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The fire department plans to use nurses to handle non-emergency calls, freeing up EMS crews for more urgent responses
The Emergency Management and Response — Information Sharing and Analysis Center will cease operations on June 1 amid cost reviews and federal restructuring directives
Outlook calls for up to 19 named storms and urges government agencies to prepare early
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The county has set up free vending machines and sent medical teams with naloxone out to encampments
Adams, a former cop, entertained the idea after meeting with Chicago’s mayor, who just dropped a similar requirement
About 200 fire departments out of over 800 have already joined the effort and ID’d more than 50,000 gallons of PFAS-containing foam that will be disposed of
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Brady Hansen said that a county error would have put firefighter, EMT and paramedic salaries “very much on the low end”
“We’re not doing mass firings today,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot after declaring Sunday the last day to comply with the mandate
Officials intend to push forward with the project, saying that any trespassers will be arrested
“I think it will help police not only solve, but prosecute crime more efficiently,” said Sen. Scott Surovell
First-responders had little guidance and traveled blindly into dangerous situations, a report said
Some of the funds for Chicopee’s potential payouts may come from the American Rescue Plan
Police Chief Melissa Hyatt says the bill would help “prevent additional crimes”