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The “Katrina Declaration and Petition to Congress” calls out reductions to CERT, the National Fire Academy and hazard grants as weakening national disaster readiness
The annual grant program awards $20 million across more than 600 public libraries in Illinois
Launched in 2022, Life EMS Ambulance’s Behavioral Health Transport program transfers 12–15 patients a day from Midwest hospitals to treatment facilities
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Officer Jeffrey Smith’s death resulted in a new law that extended eligibility for federal benefits to the families of officers who died by suicide
President Joe Biden met with officials and first responders in the aftermath of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people
Deputies found tobacco, meth, fentanyl and a syringe on an inmate returning from furlough
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
At the time of the 2019 killings, Michael Cummins was close to being arrested for probation violations
An Allegany County program places trained security personnel, some active and some retired police officers, deputies and troopers, in the schools to provide security
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
Within the dashboard, users will find details such as basic complainant and suspect info, complaint types and the resolutions of cases
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained