Preparedness

It has been uncommon for earthquakes to hit outside of the Midlands area of the Palmetto State, specifically beyond Kershaw County where there have been 52 confirmed earthquakes since the end of June 2022.

A king tide is an especially high tide that brings unusually high water levels and can cause local tidal flooding. Last year, areas west of the Narrows experienced abnormal king tides that flooded local parks and businesses near Gig Harbor and Purdy.

The grant is designed to directly fund fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest to increase the number of trained, frontline firefighters over the course of three years.

For weeks last winter, many San Bernardino Mountains residents were trapped in their homes, buried under up to 12 feet of snow, some without power for as long as six days.

An existing Red Cross building will be remodeled into a hardened 13,100-square-foot building that allows Bradenton's emergency response staff to weather a storm and deploy resources.

When emergency notifications weren't as effective as they needed to be during wildfire season, Spokane emergency dispatchers worked with county GIS as well as a new app that pushes out more accurate information faster.

The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released this week, says Pennsylvania is poised to experience more severe rainstorms, flooding and extreme heat due to climate change, as are other Northeastern states.

The need for more training and more mental health assistance go hand in hand, as officers who don’t feel they have had enough or adequate training are more likely to be stressed about the job.

The Bangor Daily News discussed New York, Maine and federal law with lawyers who said that if statutes were written in slightly different ways or if institutions had opted to take more steps, it is possible that police could have confiscated Card's personal guns.

Puyallup School District spokesperson Sarah Gillispie told The News Tribune Nov. 9 that "there was no intent to harm or cause violence" in any of the four cases.

Dispatchers received reports of the “loud explosion” near Bemidji, but the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office said the source is undetermined. There were also reports of the noise in adjacent counties.

When a person who uses drugs is arrested and detained, even for less than a day, their tolerance decreases. If they use again after release, they're more likely to overdose.

The Frederick, Md., Police Department is taking a more holistic approach to health with the underlying belief that resiliency is a cultural issue for everyone within the department, both sworn and nonsworn.

Straight-line winds are winds that flow out of thunderstorms. They are characterized by starting from virtually no wind to gusts of 60 to 80 mph, potentially causing serious damage to buildings, power grids and people.

Officials estimate 20,000 to 30,000 people will watch the 50-lap, 192.56-mile Formula One race from specially built grandstands that require the closure of parts of the heart of the Strip.

“We’re offering that protection, and we’re offering an environment with the sea oats, and the dunes for nesting birds,” said Gulf Shores Emergency Management Coordinator Brandan Franklin. “It’s both environmentally friendly and economically a good thing.”

"The purpose of this exercise is to comprehensively exercise and evaluate the readiness and capabilities of emergency medical services as they pertain to a mass casualty incident," Emergency Management Director Brandon Lewis said in a news release.

Survival was paramount to those evacuating, then came figuring out longevity in a time when no one could even return home and most wouldn't have a home to return to.