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Kerr County, Texas, lead emergency management official says he was asleep during deadly flooding
William "Dub" Thomas, the Kerr County Emergency Management Director since 2015, detailed his whereabouts during the crisis.
Greene County OEM hosts events for Emergency Management Awareness Month
The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has announced the start of National Emergency Management ...
County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...
Texans disable emergency alerts more than any other state. Experts say that's a big risk
A 2023 study found that nearly 30% of Texans have opted out of receiving Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) — the highest rate ...
Missing 15-year-old found, reports Whitley County Emergency Management
Whitley, and Laurel County Emergency Manager Jerry Rains says 15-year-old Jason Haskins has been found safe. Kentucky State ...
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Texas county emergency official says he was absent when floods hit because of illness
I stayed in bed throughout July 3 and did not participate in the regularly scheduled 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Texas Emergency ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
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Flood: NEC Seeks Improved Operations For State Emergency Management Agencies
The National Economic Council (NEC) has called for the strengthening of State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) across the 36 states of the federation and urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to ...
Springfield-Greene County OEM offering emergency management classes
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management is offering classes to prepare you for a crisis. The course, called “Until Help Arrives,” will teach the skills ...