Hybrid Telehealth Tech Allows Docs to Follow EMTs in the Field
The COVID-19 pandemic set the stage for growth in telehealth, but the technology used could be about to take a giant leap forward and give...
Wearable Tech Measures the Effect of Smoke on Firefighters
Residents living near where a wildland fire is burning or those in the vicinity of the smoke are told to stay indoors or leave the...
National Guard Will Assist Responders During Eclipse
(TNS) - Members of the Oklahoma National Guard have been called to assist agencies in a southeast Oklahoma county during next month's total solar eclipse.Officials...
Westport, Conn., Could House Police, Fire, EMS Together
(TNS) - The police, fire and EMS departments are looking to combine their headquarters into a joint public safety facility to enhance operations in town.Deputy...
Hospital Gets $1.15M in Pandemic Costs from FEMA
(TNS) - Lawrence General Hospital is getting $1.15 million in federal grant money for the cost of paying staff for additional hours worked during the...
Deploying ‘Perimeter’ App Helping With Evacuation Setup
Sometimes operating in an EOC during a disaster and trying to gather information to disperse to the public can be tedious.“It feels a little bit...
How to Lose the Public’s Trust
Days after a Norfolk Southern train left the track in Northampton County, Pa., earlier this month, County Executive Lamont McClure said he’d learned from the...
Another Earthquake Shakes Columbia Area of South Carolina
(TNS) - Another earthquake has rumbled through the Columbia area of South Carolina.A 1.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday night in the Midlands, according to the U.S....
Weld County, Colo., Offering Weather Spotter Training
(TNS) -- Spots are open at a weather spotter training course put on by the Weld County Office of Emergency Management.The course will be hosted...
Tornadoes Kill Three in Ohio, Storm Surveys Planned
(TNS) - Reports of damage and injuries have begun to come in after Thursday evening brought severe thunderstorms and multiple suspected tornadoes.The Logan County Sheriff's...