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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While the plans take shape, emergency officials are working without a clear idea of how many doses of the two authorized vaccines — manufactured by Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna — are coming, and when.
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The new vehicle, a 2019 Ford Braun Liberty ambulance with a Stryker Power-LOAD system, cost $224,230 and was purchased through the Luzerne County COVID-19 Relief Block Grant Program funded by the federal CARES Act.
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Stanford Medicine officials also studied guidelines — then built a mathematical algorithm that prioritized people who on paper were at high risk for COVID-19, such as older employees. But not all who came into contact with patients were doctors and nurses.
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The flooding could come from a rapid warmup Thursday, melting heavy snow from a week ago. The snowpack around Binghamton holds several inches of water, and 2-4 inches of rain on top of that could cause severe flooding.
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The first amateur radio transmission from space was in 1983 from astronaut Owen Garriott aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. He was a licensed ham who used his equipment in Houston to chat with his father in Oklahoma.
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About 12% capacity remains in Orange County ICUs, Sunday's update said. When officials adjust that number to reflect the stress COVID-19 patients are putting on the health-care system, they peg capacity at basically 0%.
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In July, Chester County reported the state's first pediatric death associated with COVID, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. The child was reportedly under the age of five.
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So far this month, hospital intensive care unit bed availability hovered between 1.5 and zero percent as hundreds of staffers from hospitals are quarantined from either being exposed to or testing positive for COVID-19.
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As the first vaccine from Pfizer rolls out this week and one from Moderna looks poised to start reaching people on Monday, scientists say minor side effects, such as fever, are a sign that the vaccine is working.
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State health officials said Thursday that they are finally starting to see a decline in virus spread after a monthslong surge that has put pressure on the health-care system and caused record hospitalizations and deaths.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a guide to help emergency managers and community stakeholders ask the right questions to maintain and restore vital services after a disaster.
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How soon vaccinations will be available to the general public remains to be determined. Johnson County, Texas, Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore estimated late January/early February at the earliest.
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A shipment containing 1,950 doses of Pfizer's vaccine arrived at Marin County's emergency operations center on Wednesday morning. Health officials distributed the doses to local hospitals and skilled nursing centers.
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Elkhart County Emergency Management Director Jenn Tobey said environmental health and code enforcement staff will lead visits and mostly provide education. There’s a list of operations that they’ve had complaints about.
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The shelter has opened a one-person quarantine room and is offering COVID testing Wednesday afternoon, and anyone who tests positive is transferred to a Christ Hospital-affiliated “step-down center.”
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In a country of 11 million, there have been 234 confirmed deaths. Across the border in the neighboring Dominican Republic, with roughly the same population, the pandemic has killed almost ten times that number.
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Cuomo said each lead hospital will develop a phase two plan for the region it covers. He said he’s taking a regional approach because the distribution will need to work differently in different parts of the state.
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“It’s honestly been one of the worst things I’ve dealt with in my career. Seeing people die alone is really emotional for me. It’s really hard. I just can’t imagine my family member or myself going through that.”
