Preparedness
Preparing to Help Other Agencies during Incidents
Take the time to meet your fellow public safety counterparts and collaborate with them in order to learn how they handle events and how you can help them.
Education
Better Breastfeeding Rates Can Improve Public Health
By Dr. Ebun Ebunlomo Associate Professor, Public Health, American Military University On August 6, 2011, the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) officially declared that August is National Breastfeeding Month through a proclamation that describes the mission of USBC, the benefits of breastfeeding to mother and infant, and the role of other parties (e.g., workplaces) in supporting […]
Response
Shark Bites Woman Twice While She Is Swimming In Hawaii Bay
A woman was taken to a hospital Tuesday after being bitten twice by a shark while swimming in Hawaii – one bite was to her leg, the other was to her torso.
Emergency Management News
A Tropical Depression May Form Within Days Off The U.S. Coast; Is Hurricane Season Awakening?
Weather satellites and other meteorological data suggest that an area of week low pressure is just to the east-southeast of the Florida peninsula.
EDM Friday Briefing: 27 Injured in Light Rail Collision in Sacramento
Amazon Rainforest Fires Spike Carbon Monoxide Emissions
Greenland Glacier Ice Loss: Another Sign of Global Warming
Shark Bites Woman Twice While She Is Swimming In Hawaii Bay
EDM Wednesday Briefing: Lincoln County Preemptively Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Storm Area 51 Events