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Ready to respond: Hawthorne’s emergency preparedness program

The Municipal Posted on May 22, 2025 by Julie YoungApril 23, 2025
No4: The Los Angeles County Fire Department is a key partner in Hawthorne’s emergency preparedness program. (Photo provided by Hawthorne, Calif.)

When it comes to preparing for, responding to and recovering from a natural or man-made disaster, the city of Hawthorne, Calif., is ready to swing into action thanks to a comprehensive emergency preparedness program. “The most common emergency that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Managment | Tagged building & construction, Emergency Management, may 2025, The Municipal

Emergency preparedness fair keeps Cupertino community up to date on emergency operations

The Municipal Posted on September 20, 2019 by Nicholette CarlsonAugust 2, 2023

Prepare Cupertino was a free community preparedness fair held Saturday, June 22, in Cupertino, Calif. Clare Francavilla, emergency services coordinator, explained, “This fair was a way to inform Cupertino’s community members about the importance of getting prepared for an emergency … Continue reading →

Posted in Storm Management | Tagged California, cupertino, september 2019, storm management, The Municipal

Municipal fleets and emergency preparedness

The Municipal Posted on July 20, 2015 by Amy WengerAugust 7, 2023
If the city plans to seek funding from insurance or state or federal sources for cleanup efforts, careful documentation of the cleanup

When events of cataclysmic proportions harness their destructive forces on communities and neighborhoods, it brings a semblance of reassurance to know that emergency workers and equipment are poised and ready to be summoned at a moment’s notice to become rescuers … Continue reading →

Posted in Fleet, Uncategorized

The roles of intuition, history and technology in emergency preparedness

The Municipal Posted on April 5, 2012 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

Expect the unexpected. That’s the mantra of emergency planners and responders. It’s one of the guiding principles of their professions. Sometimes, though, we get a clue about what might be in the pipeline from incidents that can guide us in … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged cities, city, emergency, far, flooding, norwich, technology

Two communities revise emergency plans

The Municipal Posted on September 3, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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If four fires and a flood in four years were not enough, add in a global pandemic, and it all could make a city want to revise its emergency action plan. That’s exactly what motivated the city of Cloverdale, Calif., … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, emergency, september 2021, The Municipal

Get out: Managing evacuations in the event of an emergency

The Municipal Posted on September 14, 2019 by Julie YoungAugust 2, 2023

     When disaster strikes, or is on the way, communities have a small window of opportunity to notify the public of impending peril and encourage them to “get out of Dodge” before it’s too late. In order to provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Storm Management | Tagged California, santa barbara, september 2019, storm management, The Municipal

Beyond run, hide, fight: The next steps in preparedness

The Municipal Posted on April 21, 2019 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Instructors who are trained in Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, or TECC, teach the basic concepts of “Stop the Bleed.” This includes the use of tourniquets and occlusive dressings. (Photo provided)

By Tom Polera, Emergency Manager and Chief Fire Marshal, Falls Church, Va. The city of Falls Church, Va., Office of Fire Prevention and Emergency Preparedness, has developed a program called “The First 12 Minutes.” This is an innovative community active … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Safety | Tagged CPTED, stop the bleed, TECC

Practice preparedness for potential derailments

The Municipal Posted on March 31, 2016 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
An overturned train near the tracks in Watertown, Wis.

There’s no denying that incidents of train derailments containing hazardous materials have increased. The distinction to note, however, is between derailments of hazardous material and other derailments. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, there are on average three train … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefighting & EMS | Tagged Brewster Ohio, Train Derailment, Watertown Wisconsin

Confined space rescue preparedness, equipment is essential

The Municipal Posted on January 3, 2013 by Phoebe MuthartAugust 2, 2023
confined space rescue

Confined space rescue preparedness is an essential component of any business or municipality. Confined space training is required for entry into sewers, underground utilities, tunnels and other spaces. But often employees are not trained properly or safely, meaning it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Response, Equipment | Tagged confined, light, lighting, location, rescom, space, training

Ray-Tech Infrared: Municipalities turn up the heat

The Municipal Posted on May 24, 2025 by The MunicipalApril 23, 2025
The 2 Ton Combo is an all-in-one repair model with an asphalt hot box and an infrared asphalt heater

By Wes Van Velsor | Vice President of Ray-Tech Infrared The cost of maintaining asphalt roadways is continuously climbing and we are seeing more municipalities opt to purchase infrared heaters to do their own repairs. Most of these organizations traditionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Building & Construction | Tagged building & construction, may 2025, The Municipal

All hazards approach helps Richmond plan for any disaster

The Municipal Posted on September 3, 2024 by Nicholette CarlsonSeptember 3, 2024
Richmond, Virginia, USA downtown cityscape over Main Street.

The city of Richmond, Va., faces many different disasters regularly, such as hurricanes, flooding and winter weather storms. However, the preparations for the city’s natural disasters have been ranked No. 1 in the country. These emergency management processes to handle … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, September 2024, The Municipal

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