Building fire reported on Creekside Drive in Fairfield
An active building fire has been reported on the 300 block of Creekside Drive in Fairfield. Flames were reportedly seen inside the building. No evacuation of the building has been reported. The extent ...
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South Sioux City Fire Rescue adds new technology to alert drivers to emergency vehicles on the road
From car radios to cell phones, distractions easily happen on the road meaning you may not hear an emergency vehicle ...
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Meet the NorCal women behind Watch Duty, an app that informs people during wildfires
THE RECENT SPREAD of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles has underscored the importance of Watch Duty, the wildfire mapping ...
Structure fire reported on Anderson Street in Franklin
A building fire has been reported on Anderson Street in Franklin. Reports of multiple small fires in the facility have not been confirmed. An evacuation of the building has been reported. No injuries ...
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Uttarakhand Forest Department Develops App For Quick Response To Forest Fires
The application uses a colour-based indication system making it easy for the users to understand the exact status of the fire. It has also been linked to fire vehicles.
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Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs. In crises, more information is always better than less. Withholding ...
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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
Susan Lee Streets, who signed up for alerts through Nixle ... Jodi and Jeff Moreno first heard about the fire from a neighborhood app. But the first official warning only came around 2:30 a.m., when ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
Branden Silverman said responding to a fire and determining evacuation needs can take some ... Susan Lee, who signed up for the alert app Nixle, did not get any alerts specific to her west Altadena ...
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Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
Branden Silverman said responding to a fire and determining evacuation needs ... Susan Lee Streets, who signed up for the alert app Nixle, did not get any alerts specific to her west Altadena ...