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The declaration allows the West Virginia Emergency Management Division to post personnel and resources for quick response to any emergency that may develop. Coordinating agencies have been placed on standby to report to the EOC.
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As railways increasingly rely on digital connectivity, a “strategic alliance” between Digi International and Cylus combines their products into a unified solution designed to offer better cyber protection.
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.
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.
The Extreme Heat Emergency Act would classify extreme heat as a major disaster under the Stafford Act, which recognizes certain events as disasters eligible for a presidential Major Disaster Declaration.
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.
California, Florida and Texas have the highest wildfire risk, according to the survey, and the Golden State leads by a large margin with expected annual losses from wildfires totaling $1.4 billion.
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.
The standards are for new buildings and will offer the minimum protection from 97 percent of the tornados experienced in the United States. For areas with potential for EF5 Category storms, building a safe room may be necessary.
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.
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.
The Colorado Department of Transportation conference lasted two days. A demonstration gave planners and engineers a rare firsthand view of how the way they build new roads could protect or endanger in the event of a crash.
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.
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.
Emergency management officials used that data to create their own internal outage map to track who was without power, a feat that took half a day's time the Tuesday after the storm and took time away from being able to respond to those in need.
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.
