For far too long, one of the greatest frustrations in law enforcement has been that we are often called because someone in our community is experiencing a substance use or mental health crisis and needs help that we aren’t trained or equipped to provide. Every police officer I know has been through this. Law enforcement […]
SHREVEPORT, La. — Calumet Inc. will show appreciation for local first responders Thursday by serving them a complimentary hot lunch across three parishes.
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Gallatin County officials said signing up for phone-based emergency alerts can help people get detailed wildfire information quickly.Â
MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula firefighters said they quickly put out a brush fire at an unhoused encampment behind City Lodge, stopping it from spreading.
MEAD, Wash. — The Spokane community has filled Mt. Spokane High School with donations for firefighters battling the Spokane Area Fires, prompting fire officials to ask residents to temporarily stop bringing bottled water and food.
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) reminded residents to sign up for emergency notifications with the intensity of wildfires burning through the region. The emergency notifications mean receiving timely information for evacuation warnings and orders.Â
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SPOKANE, Wash. - Three fires that sparked in Spokane County on Saturday afternoon—the Old Trails, Fairview, and Autumn Lane fires—are now being handled as one incident referred to as the Spokane Area Fires. According to California Interagency Incident Management Team 7, which has taken over command of the fires, more than 600 structures have been destroyed.Â
No one dials 911 to report climate change. They call because the water is over the doorsill. They call because a neighbor on the third floor, in an apartment with no air conditioning, stopped answering the door. They call because the road they were told to evacuate on is already under two feet of water. […]
