New Yorkers are in big trouble if seconds are the difference between life and death. Ambulance response times during ...

The Navajo Nation lacks uranium-specific emergency plans as multiple agencies struggle to coordinate response for nuclear ...

Maui faces severe winter storm with officials closing offices and urging residents to prepare for harsh conditions including ...

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President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

Three members of the Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services (NTFES) fly to Victoria on Saturday to help battle major ...

An outside fire has been reported on Bat Cave Road in Old Fort after a tree fell on a power line, local authorities said.

The local law enforcement agencies that protect Trump when he is at his Mar-a-Lago Club are asking for a federal grant to be ...

Numerous closures cropped up across Maui County Thursday as a winter storm brought threats of damaging south to southwest ...

Cots, blankets, and snacks were all available at the warming station located inside the Gertrude Walden Day Care Center in ...

To address mental health support for emergency medical services (EMS) professionals and first responders, REMSA Health is ...