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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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A partnership between Duke University and Forsyth County will send drones equipped with automated external defibrillators during live 911 calls about people having cardiac arrest, when minutes can save lives.
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There has been talk of relocating FEMA HQ to Texas if the state's emergency management chief is named the new head of the federal agency. But given the turmoil around FEMA this year, it may not be the right move.
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Instead, the Honolulu Police Department has launched a new public site that lists most active police cases and is automatically updated every 15 minutes.
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The fire was producing a haze across Lexington early Wednesday. Maj. Jessica Bowman with the Lexington Fire Department said there are no active fire conditions in Fayette County despite the smokey conditions.
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Nicole is projected to reach hurricane strength Wednesday evening before reaching the Florida coast and turning up toward Georgia and South Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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“We are at a critical point right now with the state of our beaches…Our buffer is gone,” Jessica Fentress, coastal division director for Volusia County, said during a press conference on Monday.
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The latest advisory predicts it will become a hurricane while over the Bahamas on Wednesday night on its way to Florida with 75 mph winds and gusts up to 90 mph.
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Be Well is part of a national groundswell, putting mental health experts on calls that cops always took before, reducing the chance of tension-filled conflicts that can go deadly.
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The train was enroute from Bellevue in Sandusky County to Conway, Pennsylvania. It had 237 cars and four engines, according to Norfolk Southern spokesperson Connor Spielmaker.
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The Western Fire Chiefs Association released Phase II of its Wildland Fire Map, where citizens can quickly and easily locate a fire and determine where it is burning, how big it is and where it is headed in real time.
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The Earthquake Brace + Bolt Program will now offer grants to residents who live in 521 "high-risk" ZIP codes — an additional 126 ZIP codes compared to last year that include more Bay Area cities.
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“The groups of people that are going to be really, really affected are those marginalized communities that already have a difficult time accessing vaccines."
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The state's earthquake early warning system notified nearly 100,000 people that a quake was going to strike near San Jose — and people as far away as San Francisco had as many as 18 seconds to brace themselves before it actually hit.
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At least three people, including the shooter, were killed and even more were injured following a shooting Monday at the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis.
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During an emergency like an earthquake, first responders will not be able to respond to resident calls. This free app can help by guiding the resident on how to find and turn off utilities when no one else is available to help.
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Medical examiners in Florida have so far linked 112 deaths to Hurricane Ian. Almost 60 percent of those were 65 or older. Chronic medical conditions like respiratory illnesses were contributing factors.
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Police, firefighters and emergency technicians often reference those maps when responding to school emergencies. But law enforcement and school safety experts say the maps are frequently inaccurate and out-of-date.
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Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue confirmed Tuesday that one of the firefighter-paramedics slept through the emergency, delaying the truck from ever leaving the station.
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Health officials have warned of another potentially devastating winter surge — especially as new, immune-evasive virus variants emerge and more people move indoors for social activities.
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"The critical fire weather conditions are in place: dry fuels, combined with low relative humidity ... along with gusty east winds," Michalski said. "It drives the rapid growth on the fires we're seeing."