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“It’s not a normal situation for a country of our size to have 400 million weapons at the hands of civilians.”
05/27/2022

“It’s not a normal situation for a country of our size to have 400 million weapons at the hands of civilians.”

Mass shootings, including shootings at schools, have become predictable — and unsurprising when they happen. Experts say framing it as a public health problem could be a step toward a solution.

According to national statistics from Data USA, more than 62 percent of emergency managers are male.
04/26/2022

According to national statistics from Data USA, more than 62 percent of emergency managers are male.

The site has an abundance of information for women interested in emergency management and related fields, including a resume section, a data section, articles and lists of colleges and universities for training.

Blacks were 22 percent less likely to get treated than whites, Hispanics were 58 percent less likely and Asians were 48 ...
03/25/2022

Blacks were 22 percent less likely to get treated than whites, Hispanics were 58 percent less likely and Asians were 48 percent less likely. “Others” were 47 percent less likely.

It wasn’t a surprise to health-care workers that those in vulnerable communities were more likely to get sick from COVID-19, less likely to get vaccinated and last in getting treated with antibodies.

The firefighting industry has been teased by technology, such as wearable heat sensors, but few departments across the n...
02/14/2022

The firefighting industry has been teased by technology, such as wearable heat sensors, but few departments across the nation have them.

The physiology-based heat-sensing technology monitors core body temperature and alerts the sensor’s wearer and a supervisor if the worker is in danger of a medical incident from heat exposure.

And thus those populations live today in a form of environmental racism, trapped, as it were, in zones where more heat o...
01/09/2022

And thus those populations live today in a form of environmental racism, trapped, as it were, in zones where more heat or pollution are important health considerations.

To mitigate the effects of climate change and environmental racism that impact certain hotter and more polluted areas of the city, a group in Stockton, Calif., has secured funding from a state grant program.

“These situations, every one of these school shootings, the only thing they really have in common is a person with a gun...
12/23/2021

“These situations, every one of these school shootings, the only thing they really have in common is a person with a gun shooting people.”

When it comes to school shootings, what’s the real issue: whether the justice system and school administrators can handle the threats so common around the country? Or is it that guns are too easily available to children?

12/17/2021

At a recent Urbanism Next panel discussion, city officials from Boston and Minneapolis discussed mobility hub pilot projects, underscoring how hub locations can also serve as crucial community gathering spots.

But some school districts across the country have chosen to cut ties with SROs
11/03/2021

But some school districts across the country have chosen to cut ties with SROs

A study published by the National Association of School Resource Officers may indicate that most SROs seek to engage school administrators before making an arrest, but there's still opposition to their presence on campuses.

The city and county’s emergency management offices partnered with Deaf Link, an all-service interpreting agency, to send...
10/17/2021

The city and county’s emergency management offices partnered with Deaf Link, an all-service interpreting agency, to send emergency alerts in American Sign Language (ASL) with the new system.

Austin and Travis County, Texas' emergency management offices partnered with Deaf Link, an all-service interpreting agency, to send emergency alerts in American Sign Language.

The YSS group has helped garner more than $25 million worth of state grants for wildfire mitigation projects for the Sta...
10/13/2021

The YSS group has helped garner more than $25 million worth of state grants for wildfire mitigation projects for the Stanislaus National Forest and millions more in federal grants to national forest wildfire projects.

The Yosemite-Stanislaus Solutions group, composed of entities from environmental and industry interests, has dedicated itself to developing a healthier forest through fuel reduction and reforestation projects.

The results in many of those hospitals is a form of “rationing” of care, or triaging patients by determining who is like...
09/27/2021

The results in many of those hospitals is a form of “rationing” of care, or triaging patients by determining who is likely to survive or not, and thus who should get the treatment.

One in four COVID-19-related deaths may be attributable to the overcrowding at hospitals that has occurred since the pandemic began, a problem exacerbated by unvaccinated patients and overworked staff.

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