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“I was handed, when I took over, what I believed were politically based and politically motivated prosecutions against police officers.”
Lewiston city council members promised to seek an alternative to the upgrade that was supposed to improve response times and firefighters’ working conditions
“In other words, this current board might decide to reorganize the county fire department... take it out of existence,” a Vance County commissioner said
As many as 80 firefighters have been self-quarantined in the last few weeks — more than 10% of the department
Summit County is asking dentists, construction companies, small businesses and anyone else who has PPE to donate to firefighters and EMS
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would spend $150 million on efforts to shield the homeless population from the virus.
Authorities do not expect to find severe damage from the 5.7-magnitude earthquake, but the timing is particularly trying.
All field operations are suspended through early April, but responses can still be submitted online.
“Few if any” schools will be reopening before summer break, the National Guard is at the ready and martial law is a serious topic of discussion as COVID-19 cases rise.
The goal is to have a plan for a worst-case scenario where one city’s police officers or firefighters are forced to self-isolate and cannot work
As the rest of the nation ramps up its COVID-19 response, Washington provides some early lessons on emergency communication
Officials in Arizona, Florida and Illinois felt they had done enough to ensure the safety of voters, even as concerns mounted that there will not be enough poll workers in some precincts.
It affects the counties of San Francisco, Marin, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa, as well as the city of Berkeley.