Law enforcement and emergency responders gathered together in the school’s gym to assess the active shooter situation they were just called to. Except this situation was all online. More.
County offers active shooter training to take preparedness to ‘higher level’
Smart fun at the Emergency Preparedness Fair
Who knew getting a jump on disasters could be so much fun? Residents who turned out for the Emergency Preparedness Fair on the grounds of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #6441 last weekend met with first responders, law enforcement and experts in emergency management to learn how to protect themselves, their families, friends and neighbors in the event of a disaster. More.
WTC Health Program must be saved: Firing of leader Dr. John Howard and others must be reversed
The World Trade Center Health Program, providing essential medical care to the heroes and the victims of 9/11, was spared a 20% Trump administration budget cut in February only when Republican members of Congress from New York fought back and saved the WTCHP. Those members must now ride to the rescue again. More.
Agency in charge of World Trade Center Health Program gutted
The Trump administration has gutted the agency overseeing the World Trade Center Health Program, a move advocates say will wreak havoc on the program’s operations and bring critical operations to a standstill. More.
Trump cuts to World Trade Center health program trigger bipartisan criticism
President Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the federal agency overseeing health services for survivors of the September 11th attacks have triggered widespread condemnation, including from Republicans worried the reduction will jeopardize a program that has symbolized the government’s commitment to victims of a defining event of the last quarter century. More.
'Delay and deny care' to 9/11 survivors. Trump HHS cuts World Trade Center Program staff
The Trump administration fired hundreds of staff at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), including those at the World Trade Center Health Program who treat 9/11 first responders and survivors. More.
World Trade Center Health Program layoffs will impact 9/11 survivors, officials say
There is outrage over the Trump administration's decision to lay off staff at the World Trade Center Health Program, with many saying the cuts will impact health care for 9/11 survivors. More.
This bill aims to help firefighters with cancer. Getting it passed is just the beginning
As firefighters battled the catastrophic blazes in Los Angeles County in January, California’s U.S. senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both Democrats, signed on to legislation with a simple aim: provide federal assistance to first responders diagnosed with service-related cancer. More.