Lake County, Calif., Makes Disaster Preparedness Easy
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The Lake County Office of Emergency Services launched a one-stop public webpage for residents to obtain information on preparedness, response, and recovery from disasters, including how to make a plan and where to get alerts ..read more
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Verizon Frontline to Gather and Share UAS Data With NOAA
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NOAA needs aerial mapping at a level of detail that it can’t get today, but a drone partnership with Verizon Frontline will give them the data they need in hours instead of days to forecast and monitor storms ..read more
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South Carolina Needs a ‘Hail Mary Pass’ for Disaster Help
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The storm included winds up to 90 mph and hail that damaged vehicles and 28 homes were destroyed or had major damage. The National Weather Service said the combination of hail and wind is common to the Midwest ..read more
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Cleanup Begins After 11 Tornadoes in Western Michigan
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The damage in Portage , among the hardest hit areas, was widespread, leaving several businesses inoperable, including a barbershop that was ripped in half. City officials continued to assess the damage on Wednesday ..read more
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Honolulu’s 911 System Plagued by Staff Shortages
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The Honolulu Police Department doesn't track how often the 911 system gets overwhelmed enough to play an automated message. But there are times when all of HPD's emergency response operators are assisting callers ..read more
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Texas Flooding: 4-Year-Old Boy Swept Away in High Waters
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Deputies were dispatched to try to locate a family in distress. Upon the deputies’ arrival, they could hear a male and female hollering for help ..read more
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AI: A Wildland Firefighter’s New Best Friend?
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Pano AI’s CEO discusses how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing wildfire detection and response by helping agencies optimize resource allocation and protect lives through smarter firefighting tactics ..read more
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Will More Insurers Go Insolvent After Louisiana’s Next Storm?
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3d ago
Most of the fastest-growing private companies are rated by Demotech, the firm that rated all 12 of the companies that went belly-up recently. Researchers have recently raised red flags about Demotech's ratings ..read more
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What’s Changed in New Mexico Since Its Worst Wildfire?
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One change is that the Forest Service released a plan to expand prescribed fire training and created a western prescribed fire training curriculum, which increases the pace of fire training qualifications ..read more
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Michigan Schools Deploy AI Gun Detection System
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6d ago
The Chelsea School District outside Ann Arbor, Mich., is using a gun detection system that integrates existing cameras to visualize someone with a gun and immediately report it and key details to a monitoring center ..read more
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