Response

The CSX train was traveling through New River Gorge National Park and Preserve south of Sanderson just before 5 a.m. when it struck a rockslide, caught fire and fell off the tracks, according to CSX.

Officials from the state Office of Emergency Management and the California Highway Patrol, among others, are in the mountain communities helping local agencies dig residents out of their homes and clear the roads.

"The Command Post includes state-of-the-art technology and more square footage for first responders to operate for several days at a time during an emergency."

911 professionals invaded the nation’s capital this week to engage with each other and Congress, and to let legislators know of improvements being made to 911 services, as well as those still needed.

"The main federal firefighting funding programs, one called AFG and one called SAFER, are at risk of being totally eliminated because their funding expires at the end of this fiscal year."

When first responders arrived, they found the tanker turned off the road and its driver trapped inside. After taking off the vehicle's windshield, fire officials were able to rescue the driver.

The National Weather Service office in San Diego issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the San Bernardino County mountains after similar warnings for Los Angeles and Ventura counties earlier this week.

More than a half-inch of ice accumulated in some areas, especially in Michigan where most of the power outages occurred, according to PowerOutage.us. About 780 U.S. flights have been canceled Thursday.

A Guilford County, N.C., program is reducing 911 emergency services costs and trips by ambulance to the ER by using regular vehicles and teams with a lower-level EMT instead of a paramedic.

State lawmakers across the country want to tackle the growing problem. Several states have passed landmark laws in recent years, and now dozens of legislatures are considering hundreds of bills to crack down on using certain compounds.

The new role requires a change to the city's Home Rule Charter, so voters would need to approve its creation through a ballot question. The director would be among the top four administrative positions in city government.

In addition to the three fatalities, at least five victims were transported to the hospital for their wounds, where they were reported to in critical condition. Investigators said some of those included life-threatening injuries.

The Volunteer Recruitment Resources grants are available through the Rural VFD Assistance Program, and eligible volunteer fire departments can apply for reimbursement of 100 percent of the actual cost for recruitment resources up to $3,000.

Aid groups said the need for recovery and rebuilding funds will be enormous, and will require a unified worldwide effort. The death toll was expected to rise dramatically after the 7.8-magnitude with an epicenter 20 miles from Turkey’s Gaziantep.

First Selectman David Bindelglass said Easton, Conn., hired Emergency Services Consulting International as officials and had been discussing doing so for years due to a number of issues, including communications and handshake deals.

An assistant city manager who oversees public safety in Greensboro, said he began addressing concerns after 45,000 homes and businesses in Moore County lost power in early December when two substations were damaged by gunfire.

A court approved the purchase of the Freightliner vehicles for Montgomery County precincts 1 and 3. The county will use federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for the new vehicles.

These encouraging signs come in the wake of a White House announcement that national emergencies addressing the pandemic will come to May 11.