Public Safety
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Rates of ER visits for heat-related illness in Dallas-area kids soared between 2012 and 2023. The findings mirror global trends as temperatures, particularly in the summer, increase. -
A new Google and Muon-backed satellite wildfire detection system promises faster alerts and high-resolution fire imagery. But with false alarms already straining fire crews, its real impact may depend on trust.
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System issues were behind intermittent disruptions to Next-Generation 911 earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency said in a preliminary report. A cyber attack is not believed to be behind it.
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“Once we have a full list of who’s going to participate and where, we will put that out so the public can know where they can go and pick up a rapid test. We expect that they will go quickly.”
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“Volunteer numbers for firefighting have dropped significantly since the 1970s when there were around 300,000 volunteers to about 40,000 today in Pennsylvania municipalities, and specifically Sunbury.”
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Colorado surpassed 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 last week, but more than 2,900 of those came since the start of July, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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One room became available because the COVID-positive patient there, a man, died earlier in the morning. The nurse caring for that patient left Thursday night for home expecting to see him again the next day.
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When it comes to school shootings, what’s the real issue: whether the justice system and school administrators can handle the threats so common around the country? Or is it that guns are too easily available to children?
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The tense confrontation in the summer led to commendations from law enforcement and the School Board recently for their willingness to put themselves between students and potential harm, despite the risks.
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“Many patients are waiting longer than they can, and it’s becoming harder and harder to get them to the right setting. It’s harder to to move them, and that slows the whole flow and people back up the ED.”
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“Tens of thousands are still dealing with water, gas or power outages. Families are in shock and grief over the loss of loved ones,” said Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday.
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“Nearly two years into the disruption of this pandemic, we are all COVID weary and we all want life to return to more normal times. But as the saying, goes, COVID is not done with us.”
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The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will coordinate disaster relief efforts, which includes providing equipment and resources for cleanup. The federal government will pay for 75% of the costs.
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“This is the deadliest tornado event we have ever had. I think it’s going to be the longest and deadliest tornado event in U.S. history. We know that one of these tornadoes was on the ground over 227 miles.”
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Scientists are scrambling to learn more about the COVID-19 variant omicron, while the delta variant continues to ravage some areas of the country, filling hospital beds and killing more patients.
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The rash of mass violence in November and a year-over-year increase in the number of teens killed and injured in Aurora shootings highlight what some city officials and community leaders described as a lack of attention by the city.
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Even without known cases of the Omicron variant, Indiana hospitals reported about 2,750 COVID-19 patients as of Tuesday. That number has more than doubled in the past four weeks, putting a strain on hospitals across the state.
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There is no definite line for when the crisis care plan would be activated as officials closely monitor the status of Maine’s health care system, said Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew.
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Less than half of all Kansans are fully vaccinated, according to the latest Kansas Department of Health and Environment report, while government-mandated public health mitigation measures have mostly fallen to the wayside.
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The spate of threats proliferating on social media has presented police and school officials with the challenge of assessing their seriousness and determining whether to cancel class and close buildings.
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Hawaii’s rains will continue as long as the stream of moisture through the atmosphere continues to drag over the islands. Residents have been warned to stay away from “streams, rivers, drainage ditches and culverts.”
