Minnesota has relocated its emergency operations center from downtown St. Paul to Blaine, expanding space and adding modern energy systems to strengthen statewide disaster response. The new ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new six-month pilot program was launched Tuesday to help reduce the number of emergency room visits and better coordinate emergency response in Grand Rapids. The program ...

I went behind the scenes with T-Mobile's emergency management teams to see how the mobile carrier responds to a catastrophe and restores communications. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for ...

SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide emergency in Washington in response to severe flooding affecting multiple counties. Speaking from the State Emergency Operations Center at Camp ...

ST. CLOUD, Fla. – St. Cloud welcomed some new members to the force: drones. The police department is the first in the region to launch a “Drone as First Responder” program. The agency has used drones ...

When we think about timeliness in police, fire and emergency medical services, we often think of response times. And even though it’s recently been pointed out to us that there are other important ...

EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — As most know, preparedness is key for first responders when helping during disasters. Emergency management crews from across Oklahoma converged on Edmond to hone their skills ...

The State Department is deploying emergency teams to the Caribbean to help in the response to Hurricane Melissa, which has battered Jamaica and nearby island nations. “In response to catastrophic ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake County plan is on the table that could reduce the number of EMS calls that crews respond to using lights and sirens. County leaders call it an effort to reduce crashes ...

DALLAS — Agencies across North Texas are participating in a three-day emergency response training exercise this week. The training exercise, which will take place from Oct. 27-29, is called MetroX and ...

A decade since Orland Park began using drones for police work, Police Chief Eric Rossi is looking to expand the program. “I think this is a great tool that we can add to our tool box and I do foresee, ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech has launched a groundbreaking program that will use drones as first responders to 911 calls. The program, officially launched on Monday, aims to improve response times and ...