Real Pressure from Fictional Tornado for Emergency Managers
(TNS) - Although the disaster was fictional, the tension in the air was real as emergency management professionals convened in Mitchell for a two day...
Who’s in Charge During a Major Houston Storm?
(TNS) - When the Houston area must contend with a major storm, countless city, county, state and federal employees work together to prepare residents for...
What It Looked Like When 4 Hurricanes Hit Florida
(TNS) - The 2024 hurricane season starts June 1 and ends Nov. 30, and forecasters expect a “hyperactive” year of storms.Way back in 2004, four...
Biden Administration Provides $30M to Strengthen DART System
The Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced this week an award of $30 million to modernize the Deep-ocean Assessment...
UNC-Chapel Hill Staff Needs Training
(TNS) - In a response to last fall’s fatal on-campus shooting, UNC-Chapel Hill is receiving a recommendation that would require all faculty and staff to...
Fire Services Offer Myriad Opportunities for Women
Working at a fire department doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll always be on a truck heading to a fire. It might mean you’re a social media...
Reading, Pa., to Roll Out Mobile App for Non-Emergency Issues
(TNS) - Residents of Reading can soon use a new mobile application to report non-emergency issues and make requests."Reading 311 is our new mobile application...
Two Blackouts Caused Freighter to Hit Baltimore Bridge
(TNS) -Two electrical blackouts on the Dali freighter sent members of its crew and the pilots on board scrambling to control the vessel as it...
Kansas Adds to NG-911 Suite, Improving Situational Awareness
Kansas 911 has become the beneficiary of a partnership with AT&T and RapidDeploy, which together announced the deployment of a NG-911 suite that will improve...
Flood Threat Might Make It Harder to Build at Jersey Shore
(TNS) - Many of the conversations surrounding New Jersey and climate change have come down to real estate.People in our densely-populated state have continued to...