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Lawmakers try to save DHS lab that prepares first responders for terror threats
Lawmakers are again attempting to keep a Department of Homeland Security laboratory that specializes in first-responder technology and assistance from shutting its doors.
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Stop the bleed, save more lives: Americans learn to act as first responders in case they’re in a mass shooting
On the heels of two school shootings in North Carolina and Colorado — in which two young men died charging the gunmen, thereby saving more lives — the initiative aims to show the public there’s more than one way to be a hero.
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Motorcycles ride through Md., Va. to remember 9/11 responders
From Somerset, Pennsylvania to the Pentagon, and on to New York City, hundreds of motorcyclists will ride next month commemorating the 9/11 attacks, while raising scholarship money for children of first responders.
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Irma support: Woman trapped in island home gets help from DC-area first responders
“One of the great things about any deployment that our task force goes on is to be able to make a difference in someone’s life,” Fairfax County Fire Assistant Chief Chuck Ryan said.
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Some things can’t be unseen: Coping mechanism for elite first responders
Being up close to death and destruction is part of the job for first responders who help during natural disasters. Physical and mental evaluations are routine for those who get sent to disaster zones.
2 years ago -
Cyberterrorists targeting first responders
A U.S. intelligence community collaborative warned first responders in late July about escalating efforts to target them and their missions by cyberterrorists — including posting the personal information of first responders online.
2 years ago -
Stiffer rioting penalties vetoed by Va. Gov. McAuliffe
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill aimed at protecting first responders because it does not go as far as he wished.
2 years ago -
9/11 first responders battle toxic exposures 15 years later
In the years after the 9/11 attacks, health experts have learned more about how the debris, smoke and wreckage affected the health of first responders and other survivors of the attacks. Those who stayed in the area and breathed in the dust and smoke have been found to be more at risk for a host of health problems.
3 years ago -
Emergency drills slated for D.C. on Sunday night
It\’s a test to see how quickly first responders can respond to multiple terrorist attacks.
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VA. first responders train for mass casualty events
WASHINGTON — In an ironic twist of fate, emergency personnel in Virginia were training for an “active shooter incident” on Saturday while their counterparts in Maryland were responding to a very real shooting at a…
5 years ago -
Don’t be alarmed by emergency response drill on Saturday
If you see a huge emergency first responder turnout Saturday near the Nationals Park, relax. It\’s just a drill.
6 years ago
