911 Centers Report Highlights Cyber, NG 911, Staff Issues
Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP), or 911 centers, face a multitude of challenges and threats in the face of increasing pressure to improve efficiency, including...
Police, Fire Departments to Pay More for Emergency Dispatch
(TNS) - The Skagit 911 Board of Directors narrowly passed a 2023 budget Wednesday that calls for significant fee increases for local law enforcement agencies...
Gov. Kate Brown Requests Emergency Declaration for Oregon
(TNS) - Gov. Kate Brown has asked President Joe Biden to approve an emergency declaration for Oregon due to the extreme wildfire conditions as over...
‘We Rode the Dining Room Table Like a Roller Coaster’
(TNS) - Kathryn Geraghty was in a weight-lifting class Tuesday evening at 24-Hour Fitness on Industrial Road in Santa Rosa when a sudden jolt sent...
Lehigh Coroner Gets $100,000 Grant to Upgrade Technology
(TNS) - The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office is getting a $100,000 state grant for upgraded equipment, officials announced Wednesday.County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said the...
Forest Service Resumes Prescribed Burns, but Concerns Remain
(TNS) — The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its prescribed burning program with new rules that it says will minimize the risk of fires escaping...
W.V. Lawmakers Consider Flood Risk, Disaster Strategy
(TNS) — West Virginia lawmakers have gotten a crash course on the state's high flood risk, millions in costs incurred during years of outdated flood...
Ky. Flood Survivors Urged to Continue FEMA Appeals
(TNS) - Responding to reports that flood survivors in Eastern Kentucky have been receiving small federal grants – some as meager as $179 – officials...
State of Emergency Declared in Calif. Due to Wildfires
(TNS) - The fire burning in Placer County jumped into El Dorado County on Thursday, where it burned homes but officials could not estimate how...
Experts Urge People to Get the New Bivalent COVID Booster
The questions about who should get a COVID-19 booster and when may become clearer, as health officials recommend the bivalent booster for people aged 12...