/tags/emergency-preparedness Emergency Preparedness en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:51:23 GMT /law-order/2025-06-17/need-to-reach-911-in-st-louis-county-now-you-can-send-a-text English-speaking people who need emergency assistance anywhere in St. Louis County can now reach emergency services by texting 911. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:51:23 GMT /law-order/2025-06-17/need-to-reach-911-in-st-louis-county-now-you-can-send-a-text Jeremy D. Goodwin /health-science-environment/2024-07-18/st-louis-hosts-major-earthquake-response-simulation The largest military drill in St. Louis history involved hundreds of emergency personnel working across the region. Training followed the National Guard’s three-day plan for a major earthquake along the New Madrid Fault line. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:17:34 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-18/st-louis-hosts-major-earthquake-response-simulation Lauren Brennecke /law-order/2024-07-12/st-louis-area-to-host-large-scale-disaster-simulation-for-first-responders-and-military Disaster drills Monday through Wednesday will close some downtown streets to make room for military vehicles, helicopters and hundreds of federal responders to simulate a response in the St. Louis region. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-12/st-louis-area-to-host-large-scale-disaster-simulation-for-first-responders-and-military Lauren Brennecke /education/2023-03-20/st-louis-county-uses-new-identification-system-for-faster-emergency-responses-to-schools Highcroft Ridge Elementary School is the first school to implement new school building codes that will help first responders. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:42:32 GMT /education/2023-03-20/st-louis-county-uses-new-identification-system-for-faster-emergency-responses-to-schools Britny Cordera /health-science-environment/2019-11-07/st-louis-emergency-personnel-get-anthrax-vaccine-in-federal-test Emergency responders in St. Louis are among the first to receive the anthrax vaccine as part of a federal program to inoculate local personnel.Health… Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:42:19 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-11-07/st-louis-emergency-personnel-get-anthrax-vaccine-in-federal-test Sarah Fentem /government-politics-issues/2019-09-03/st-louis-homeland-security-team-up-to-test-smart-cities-emergency-system St. Louis is getting a chance to test how smart sensors can help city departments respond better to emergencies.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security… Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:01:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-09-03/st-louis-homeland-security-team-up-to-test-smart-cities-emergency-system Rachel Lippmann /health-science-environment/2016-10-01/st-louis-ham-radio-operators-practice-response-to-major-earthquake If a major disaster were to strike the St. Louis area, odds are the St. Louis County Emergency Operations Center near Ballwin would be swarming with… Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:33:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-10-01/st-louis-ham-radio-operators-practice-response-to-major-earthquake /health-science-environment/2015-11-18/washington-university-public-health-conference-to-focus-on-emergency-preparedness-and-response The St. Louis region faces a wide range of potential public health crises, including natural disasters like tornados and floods, infectious disease… Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:31:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2015-11-18/washington-university-public-health-conference-to-focus-on-emergency-preparedness-and-response /government-politics-issues/2015-01-08/new-emergency-radio-system-helps-first-responders-in-st-charles-county Nearly all first responders throughout St. Charles County are now able to talk to one another.That's because the county has finished building a new, $34… Fri, 09 Jan 2015 02:12:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-01-08/new-emergency-radio-system-helps-first-responders-in-st-charles-county /education/2013-02-15/mid-america-teen-cert-program-helps-young-people-be-prepared-not-scared This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 15, 2013 - A few days after 9/11, LaFaye Young drove from St. Louis to New York in emergency… Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:55:18 GMT /education/2013-02-15/mid-america-teen-cert-program-helps-young-people-be-prepared-not-scared Kristen Hare