Using Twitter to summon emergency help
Stephen Beard Dec 18, 2012
On the face of it, it sounds crazy: Your house or apartment is on fire, and rather than phoning the emergency services, you tweet them. But that is what the London Fire Brigade is mulling over.
FCC considering plan to launch floating cell towers
John Moe Jun 8, 2012
In the event of natural disaster, drone planes and weather balloons could restore communications.
Lessons from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Alex Chadwick Mar 12, 2012
New tapes from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Emergency Operations Center show how the disaster and American reaction unfolded.
Washington state will limit Medicaid payments
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 13, 2012
As states and the federal government look for ways to trim budgets, Medicaid appears on the chopping block. And Washington state is scheduled to cut payments for some emergency room visits.
FEMA and the FCC go Gaga
John Moe Nov 10, 2011
Yesterday the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission conducted the first ever nationwide test of the...
Prepare Yourself!
Stephen Hoffman Jan 11, 2012
Many people are going to watching and preparing for Hurricane Irene as she hits this weekend, but even for those who are not in immediate danger -...
Emergency warning system gets with the times
John Moe May 10, 2011
Emergency messages from the President, Amber Alerts and other messages will start coming to people by way of text messages. The service will be...
