Wildfire Smoke Linked to Increase in Heart Attack Patients
(TNS) — More patients show up at Midwest emergency rooms with heart attacks when Canadian wildfire smoke coats the region with dirty air, new federal...
Minnesota Mulls ‘Sprint’ Paramedics to Help Rural Crisis Response
(TNS) — Lawmakers are considering spending $6 million to test the use of "sprint" paramedics in three northern Minnesota counties and confront the state's worsening...
A Decade Later, Emergency Services Return to Chickasaw County
(TNS) -Thursday marked the grand reopening of Chickasaw County’s only emergency room after nearly a decade without emergency care.Progressive Health of Houston, formerly known as...
Montana Governor Reiterates Dousing Strategy for Wildfires
(TNS) - Gov. Greg Gianforte reiterated his administration's aggressive approach to fighting wildfires during an annual fire briefing in Helena on Wednesday.Gianforte told the assembled...
Michigan, Washington Join Others for FEMA Flood Funding Eligibility
FEMA announced this week that Michigan and Washington will join the ranks of 16 other states and one Tribal Nation to become eligible for a...
Lake County, Calif., Makes Disaster Preparedness Easy
(TNS) - Office of Emergency Services announced the launch of ready.lakecountyca.gov. It is a one-stop public webpage to obtain preparedness, response and recovery information.All hazard...
Hazard Mitigation and Resilience Plan Open for Public Review
(TNS) - Residents have an opportunity to learn more about hazard mitigation within the territory, with the release of a new USVI Hazard Mitigation and...
CARE Resource Connection Fills a Public Safety, Health-Care Gap
Like many communities across the country, West Fargo, N.D., had a problem with people calling 911 repeatedly, utilizing the fire department’s and sometimes the emergency...
South Carolina Needs a ‘Hail Mary Pass’ for Disaster Help
(TNS) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster asked President Joe Biden Tuesday to declare the April 20 hail storm that battered Rock Hill a federal...
Verizon Frontline to Gather and Share UAS Data With NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is tasked with forecasting future storms to alert the public and provide information to emergency management personnel so...