New University Center to Focus on First Responder Mental Health
(TNS) — A new University of Washington center is seeking to fill a training void for frontline responders in fire departments, better equipping them to...
Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
(TNS) — When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to...
Rochester, Minn., Switching to Encrypted Police Radio Channels
(TNS) — A popular pastime among neighborhood watchdogs will soon go away in Rochester as local law enforcement agencies transition to encrypted radio communications.Both the...
Parts of South Carolina Grappling With Winter Weather
(TNS) — Midlands residents were greeted by picturesque images of snow-blanketed terrain when waking up Wednesday morning. But the rare whiteout in Columbia, caused by...
The Weather Channel Becoming Hub for Weather Reports
(TNS) — Allen Media, owner of the Weather Channel, has created a new hub for its 28 local TV stations nationwide, centralizing weather forecasting from...
Houston Opens Area Warming Centers Amid Winter Storm
(TNS) — Houstonians woke up to snow and ice Tuesday morning as temperatures remained around the upper 20s.In preparation for another round of cold weather,...
California Wildfires Could Overwhelm ‘Last Resort’ Insurance Plans
(TNS) — In the months before thousands of Los Angeles homes went up in flames, property insurance companies dropped coverage in many neighborhoods of the...
App Provides Essential Tool for Tracking California Wildfires
(TNS) — An app built on an off-the-grid ranch in rural Sonoma County, California, supported by solar panels, satellite internet service and a small nonprofit...
FEMA Opens Wildfire Relief Centers in Los Angeles Area
(TNS) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is opening two disaster recovery centers in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 14 following the Eaton and...
How a Michigan Fire from 1881 Holds Lessons for the Future
(TNS) — During a family trip to a fish festival in Bay Port years ago, Mike Snyder came across a historical marker planted alongside M-25,...