Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Federal Spending Freeze Threatens Ecosystems and Public Safety
A White House memo ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities. Many ...
LA fires: Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...
Cold War-era siren that warns of 'air raid' erroneously activates in Winnebago County
First installed in the 1950s, they were developed for Cold War air raid warnings, but in the 1970s, the sirens transitioned to outdoor warning alerts.
Disaster evacuations can be chaotic. Computer simulations could save lives (commentary)
Simulations can help emergency crews understand how chaos can cause delays, heighten risks for evacuees and complicate access ...
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Community meeting held about proposed solar farms, battery storage in Town of Elmira
WENY News is the ABC, CBS & CW affiliate serving Elmira, Corning, Ithaca, Watkins Glen, Mansfield, Wellsboro and communities ...
Lancaster County’s growth puts a strain on firefighters. Are new taxes, fees the solution?
Charlotte and its surrounding areas have since experienced a surge in growth that brought Lancaster County to 110,000 ...
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‘Shortchanging our community’: Navajo people are left in the dark about uranium transport
Navajo communities learn uranium dangers from comics while lacking emergency plans for new mining trucks crossing tribal ...
Metro still struggles with emergency communication systems, fire safety inspections: Audit
An audit of Metrorail's emergency and fire safety systems found the agency lacked reliable communication systems during ...
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PEPFAR, other ‘life-saving humanitarian’ programs can operate under State Department waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday issued a waiver that allows the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and ...
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Kaine bill would fund programs to prevent burnout among doctors, nurses
A bill named in honor of late Charlottesville native Dr. Lorna Breen would fund program combatting burnout and improving ...