Rescues and Evacuations

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (744+ words) Emergencies can happen at any time, often with little or no warning. Being prepared helps mitigate risks, minimizes the impact of a disaster and helps speed up recovery. National Preparedness Month tips show how items already at home, supplies from…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (482+ words) Screenshot of emergency alert sent out via Southern Utah University's campuswide messaging system on Sept. 10, 2026. A building on the Southern Utah University campus in Cedar CIty was briefly evacuated on Thursday morning while police officers investigated a report of a…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (185+ words) An apartment building’s fire alarm system, fixed at the city inspector’s order, alerted residents to a fire hours later Thursday, according to officials from the St. Paul Department of Safety and Inspections. Fire safety inspectors with the department were called…...

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (329+ words) JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – U.S. Airmen assigned to the 673d Operational Medical Readiness Squadron partnered with the 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and civilian contractors to test their radiological response capabilities during exercise Radiant Falcon at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 25 through 30. Exercise…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (97+ words) FREMONT, CA — A Fremont police helicopter crew helped rescue a 7-year-old child who suffered a heat-related medical emergency near the summit of Mission Peak early August, officials announced Thursday. On Aug. 9, the police helicopter crew responded to Mission Peak after the…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (150+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Fire crews responded to a commercial fire near 300 South and Redwood Road in Salt Lake early Tuesday afternoon. Salt Lake Fire first reported the flames just after 12:30 p.m., stating the fire was "mostly exterior." "Avoid Orange…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (85+ words) A patient with a moderate injury was rescued by helicopter Saturday from an inaccessible area northeast of the unincorporated community of Pine Cove in the San Jacinto Mountains. The rescue was reported at 4:11 p.m. Saturday by the Riverside County Fire Department....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (119+ words) Feels like temperatures upwards of 100 degrees in Berrien, Cass, St. Joe, and Branch counties. Extra water, extra A/C. Don't forget pets. KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Part of Westnedge Avenue is still closed Thursday morning because of a large gas leak. Kalamazoo Department…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) By Elise Petter• 03/09/2026, 08:58 Lost in the Gironde region back in 2009, a cat named Mozart has been found safe and sound by volunteers during recent wildfires. It is a true miracle! When her phone rang, Élisabeth-Sophie Stevens, who now lives near…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) A bookstore in Detroit that has recently gone viral for trying to find the reason squirrels are dropping left and right outside their store has once again made headlines, after an employee found explosives inside their shop. John K. King Books…...