Preparedness

The EMA and other safety agencies had just gone through a train derailment simulation the previous year at the same location, and this was a huge benefit to everyone involved in the real situation.

Yuba County personnel use the model to divide communities into “chunks of real estate” based on geography, the number of people, routes in and out of the county and the different types of hazards in those areas.

“It helps eliminate inefficiencies so we have our law enforcement to respond to our campus but we need, also on larger scale incidents, to be able to communicate with Baltimore city police.”

"This is for people who may be impaired so that instead of calling they can text, and it goes right to our 911 Center. This is all part of the next-generation advancements we are making."

"With police officers, we want you to be Andy Griffith, Chuck Norris and a therapist — all at once and then we want you to make a decision within one-1,000th of a second that'll impact whether someone lives or dies. That's a lot to ask of a human being."

Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., who represents a southwestern Florida district, said in a statement that he supports a clean disaster supplemental “without progressive pork and free from any language that is not directly related to disaster relief efforts.”

The FirstNet Authority mission continues to grow and change as the needs of public safety, emergency management, EMS, academia and health care evolve from voice to data and more.

"911 has become a catchall. While it might be unfair to law enforcement, which doesn’t have the capacity or training, it’s particularly unfair for the community members that don’t feel like they have someone to turn to."

Residents and businesses often call 911 to report cyber crimes, yet officers in smaller jurisdictions aren’t always prepared to identify cyber incidents, collect digital evidence or identify the relevant laws involved.

"With Valdosta being inland, the chances of extreme impacts favor heavy rain and flooding more than wind," said Mike Doll, senior meteorologist with the private forecasting firm AccuWeather.

The Bradenton-born Boylan runs Mike's Weather Page, a website once described by hurricane harbinger Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel as a "one-stop shop" for the latest tropical updates.

The Peabody-based North Shore Radio Association (NSRA) took part in the annual Amateur Radio Field Day, a 24-hour event held by the American Radio Relay League.

First responders can suffer heat-related issues that can be long term and include chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease that can be born of continuous exposure to the heat.

Additional periods of rain will result in high river and lake levels. Duke Energy is moving water through the river system. Please pay close attention to changing weather conditions and take any necessary precautions.

With severe weather expected in North Texas as summer approaches, it's important for residents to know what to do when they hear emergency sirens.

The system is about 30 percent finished and includes a 13-foot flood wall that is lined with grassy terraces for events and visitor lounging. A floodgate is designed to open for vehicles to pass through.

When there's an event like the fast-moving wildfire that spread near Old Naches Highway last week, one of the best ways to get accurate, urgent information is the county's Alert Yakima system.

"Using fake snot for runny noses and best sick-day impressions, patients will pretend to be symptomatic of chemical exposure and go through a decontamination process."