FDNY to Obey Traffic Laws, Cut Siren for Some Responses in Expanded Program
The FDNY is expanding a program that requires firefighters to follow traffic laws, operate at reduced speeds and turn off lights and sirens when responding to certain non-life threatening emergencies...
View ArticleThinking in an Emergency
Elaine Scarry, author of Thinking in an Emergency, discusses her new book about how only a powerful few in the world are in charge if disaster strikes - and what everybody else can do about it.
View ArticleThinking in an Emergency
Elaine Scarry, author of Thinking in an Emergency, discusses her new book about how only a powerful few in the world are in charge if disaster strikes - and what everybody else can do about it.
View ArticleThe Disaster Experts
Historian Scott Gabriel Knowles tells how a diverse collection of professionals—insurance inspectors, engineers, scientists, journalists, public officials, civil defense planners, and emergency...
View Article10 Years Later, FDNY and NYPD in Radio Sync
Since the September 11 attacks, New York City has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade its 911 call system and its emergency radio communications to try and correct the inadequacies...
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Natural Disasters Reshape Animal Rescue
Catastrophes unite us in our courage, our challenges and our grief. But they also provide a blueprint for our future.The terrorist attacks of 9/11 fore-grounded the concept of disaster preparedness,...
View ArticleOpen Phones: Utility Workers and First Responders
Are you working on Sandy recovery? Call in with your stories. What are you seeing and what do you know? We want to hear stories from the utility crews, the police, the volunteers, the journalists, and...
View ArticleThad Allen on Federal Disaster Response
Retired U.S. Coast Guard admiral Thad Allen discusses his recent appointment by Gov. Cuomo to co-chair the NYS Respond Commission on emergency preparedness in the state, and his experience. Allen...
View ArticleCity's 911 Call Center Crashes Over Tech Snafu
New York City rolled out a new 911 emergency call system on Wednesday, but a glitch took several computers offline for 12 minutes — leaving some operators at the city's main call center in Brooklyn to...
View ArticleCity's 911 Call Center Disrupted by 4th Glitch
The city's new 911 system was again disrupted overnight when some work stations went off-line in what is the the fourth computer glitch since new software was installed Wednesday, officials said.Twenty...
View ArticleCity Council Approves New 911 Call Tracking
The city council has approved a bill requiring the FDNY to change how it tracks response times to emergencies. That bill came to the council after a four-year-old Manhattan girl was struck and killed...
View ArticleComptroller Finds Homeless Services Agency Mishandled Sandy Money
The City's top fiscal watchdog said the Department of Homeless Services mishandled thousands of dollars in emergency contracts after Hurricane Sandy. Comptroller Scott Stringer said sloppy oversight...
View ArticleA Political Storm, Maybe
Azi Paybarah, reporter for Capital NY, rounds up political news, including reaction to the city and state's preparation for the snowstorm and what happens next to defuse tensions between the mayor and...
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The Manhunt Message
Last Monday, New York City authorities sent a push alert out to millions of cell phones in New York City warning them about a suspect: (N/A)There was no photo, no link, no information about who Rahami...
View ArticleDisaster Relief Efforts to Effectively Help a Community
Frances Robles, New York Times reporter covering criminal justice, the Caribbean and Central America, reports from San Juan on how Puerto Rico is weathering Hurricane Irma. Plus, people's first...
View ArticleWhat FEMA Is For
Nowadays, we don't tend to think about FEMA until it's all we think about. And this week, between wildfires in the West and two historically powerful hurricanes, FEMA's responsibilities are...
View ArticleNYC Speaker on Trump's 'Deplorable' Response to Puerto Rico
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito talks about what she found on her recent trip to Puerto Rico and what's needed now.
View ArticleConnecting Disaster Survivors With Radio Waves
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment.Not long after the discovery of radio waves, there were amateur or ham radio operators. Today there are millions worldwide, with more than...
View ArticleWarning System Down: California’s Deadliest Fires
Wildfires raged across Northern California in October, burning through the state’s famed Napa and Sonoma wine regions. In all, more than 170 blazes ripped across an area the size of Maryland and...
View ArticleMore to the Story: Wildfires
Reveal revisits our investigation into California’s deadliest wildfires. Last October, more than 170 fires ripped across Northern California, burning more than 9,000 buildings, causing millions of...
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