More than three dozen agencies were supporting the drill including Volusia County Emergency Management. Airport officials said any disaster at Daytona International would require a large response.

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Kapolei High School students learned and practiced basic first aid, fire safety, search and rescue, and teamwork skills.

The incident meteorologist training for the National Weather Service was canceled amid “short staffing” and a severe reduction in how much employees are allowed to spend on travel, according to an ...

CHICO — As the fires continue in Southern California, a volunteer group in Chico is preparing for the next fire season. The North Valley Animal Disaster Group (NVDAG) holds an annual training to ...

CITYWIDE — ALTHOUGH TAKING PLACE AFTER NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, a Disaster Chaplain Certification & Religious Literacy Training is being offered for area clergy. The New York Disaster Interfaith ...

CHICO — You may have seen tents set up and people stumbling and yelling in pain while workers dressed in hazmat suits herded them into the tents Tuesday at Enloe Health. Don’t worry, it was all for ...

SALIX, Iowa (KTIV) - Do you know what to do during a disaster? On Tuesday night, one county’s emergency managers reached out to the community to make sure they’re prepared. Woodbury County Emergency ...

Last fall, Delaware experienced a record-breaking drought. October 2024 was the driest month in a century, with no measurable rainfall during a 42-day dry spell. With extreme heat and drought risks on ...

The new Kensington-based facility uses high-fidelity disaster simulations to strengthen EMS readiness for mass casualty and ...