New year, new you! Resolve to be ready in 2025. This blog includes our top tips for how to kick off the year on the right foot.
¡Año nuevo, vida nueva! Que su resolución para el 2025 sea estar preparado. En este blog presentamos nuestros mejores consejos para abrir el año con el pie derecho.
During and after disasters, to make sure all survivors have somewhere safe to stay, emergency managers open shelters. The need for shelters, medical support and supplies for impacted areas was great after Hurricane Helene hit Western NC. This blog highlights some of the work done and the partnerships that helped provide much needed relief in the wake of the powerful storm.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety recognized 43 outstanding employees Dec. 5 during the department’s annual Badge of Excellence Ceremony.
Este invierno, pudiera tender más hacia el lado cálido; sin embargo, es más importante que nunca estar preparados para afrontar el mal tiempo invernal.
During an emergency, maintaining open communication networks is imperative. In the first several days of Hurricane Helene response, telecommunicators and first response teams had to cope with a deluge of 911 calls and interruptions in cellular networks. SERT immediately set about restoring communications.
Even before Hurricane Helene reached North Carolina, SERT Swift Water Rescue and Urban Search and Rescue teams were stationed in Western NC, ready to deploy when called.
Community Emergency Response Team volunteers have logged more than 3,500 hours during Hurricane Helene response in North Carolina.
Hay muchos reportes falsos y mucha desinformación siendo compartida en redes sociales sobre las medidas de respuesta ante el Huracán Helene.
Addressing the unique health and wellness needs of first responders is crucial. Exposure to potentially traumatic events day in and day out can lead to serious mental health concerns, relationship problems, substance misuse, job performance difficulties, and even suicide.
It’s that time of year again. Every place of business seems to be having a back-to-school sale, and the yellow buses are back on the roads. Do your part to keep children safe on their way to and from school by knowing school bus traffic laws.