Iowa Supreme Reverses, Finds 911 Dispatcher’s PTSD Claim Compensable June 6, 2022 By Jim Sams The 911 dispatch center that employed Mandy Tripp denied her workers’ compensation claim for post-traumatic stress syndrome because fielding calls...
Uvalde Shooting Highlights Role of Doors in Security Plans June 3, 2022 By Kathleen Foody and Carolyn Thompson Doors — both the one the gunman entered and the one police did not open for over an hour —...
Protocols Weren’t Followed Before Tiger Attack on Zookeeper June 10, 2019 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Longtime procedures involving the handling of potentially dangerous animals were not followed in April when a...
Pennsylvania to Close Popular Hiking Trail, Citing Safety April 17, 2019 JIM THORPE, Pa. — Pennsylvania officials are closing one of the most scenic and popular hiking trails in the state...
Firefighters at Houston Chemical Disaster Scrambled for Foam April 1, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Kevin Crowley Firefighters confronted with the worst Gulf Coast industrial disaster in 14 years had to call on outside sources to augment...
Texas Eyes Penalties for Denying Responders’ Workers’ Compensation Claims February 19, 2019 A bill recently filed in the Texas House of Representatives would penalize insurers that illegally deny Texas first responders access...
New Emergency Equipment Aids Obese Patients in Wisconsin May 2, 2017 The Janesville Fire Department has upgraded its technology and equipment to better help overweight patients and reduce the risk of...
Agencies Turn off Emergency Response Radio Encryption October 12, 2016 By DAVE COLLINS Some police and fire departments are bucking a trend to conceal dispatch communications from the public, acknowledging that radio encryption...
North Dakota Emergency Responders Receive Rail Safety Training October 8, 2014 Emergency responders in the Red River Valley are being trained on the details of oil tanker cars similar to the...
Oklahoma County to Hold Wildfire Training Exercise July 29, 2014 A town and county in eastern Oklahoma are teaming up to prepare emergency responders for wildfire outbreaks. The McAlester News-Capital...