Rescues and Evacuations

17+ hour, 31+ min ago   (831+ words) Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas are in a unique position regarding earthquake safety, as it sits on the New Madrid Fault Line, a fault line with a "significant chance of producing an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 or higher." Jonesboro, AR…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (398+ words) The "Drone as First Responder" program is fully funded by the state through 2028. BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Bellingham’s police force is expanding its use of drones to improve emergency responses. Police Chief Rebecca Mertzig presented the department’s new “Drone as…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (357+ words) The Benton County Board of Supervisors has named Jay Kimery the county’s new Benton County EMA director, choosing a lifelong county resident and longtime volunteer firefighter to lead local emergency planning and response from Ashland. Kimery will take over from…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (300+ words) Dionne Waugh, Police PIO, 303-518-1894 The city’s Dispatch center is rolling out some new technology to enhance its public safety response to the community. Starting this month, Boulder Police and Fire Communications Center will begin using AI technology during limited hours…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (96+ words) 1070 WKOK JACKSON TOWNSHIP — State police have identified the man found dead in the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County. Troopers say 69-year-old James Stanaitis of New Jersey was recovered near Riverside Lane in Jackson Township September 5th. Pennsylvania State Police at Stonington…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (152+ words) TheDailyNewsOnline.com WARSAW — A $14,478 grant from Norfolk Southern railroad is funding some new gear for the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office. The funding was announced Monday morning. It will supply a total of 30 medical kits, along with a DJI…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (274+ words) Powered by Get Alerts Add as preferred source A vehicle fire broke out outside a Walgreens on West 28th Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, prompting emergency responders to act and officials to urge caution while the cause remains under investigation. A…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (483+ words) The Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department stayed busy with three fires last weekend. The first call went out around 2:19 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, reporting a fire on US 77 just south of On Pointe Dance Studio. Fire Chief Darren Guentert said the first…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (148+ words) The U.S. Coast Guard last week rescued an injured rafter stranded in a section of the Rogue River with no road access. According to a news release from the Coast Guard on Sunday, the incident took place Thursday near North Bend....

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (450+ words) Funded through a nearly $500,000 grant, the Drone as First Responder program will expand Bellingham's use of aerial technology for emergency response and public safety operations. Calif. City Approves $4.5M Expansion of Police Drone Program A state grant of nearly a half-million…...