JUNEAU — The Dodge County Executive Committee unanimously recommended creating a countywide Emergency Medical Services Committee as part of a multi-year effort to evaluate and strengthen EMS services. The committee would give local fire and EMS providers, municipalities and elected officials…
A bomb threat at a Hudson Valley middle school triggered a massive police response Thursday afternoon, forcing students and staff to evacuate while authorities searched the building for explosives. The Town of Ramapo Police Department says officers responded to Chestnut…
September 11, 2001, marks one of the most devastating days in American history. In the hours following the tragedy, the Red Cross initiated a relief effort that would last years and span the nation, ultimately involving more than 57,000 team members. The majority…
ROCHESTER — One-time grants will not save local emergency medical services, area leaders say. John Fox, director of Dodge Center Ambulance Services, has worked on several EMS and ambulance commissions that have petitioned the state of Minnesota for emergency funding and…
As climate change brings more wildfires, floods and heat emergencies, public parks have proven to be essential community infrastructure, yet they are still funded as optional amenities. That has to change. When the Eaton Fire ravaged Altadena, California, in January…
There have been more typhoons this year than in any typical year. I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to those who have been affected by heavy rain disasters in Kanto, Kyushu, and other areas. As a manager who…
Climate change has done and continues to do a lot of damage to our world, most notably in the form of natural disasters. “We’ve seen recent catastrophic events driven by climate change, which threatens more extreme events like increased floods,…
With extreme weather and heavy flooding affecting Queens neighborhoods each season, staying prepared before the next major storm shouldn’t depend on what a family or small business can afford. Join Verizon, United Way of New York City, NYC Council Member…
By Richard ChumneyNew Haven Register, Conn. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Local emergency officials prevented a person in distress from jumping off the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge last week, police said. Officers and firefighters responded to the bridge around 5:48 a.m. on Oct.
NEW HAVEN, CT — It was just before 6 a.m., an hour away from sunrise, last Saturday, when New Haven police Officer Guilfoyle responded to a report of a man in distress standing on the ledge of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.
Getting people out safely.
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