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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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A study found that homes built with fire-resistant materials and that had cleared vegetation within 5 feet of walls, in line with California's proposed "zone zero" regulations, were more likely to survive the January wildfires.
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Firefighters and paramedics en route to the south Wichita complex were given no indication over the radio of a possible fire, dispatch archives reviewed by The Eagle show.
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"Living in the country brings a lot of freedom and a lot of privacy, but you're also not going to experience the same level of expedited services or the same level of services as living in a city."
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“We’re going to have all these CERT members trained, they’re welcomed to come and get the training, and if they want to never do anything else with it, at least they’re going to be able to help themselves and their families.”
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It happens as a surface frost or hoar is created when water vapor is deposited on the snow surface like dew and that vapor turns to ice, instead of liquid. It transforms the surface of the old layer of snow into the crystalline layer that lacks cohesion and is weak.
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Enough officers were on hand to take out the gunman soon after he entered the school and riddled two classrooms with semiautomatic gunfire, killing 19 students and two teachers and injuring 17 others — but they faltered.
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The new USGS National Seismic Hazard Model suggests the possibility of more damaging earthquakes than previously thought in areas including Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; New York; and Boston.
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Justin Noe, Emergency Management Director for Laurel County, said the warming center was to provide shelter for anyone who needed a warm place to stay during the cold temperatures and wintery weather.
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As temperatures plunged below freezing this weekend and strong winds downed trees across the metro area, taking out power lines, more than 100,000 customers lost power in the Portland area.
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Sewickley partnered with the company to use CodeRED, a cloud-based software system that sends out messages to subscribers. "The goal is to sign up as many people as we can. If something came up, we can use it today and it's not a problem."
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Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell said that Justice Department officials called her about the report release. She said she was surprised that the news got out because DOJ wanted the matter kept "top secret."
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The county will require its next provider to develop an “appropriate tiered system” for their responses, offering things like at-home telehealth appointments when appropriate, instead of just transporting people to the hospital.
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The main effect for today will be strong wind gusts, especially late this afternoon into Saturday. These high winds could snap tree limbs, leading to power outages, and blow around any unsecured objects.
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The gear firefighters wear on every call contains cancer-causing chemicals, and a new Connecticut law allows firefighters diagnosed with cancer to receive workers’ compensation.
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The National Weather Service says Thursday evening will take a turn, with a low of 12 degrees and a 40 percent chance of snow. Friday is expecting a high of 21 with that same chance of snow before noon.
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California consistently ranks first in the nation in human trafficking cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. This new law would imprison repeat offenders for life.
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The region could see gusts up to 55 mph Wednesday. That could lead to more power outages, the NWS notes, as tree branches come down.
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Norwich Public Utilities said the break forced the Bean Hill Substation to power down, affecting 5,000 customers. The substation was taken offline to prevent it from experiencing “potentially catastrophic damage.”
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The Utah State Board of Education recently approved plans that would allow schools to make use of AI gun detection technology from the video analytics platform ZeroEyes. The technology is able to identify firearms in real time.