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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The Denver Post examined more than 367,000 loans, grants and awards from multiple federal agencies in a first-of-its-kind analysis tracking how federal dollars filtered their way down to the state’s 64 counties.
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Almost immediately upon learning that the pandemic was taking hold and that group meetings were no longer going to be allowed, Surprise deployed its virtual EOC using Evertel’s first responder app.
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No travel was advised in the southwest and south central regions of North Dakota, including Burleigh and Morton counties, and authorities closed I-94 from the Montana border to Jamestown late in the afternoon, along with U.S. Highway 52.
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Marin County has committed to spending its first $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act money in six areas: homelessness, racial equity, climate change, fire facilities, economic impacts, and public and mental health services.
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The state's largest utility agreed to pay more than $55 million in order to avoid prosecution on last year's Dixie Fire — the second largest wildfire in California's recorded history — and the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County.
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The National Weather Service of Columbia states that five counties suffered damage from the twisters, one of which reached powerful EF-3 status, meaning it generated winds between 136 and 165 mph.
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A total of 46 homes in Bamberg and Orangeburg counties were either destroyed or damaged during the severe weather earlier this week.
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Tornadoes can appear without warning, so it’s important to be prepared. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency offers tips and information to get ready for tornado season. What’s the difference between a watch and a warning?
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Specifically, the private meteorological organization says there will be 16 to 20 named storms this summer, with six to eight strengthening into hurricanes and three to five becoming major storms.
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Seconds later they got a tornado warning on their cellphones and a phone call from their hysterical 17-year-old daughter that she was trapped inside her trailer, just yards away from the main house, and that it was shaking and she couldn't get out.
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Mifflin has one of the highest COVID-19 death rates among U.S. counties with at least 40,000 people, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University — 591 deaths per 100,000 residents.
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Emergency Management Coordinator Rick Saldaña said fire conditions and the conditions of current fires harken back to 2008, when Hidalgo County saw some-60,000 acres burn to ash, 40,000 of it in one fire.
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The county’s first combination fire and EMS department was officially established by commissioners in October 2020, and for the past 2 1/2 years, county staff has been working to help develop the department.
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The judge ruled that the group, Integrity in Government Spending, did not have any connection to the area of the Marshall fire burn and thus “does not claim that it would benefit or suffer any harm based on the outcome of the bid award.”
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Some $4.7 million of the total $11.2 million in FEMA aid went to Whatcom County, which suffered more than $150 million in damages from two rounds of severe Nooksack River flooding after drenching storm systems hit Western Washington.
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In the Bay Area, these once largely unknown public officials have often been celebrated for their aggressive response to the pandemic, issuing some of the most restrictive — and protective — orders in the country.
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They comforted the elderly and the poor. And they ventured into parts of our community where the risk was the highest and the damage was the greatest. No one will ever know how many people didn’t die or get gravely ill because of their efforts.
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“In addition to a substantial hourly pay raise for both Brunswick fire and police departments, Brunswick First aims to also add a $1,200 to $1,500 annual stipend for either rent or mortgage for those safety officials who make Brunswick their home.”
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