Preparedness

"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."

The plans for a First Responder Technology Campus for up to 19 federal, state and city law enforcement, fire, defense and other emergency response agencies has come under fire over the plan, which includes a hotel and swimming pool.

These are a few of the security measures initiated during construction of the new school or implemented following a school safety assessment by the county's school safety coordinator, Jim Burke.

The bad air quality in the northeast this week is beginning to clear, but that doesn't mean discussion of poor air quality and its relationship to climate change is over.

With many states in the northeastern U.S. already suffering from hazardous air quality, here's what you need to know to stay safe if your area is at high risk for wildfire.