Terrorism
On the 17th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, agencies around the country are honoring the day with remembrance posts
From full-scale to tabletop exercises, preparing for a mass casualty incident should be part of disaster management training
Communication problems, especially reliability and interoperability, are widespread and complicate preparedness, training and response
The men face life in prison for plan to blow up transit lines
The firefighter helped save his fellow soldiers when they were hit by an IED in Afghanistan
Practice using the Emergency Response Guide book app to be prepared for a hazmat incident
Backdraft the monster truck uses the race number 343 to represent the number of firefighters who died during the attacks
The tower will again broadcast radio and TV transmissions, something not done since the Sept. 11, 2001 attack
The extensive flooding has reawakened the protests over a plan to move the 8,584 still-unidentified remains from 9/11 victims into a repository seven stories below ground at the WTC museum
A barged headed to NY from NJ is on its way carrying the crowning spire
Glass from the explosion acted like flying knives and cut the 10-year-old from head to toe
Families are currently watching pretrial hearings for five men charged with the terrorist attacks
One is charged with attempting to establish a terrorist training camp in Ore.
Now city officials are vowing to close a dangerous law loophole that allowed the locksmith to sell those keys legally
A vivid book penned by his brother offers a personal and intimate account of Dr. John Pryor鈥檚 life, including responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
Jansen Young Praised Jonathan Blunk as hero for saving her life
Officials with the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service believe the same person has sent nearly 400 letters containing nontoxic white powder across the U.S. and abroad from Texas
Experts say the case could take years
Dollar value of each point awarded workers for type, severity of their illnesses was just recently set at $7.36
Volunteers helped first responders practice their response to a mock radiological disaster
Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that鈥檚 beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
For a New York City paramedic who had seen it all, the attacks on 9/11 changed everything
What one medic found among the rubble was the caring and courage of those who died on 9/11
The changes that began on 9/12 have stretched into weeks, months and years
In your life in EMS, or in the fire service, what is the worst event you can imagine?
As the former National Coordinator of Disaster Volunteers for the American Red Cross, Dr. Kelly B. Close was on the front lines of the emergency medical response following the 9/11 attacks in New York City
The emergency alert system will be used only for critical national messages from the president, information in life-threatening situations and Amber Alerts
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Responders highlight cases of lack of training, protective equipment and medicine
Drill brings together local, state and federal agencies
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