Boulder Residents Join Wildfire Partners With Expertise
(TNS) — Karna Knapp sat outside her home in Nederland soaking up the warm sun while her partner, Lester Karplus, napped inside during a relaxing...
New Mexico Call Center at 64% Vacancy Rate Boosts Pay
(TNS) — Persistent staffing shortages at the Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, which have created job vacancy rates as high as 67 percent, have...
Wisconsin Seeks Contractor to Dispose of Forever Chemicals
(TNS) - The state of Wisconsin is looking for a contractor to dispose of some 25,000 gallons of firefighting foam containing toxic forever chemicals.The Department...
NM Wildfires Drive Surge in Emergency Funding Orders
(TNS) - As much of New Mexico was burning this year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued dozens of executive orders authorizing nearly $60 million in...
California Wildfires Could Destroy Forests Forever
(TNS) - A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are...
Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Orders in Washington State
(TNS) -A Level 3 evacuation alert — which means "leave now" — was issued Monday for several areas near Chelan because of a wildfire, according...
Heat Advisory Issued in Midwest with a Heat Index of 108
(TNS) — Hot and dry conditions are expected to continue through the week, with the air temperature projected to reach 106 degrees or higher Tuesday...
Santa Fe, N.M., Firefighter Appointed to Federal Panel
(TNS) — Nathan Miller, wildland fire superintendent with the City of Santa Fe Fire Department, has been appointed to the federal government's new Wildland Fire...
Hampton, Va., Adds Generators to Use in Emergency Shelters
(TNS) — Hampton is adding new generators for three facilities that serve as emergency shelters during storms.The city was one of 11 municipalities to receive...
White House Urges Renewed Caution Amid BA.5 Surge
(TNS) — COVID-19 vaccine uptake among babies and toddlers in the Bay Area appears to be far outpacing statewide and national rates of 2.4% and...