Preparedness

Emergency responders in the county are continuing to undergo a four-hour crisis intervention training course, and they say that they are learning useful techniques from the scenario-based exercises.

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency ahead of severe winter weather expected to arrive overnight into Friday in metropolitan Atlanta. Agencies are mindful of 2014’s epic snowfall.

With the National Weather Service predicting two to four inches of snow or sleet for the Atlanta area Friday, state and local agencies are preparing, having been educated by the infamous January 2014 storm.

As fires in Los Angeles County continue to burn, interest is piquing in the app run by a nonprofit in Northern California. Launched in 2021, it aggregates several relevant data streams and had 7.2 million users at year’s end.

Upstate South Carolina will potentially be blasted by a winter storm expected to arrive Friday after sunset, and so various government agencies and Duke Energy are preparing as best they can.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties due to a winter storm that hit the state, leaving roads icy and thousands without electricity.

Authorities expanded the police presence outside the Eagles game Sunday, seeking to reassure fans that it's safe to attend big events in the aftermath of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans.

Increased law enforcement presence continued across Las Vegas on Thursday, a day after a Tesla Cybertruck carrying fuel and commercial fireworks exploded outside the Trump International Hotel.

The regional 911 communications system is moving forward with a long-anticipated goal to occupy a new facility, regardless of whether the city of Spokane comes along.

The union representing state employees has demanded better conditions and higher staff counts for Gov. Wes Moore’s executive agencies — particularly the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

The Kalamazoo County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is now using an artificial intelligence system to respond to some calls that come in through a non-emergency line.

The state recently launched BEACON, driven by artificial intelligence and capable of transforming written emergency updates into real-time, multilingual audio message broadcasts on multiple platforms.

A Missouri Democratic lawmaker is pushing legislation that seeks to ban people from carrying guns into parades after the deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade.

As crews rushed to stabilize a historic O'Keefe Avenue building after its façade tumbled to the ground, shocking tenants and neighbors, the building's owners remained in the dark about what caused the collapse.

For firefighters, it is key to stay ready for a range of diverse challenges, from leading rescue operations to managing medical emergencies.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest, and it was 97 percent burned in 2020, when the CZU Lightning Complex Fire erupted in the Santa Cruz Mountains, incinerating tens of thousands of trees.

A focus group for emergency services on Monday packed the Effingham City Council chambers with police officers, firefighters, the dive team and more emergency response team members.

Students in a criminal justice program at Vinal Technical High School built a free website for first responders that gives daily briefings on hurricanes, disease outbreaks, power outages and solar flares.