after tornadoes took more than two dozen lives in Mississippi and Alabama.
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By Sunday night, the hope for survivors came to an end, the death toll having risen to seven. The final bodies pulled from the debris were believed to be unaccounted-for workers, according to authorities.
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Mass shootings get more attention, but the smaller-scale tragedy of gun suicide represents a majority of firearm deaths in most states. In the United States, suicides make up 57% of all gun deaths.
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Unlike an ambulance service focused solely on emergency medical services, the city's paramedics will be supplemented by firefighters who would be on duty whether the city had an ambulance service or not.
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"A hybrid of a couple of full-time people to lead the department to do the planning and training for the department and take calls during the day when volunteers are typically at work is kind of what we're after."
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Some manufacturers of electric vehicles are eliminating AM radios, one of the ways federal, state and local public safety officials communicate with the public about important information during emergencies.
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"If you live in this area, please pack your 'Go Bag' with necessary essentials: insurance policy, pets, medications, a change of clothes, and LEAVE NOW," the sheriff's office said. "Once the road gives out completely, residents in that area will not have access to emergency services."
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"We wanted a different way for the citizens to talk to 911, and this way we can communicate real-time information that we can share with responders. This is the next generation of 911."
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When faced with seemingly impossible situations and the world watching, leaders have turned to the “craziest ideas” to mitigate the situation even when the odds were against them. Oftentimes, they worked.
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The Woodstock Fire Department was selected for a $132,597 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters grant toward the $139,227 project. The department will chip in $6,629 to meet a required 5% match by the recipient of the grant.
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Marin County is developing a new radar station that will track atmospheric rivers and inform a network with real-time data to help officials respond to potential flooding with a more customized report.
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In a March 15 letter to Pete Buttigeg and Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, elected officials expressed "deep concern" about what they called inadequate federal regulations governing the transport of hazardous materials by rail.
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Ashby, Mass., had declared a state of emergency at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a Boston 25 article reposted on the town's Facebook page. The Middlesex County town received 24 to 26 inches of snow.
