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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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Project 2025 targets NOAA, which oversees the Weather Service, as “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry” and, as such, a threat to “future U.S. prosperity … It should be broken up and downsized.”
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A former firefighter has developed an environmentally friendly aerial suppression system using expanding foam that the company says is far more efficient in putting out fires than other methods.
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A survey found that less than 40 percent of agencies spend at least 10 percent of their budget on prevention, while 42 percent said they don't use any software to detect and monitor fires.
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Tide gauge data shows Mississippi Coast waters rose 8 inches in the last 30 years. Scientists predict the water will rise 18 inches in the next three decades and could rise another 3.84 feet by the end of this century.
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First responders and law enforcement were helping save people from the flood waters, which officials said rose so rapidly in a couple of neighborhoods that they reached porches and people’s waists.
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High-tide flooding has increased by 250 percent in the Pacific Islands and by 350 percent in the western Gulf since 2000, but projections suggest fewer events in 2024.
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After the gas is shut off, the electricity may be next because electricity is key for telecommunication lines, the sewer system and the fleet of pumps that help mitigate ongoing land movement by expelling the groundwater that geologists say causes it.
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Four firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and another had a seizure, but all are doing fine and no homes were lost overnight in the fire, which started in a 10-by-10-foot area in open space Tuesday.
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Using Esri's ArcGIS platform, the U.S. Fire Administration's new applications let first responders pinpoint locations of areas most vulnerable to wildfires so they can better prepare and respond to incidents.
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The Texas Division of Emergency Management and Texas A&M Forest Service are sending emergency management personnel, firefighters, engines and equipment to California after CAL FIRE requested assistance from the outside.
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The new dispatch center is within the boundaries of the Quapaw Nation and represents a joint project between the Quapaw, the city of Miami and the Ottawa County 911 Authority. The collaboration is a first of its kind.
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The shooter fired several rounds from an AR-15-type rifle — eight cartridge cases were recovered from the rooftop of the building, a business just outside the security perimeter, about 150 yards away from where Donald Trump spoke.
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As of Tuesday, worker’s compensation payments for EMS members that were supposed to be directly deposited have still not gone through, leaving the first responders without a much-needed financial boost that can range from $700 to $900.
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Law enforcement officials in many cities that have deployed automatic license plate recognition cameras say they help solve crimes, but critics are skeptical and raise concerns about privacy.
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The new FCC rules will require phone and Internet companies to deploy NG911 core services networks within six to 12 months of getting a request from a local call center.
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Outages have hit at least eight states this year. They’re emblematic of problems plaguing emergency communications due in part to wide disparities in the systems’ age and capabilities, and in funding of 911 systems.
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"This team has been aggressive, and the weather has been unforgiving," said Robert Bell, a retired Forest Service liaison officer. "The biggest problem is resources. We have to do the best we can with what we have."
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“Students who have experienced trauma in a variety of ways, especially gun violence, for them to be involved in a highly sensorial armed assailant drill at school could be a very negative thing.”
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