Battery for Scooter Explodes in Apartment, Injuring Five
(TNS) - A lithium-ion battery meant for an electric scooter burst into flames in a Chelsea, Mass., apartment, injuring five people and prompting a reminder...
Miami-Dade County, Fla., Uses GIS to Boost NG911 Routing
Miami-Dade County, Fla., is counting on new GIS services to enhance its new next-generation 911 (NG911) routing system and provide more accurate, comprehensive emergency routing...
Surgeons’ Group Urges Americans to Learn to Stop the Bleed
It takes just one hour of training for any citizen to learn how to step in and save someone’s life from uncontrolled bleeding.That was the...
More Than 100,000 Trained in Bystander CPR Effort
(TNS) - High school students practiced hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation in downtown San Diego on Thursday, their efforts literally pushing toward the goal of training 1...
Clark County, Ind., to Fund Seven New Tornado Sirens
(TNS) - Clark County is in the midst of trying to secure more outdoor tornado sirens.Gavin Hebner, director of the Clark County Emergency Management Agency,...
Four Dead After Storms Ravage Parts of Kentucky
(TNS) - A swath of high winds and heavy rain pummeled much of Kentucky over the Memorial Day weekend causing power outages, broad destruction, impassable...
Lessons From the Pierce County, Wash., Heat Wave
(TNS) - Three years ago, nearly 30 people died in Pierce County as a result of a brutal summer heat event.This year, the county is...
New Flood Maps Won’t Be Ready for Harris County Until 2025
(TNS) - The release of the Houston area's new floodplain maps has been delayed again — this time to early 2025, FEMA confirmed this week.Harris...
Norfolk Southern Reaches Settlement in Ohio Train Wreck
(TNS) - Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern has agreed to a more than $310 million settlement of federal investigations into its fiery derailment of a train carrying...
Spanish-Speaking Responders Get FirstNet Guide in Spanish
Alexandra Navarro was an associate member of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board in 2017 when Hurricane Maria hit and took out 95 percent of...