The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is an important resource for first responders when they are faced with hazmat incidents. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) says that the ERG is “is ...

On November 4, 2024, the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) officially launched, marking a transformative milestone for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) across the United ...

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 ...

False alarms are no fun, particularly in the middle of the night for the third automatic fire alarm for the shift at the same shopping mall or office complex. You know it’s a false alarm—just as the ...

A Senate bill would shift key disaster response authority from NC Emergency Management to the Office of the State Fire ...

Phoenix Fire Department response times are nearly double the national standard, impacting life-saving efforts. The city proposes an 8% budget increase for the Fire Department, adding 160 firefighters ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part of its efforts to enhance the equipment and machinery used by ...

Raleigh leaders are working to improve firefighters’ response times across the city. “Everything about fire response is time driven,” North Carolina Fire Chief Consulting’s Greg Grayson told city ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A large structure fire on Ashley Phosphate Road prompted emergency fire response late Thursday evening, according to the North Charleston Fire Department. Reportedly ...

Opponents of the Downtown Revitalization Project say reducing traffic lanes will impede emergency vehicle response times, a ...