Emergency Management
Emergency Management is a critical function of local and state government agencies, involving the planning, coordinating, and executing responses to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies. Effective emergency management ensures that communities are prepared, resilient, and able to recover quickly from unexpected events. This directory provides articles on emergency management and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader strategies for protecting communities and ensuring their well-being during crises.
911 callers in Morgan County will have the option of sending images, video or live-streaming to a dispatcher
States United Democracy Center, a non-partisan organization, discussed priorities for law enforcement during election season
EMS agencies face significant geographic, racial and income-based disparities, impacting response times and patient care
Charlotte’s MEDIC deputy director explains how a proposed leave-at-home policy will be a well-researched study into giving the patient the right treatment at the right time.
Officials say efforts to make areas more fire safe are undercut by property owners who refuse to let fire crews work on their property.
Farmers who lost billions of dollars in grain, livestock, equipment, structures and unplanted crops are wondering whether they should — or can — return to the fertile bottomlands next year.
While even climate change-denying politicians are beginning to acknowledge the inevitable onslaught, coastal city officials worry that those who control the purse strings won’t see the urgency of the slowly unfolding catastrophe.
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A Saudi student opened fire in a classroom at the base Friday morning, killing three people. The shooting is the second at a U.S. naval base this week.
The easy-to-use checklist establishes a common terminology and identifies key milestones to help 911 call centers understand the multi-year NG911 implementation process.
Many fire departments need community support for financial or organizational requests, and this requires a different type of preplanning and action.
Port Neches issued the voluntary order for its 50,000 residents late Wednesday after elevated levels of the chemical butadiene were detected.
The previous overall estimate for sea level rise affecting the region called for about 2 feet higher in 2060 than water levels generally were in 2000. Now, the forecast calls for almost 2.5 feet of encroaching water over that time span.
An electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University has created a tool that detects variations in electrical currents caused by deteriorating conditions or equipment and notifies utility operators so they can send a crew to fix the problems.
The large-scale training exercise simulated a 7.7 magnitude earthquake centered along the southwest segment of the New Madrid Seismic Zone near Memphis, Tennessee, incorporating a number of response and recovery missions.
The explosions began early Wednesday morning and blew out windows and doors of nearby homes. Three workers were injured.
Forty-six percent of Florida midterm voters said they were very concerned about climate change. Among Florida independents, 51% expressed great concern, slightly higher than independents nationally.
Texas has seen multiple petrochemical industry blazes this year, including a March fire that burned for days near Houston and another that killed a worker at a plant in nearby Crosby.
About 10% of Ottawa County residents have a Smart911 profile, though the number is growing. It may just save their lives.
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