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Emergency alert: Panguitch Lake dam upgraded to Level 2 emergency situation; flash flood watch issued
CEDAR CITY — The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office issued an urgent public safety announcement Tuesday evening regarding the current status of the Panguitch Lake dam. “We have escalated our monitoring to a Level 2 Emergency Situation due to potential risks identified with the dam’s integrity,” the department announced in a social media post. “This decision […]
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911: What's your emergency?
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is observed each April to honor the dedication of first response emergency dispatchers for the critical service they provide. Dispatchers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. provide crucial support to first responders both on and off the installation, handling more than 5,000 emergency calls annually.
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An endless housing emergency
The council planners must be thrilled their development blueprint for the next decade has been rubber-stamped, despite a raft of serious objections, and the blunt truth is it will not solve the housing crisis. Rather than accept plans to force businesses to make way for houses are largely pie-in-the sky, the reporters have dodged the issue. “It is acknowledged that the spatial strategy may require higher levels of intervention given the council relies on a number of sites with current occupiers...