Planning Led to ‘Uneventful’ Eclipse in Niagara County, N.Y.
(TNS) - Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti said he would rather have been over-prepared than under-prepared for Monday's total eclipse of the sun.With a thick...
Eclipse Day Arrives With Good Weather, Light Traffic
(TNS) - Traffic has been slow but steady this morning as the region prepares for today's total eclipse of the sun.Weather conditions appear to be...
Mass. Senator Urges Leaders to Apply for Firefighter Funds
(TNS) - Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has fired off a volley of letters to groups representing the Bay State’s municipal leaders and firefighters statewide, urging...
EMS Struggling to Keep Up With Calls in Baldwin County, Ala.
(TNS) - In his time as a state trooper, Baldwin County Commissioner Matt McKenzie noticed that the county’s primary emergency medical service provider, MedStar EMS,...
Georgia First Responders Get Training on Railroad Safety
(TNS) - The dashcam video was clear. A truck carrying a number of SUVs and other vehicles was stopped across the tracks at a crossing.That's...
Emergency Room Violence Is Getting Worse
Dr. Avir Mitra, emergency medicine specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, remembers not being able to sleep one night. Thoughts from the...
New Hampshire Storm Brings, School Closures, Power Outages
(TNS) - A powerful spring storm that barreled into New Hampshire Wednesday night left more than 175,000 households without power at its peak, closed schools...
USGS Makes 700 Cameras Available to Emergency Managers
Emergency managers around the country who may not have the bandwidth or time to check out a flood situation firsthand can access the United States...
Public Safety Radio Communication Still ‘Problematic’
Even as FirstNet continues to grow — last July it reported 4.7 million users and 25,000 subscribing agencies — there are still plenty of jurisdictions...
North Carolina Completes Yearslong Transition to NG911
North Carolina has taken a significant step in improving emergency response by fully transitioning to Next-Generation 911 (NG911). Upon Anson County’s upgrade to NG911, all...