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A U.S. House bill will fund $10 million in public safety upgrades for north Alabama communities, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, ...
05/24/2026

A U.S. House bill will fund $10 million in public safety upgrades for north Alabama communities, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Monrovia, has announced.

The funding, a total of just more than $10.2 million from a U.S. House of Representatives bill, would pay for a variety of law enforcement improvements, including software and communications upgrades.

For two years, Cayuga County has not had a permanent home for its emergency operations center. With the backing of U.S. ...
05/24/2026

For two years, Cayuga County has not had a permanent home for its emergency operations center. With the backing of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, the county is hoping that changes.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has submitted a request for federal funding on the county’s behalf. The old EOC was located in a building that closed in 2024, and Cayuga County wants to build a permanent replacement.

California's largest wildfire of the year continues to grow, with over 16,000 acres scorched on Santa Rosa Island as of ...
05/24/2026

California's largest wildfire of the year continues to grow, with over 16,000 acres scorched on Santa Rosa Island as of Tuesday morning.

The fire started shortly after a stranded sailor set off a flare gun last Friday and has burned more than 16,000 acres. The island is part of Channel Islands National Park and home to multiple rare plant species.

More than 400 mostly small communities throughout the Northwest are at greater risk of suffering from impacts of wildfir...
05/23/2026

More than 400 mostly small communities throughout the Northwest are at greater risk of suffering from impacts of wildfires than previously thought when socioeconomic conditions are factored into risk assessments, new research finds.

More than 400 mostly small communities throughout the Northwest are at greater risk of suffering from impacts of wildfires than previously thought when socioeconomic conditions are factored into risk assessments, new research finds.

More than 1 in 5 emergency calls to Columbia and Richland County’s 911 Communications Center ended before an operator an...
05/23/2026

More than 1 in 5 emergency calls to Columbia and Richland County’s 911 Communications Center ended before an operator answered in 2025. Officials cite staff shortages as the chief reason.

More than 1 in 5 emergency calls to Columbia and Richland County’s 911 Communications Center ended before an operator answered in 2025. Officials cite staff shortages as the chief reason.

Louisiana officials are working to understand a potentially historic FEMA that could speed payments even as states shoul...
05/23/2026

Louisiana officials are working to understand a potentially historic FEMA that could speed payments even as states shoulder more of the disaster response costs and responsibilities.

Louisiana officials are working to understand a potentially historic FEMA that could speed payments even as states shoulder more of the disaster response costs and responsibilities.

Researchers at Florida International University used the school’s “Wall of Wind” to blow hurricane-force gusts at a manu...
05/17/2026

Researchers at Florida International University used the school’s “Wall of Wind” to blow hurricane-force gusts at a manufactured home with the goal of determining whether stricter building codes are needed.

Researchers at Florida International University used the school’s “Wall of Wind” to blow hurricane-force gusts at a manufactured home with the goal of determining whether stricter building codes are needed.

Beginning Tuesday, May 12 teams of federal, state and local personnel will conduct joint preliminary damage assessments ...
05/16/2026

Beginning Tuesday, May 12 teams of federal, state and local personnel will conduct joint preliminary damage assessments in 30 Michigan counties and the city of Kalamazoo.

The findings will be used to determine whether specific disasters meet criteria to warrant a governor’s request for a federal disaster declaration and FEMA individual assistance.

While some in the Trump administration want to scrap FEMA, a report recommends transferring many current federal tasks t...
05/16/2026

While some in the Trump administration want to scrap FEMA, a report recommends transferring many current federal tasks to the states, privatizing flood insurance and releasing federal money in the form of grants.

While some in the Trump administration want to scrap FEMA, a report recommends transferring many current federal tasks to the states, privatizing flood insurance and releasing federal money in the form of grants.

Law enforcement employs what its manufacturer calls the "snag maneuver," in which a pursuing agent presses a button, unl...
05/10/2026

Law enforcement employs what its manufacturer calls the "snag maneuver," in which a pursuing agent presses a button, unlocking the Grappler device attached to their vehicle's front bumper, and a net springs out.

The device, known as the Grappler, is part grappling gun and part lasso, and it is installed on the front bumper of sheriff’s vehicles so it can be shot onto a fleeing suspect’s back tires.

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