NBC News Report Says Hams “Could Save Our Lives” in a Disaster
A team from NBC News’ digital news unit Left Field was in Hawaii to...
FCC Must Upgrade Wireless Emergency Alert System, Public Safety Organizations Say
The nation’s Wireless Emergency Alert system (WEA) needs improvements that are long overdue, according to a...
Is a California Community the Most Prepared in the U.S.?
Tucked beneath green tennis courts in a hidden corner of Bel Air Crest, a 10-by-20-foot...
UCLA Water Main Break
A 93 year old water main broke near the campus of UCLA sending a torrent of raging...
Westwood Emergency Preparedness Fair – Sunday July 27th
The Westwood Neighborhood Council is holding their fourth emergency/disaster preparedness fair on Sunday, July 27th...
San Bernardino County Fire Dispatch Center in Rialto Receives International Acclaim
San Bernardino County’s emergency dispatch center has been noted as one of the best emergency...
Cal EMA is Once Again Cal OES
What’s in a name? Maybe not so much. In the hundred-year history of emergency management...
FCC Seeks Public Comments on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio
In response to the Congressional directive to prepare a study to assess Amateur Radio’s role...
Whoops… Mistaken Verizon Emergency Alert Scares N.J.
Not quite the “War Of The Worlds” broadcast of a Martian invasion in New Jersey,...
LAPD Chopper Makes Emergency Landing at Pierce College
Officials are investigating why a Los Angeles police helicopter had to make an emergency landing...