When an emergency happens in, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., wh ...

When there is a crisis the Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team can respond to a disaster in the lower 48 states within six hours of a call.

You might remember the GEM as a quirky little electric microcar that’s been cruising through campuses, resorts, and planned ...

Electric microcars offer a clean and quiet way to zip around city streets. The latest model from California's GEM is ...

A new aerial truck is now in service for the department, and is actually the first of many types of trucks to be in the fire ...

Renault has developed the Vision 4rescue concept electric vehicle, based on the Renault 4 E-Tech, with modifications ...

Emergency crews are vital in restoring stability and safety during disasters, especially climate change-driven events.

Two teams of Johns Hopkins University computer science students are developing digital platforms to help first responders in life-or-death situations. Through interviews with local emergency medical ...

ConvEx-3 exercises are conducted every three to five years to evaluate and strengthen the emergency response frameworks established under the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and ...

Hoeflich said these alerts will usually get issued about a day in advance of a potential flood, sometimes even more. He ...

Whether it’s wildfires, snowstorms or hurricanes — the Upstate has faced a wide range of severe weather the past year.

Agencies affiliated with Belarus’ Emergencies Ministry are taking part in a nuclear emergency exercise simulating a severe accident at a nuclear power plant. The exercise is being conducted ...