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While the city has used drones before, Chief Roderick Porter said the two new aerial vehicles the department is getting under a contract with security tech company Flock Safety are more advanced. -
A study from the National Emergency Management Association and Deloitte finds that the cycle of response to and recovery from both natural and human-made disasters is not sustainable. Investing in prevention is critical.
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The project from the state Department of Environmental Quality mimics nature’s way of handling excessive rainfall, using a large retention pond and indigenous plants to capture water and slow its release into a nearby creek.
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King County, Wash.,’s new 12-point Wildfire Risk Reduction Strategy enlists the expertise of 29 different local entities but also calls on the public and private forest landowners to do their part to mitigate wildfire risk.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has revised its hurricane prediction from May, including a slightly lower chance of an above-average season and fewer named storms.
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A study by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources suggests that a major earthquake and ensuing tsunami from the Seattle fault could produce waves up to 40 feet high and inundate the area with 20 feet of water.
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Getting resources to immigrant communities can present challenges — like language barriers, limited internet access and transportation and mistrust — but Harris County and the city of Houston managed to pull it off.
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Tests have not shown elevated levels since April. This sustained increase in viral load demonstrates that there may be community increased COVID-19 transmission.
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A heat advisory for the region was issued Monday by the National Weather Service. The advisory was to remain in effect from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a heat index value as high as 108.
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The city was one of 11 municipalities to receive a grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to upgrade its emergency shelters. The funds will be used to purchase and install generators at various locations.
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The new number routes calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Experts say diverting mental health-related calls will take pressure off of emergency room personnel, 911 operators and law enforcement officers.
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While an especially rainy spring delayed the start of wildfire season in Oregon, state officials now say the hot, dry conditions are once again primed for fire activity.
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The city could use the notification system to push a variety of important information out to residents, he said, but he cautioned too many notifications could make residents unsubscribe from the alert system.
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The funding, approved by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in March 2020, was part of a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill that came at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
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For now, this is a trial run. Guilford County Schools is borrowing these Evolv Express touchless body scanners before deciding whether to lease them for its traditional high schools across the district.
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Ahead of what promises to be another severe fire season on the West Coast, many U.S. Forest Service firefighters are leaving their jobs due to low wages, worsening conditions and poor quality of life.
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A two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to five years was approved by the Federal Drug Administration yesterday. If CDC advisers give it the greenlight, vaccinations could start June 21.
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Climate change and record dryness are creating an increasingly dangerous situation for California. Did the Golden State learn anything from its last drought? Experts say yes and no.
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County supervisors on Monday held budget hearings for the 2022-23 fiscal year that begins July 1. They seemed to favor giving at least $5.4 million in general fund money for fuel reduction, perhaps as a starting point.
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Officials count on the alerts as the most effective way to reach our nose-in-the-phone culture with timely information about not just wildfires, but also earthquakes, floods and other disasters.
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“And if you’re always sending out the alarm signal, people will habituate to it and they won’t respond in a way that’s going to protect them and protect the community. So I really find that that has significant value.”
