Massachusetts 911 System Restored After Outage Caused by Firewall, Not Cyber Attack June 20, 2024 By Michael Casey The 911 system across Massachusetts was restored Tuesday after going down for several hours, which made it impossible for anyone...
Death Count Rises as Buffalo Digs Out From ‘Worst Storm’ in Lifetime December 28, 2022 By Carolyn Thompson BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow drifts and looked for...
Alaska Asking for Input on Updated Tsunami Guidelines July 11, 2016 The University of Alaska Fairbanks and the state officials are seeking public input on new guidelines for how coastal communities...
Michigan Breaks Ground on $22M Emergency Operations Center October 27, 2014 The state of Michigan has broken ground on a new $22 million emergency operations center in the Lansing area. Officials...
Emergency Responder Mobile App Could Aid Communications During Disasters July 25, 2014 By Chris Francescani A mobile app from a law enforcement technology firm could soon allow emergency responders from different agencies to communicate seamlessly...
Preparis, Wells Fargo to Provide Emergency Preparedness Services to Businesses October 30, 2012 Preparis, a web and mobile emergency preparedness services for businesses, has signed a strategic alliance with Wells Fargo Insurance. As...
Fake Hurricane Helps Mississippi Responders Prepare for Real One June 1, 2012 By Holbrook Mohr Hurricane Natasha was a fake storm, but Mississippi’s emergency responders treated it like it was the real thing. Natasha was...
Kentucky Officials Building Ambu-Buses for Disaster Recovery May 7, 2012 Behold the ambu-bus. Authorities in Kentucky are making use of old school buses by turning them into ambulances. Each one...
Los Angeles Fire Agency to Fix Emergency Dispatch Glitches March 20, 2012 The Los Angeles Fire Commission has allocated emergency funds to fix glitches in the city’s emergency response system that are...
Insurance Industry Mobilizes for Hurricane Irene Claims August 26, 2011 In addition to advising their policyholders on what to do to protect against Hurricane Irene, property/casualty insurers and brokers are...