Emergency Preparedness

As many as a quarter of EMTs and other emergency medical personnel in the St. Louis area may not be getting annual flu vaccinations, according to a new…

As of Monday, the National Weather Service will be issuing a new kind of tornado warning in Missouri and Kansas.The new, more forceful and explicit…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 8, 2012 - When we picture ourselves coping with disaster, we often imagine running to the…

The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut is an annual event intended to raise awareness about what to do in the event of a major earthquake.Steve Besemer of the…

St. Louis County will be re-testing some of its tornado sirens this week.The county has already tested the new omni-directional, solar-powered warning…

Motorola Solutions has been awarded a $75 million contract to design a radio system for first responders in St. Louis County.The system will allow more…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 4, 2011 - Television viewers and radio listeners will hear a test of the emergency alert system…

Federal officials will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) next week.It’s scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time…

The federal government has provided millions of dollars to state and local governments to get them prepared to respond to the next 9/11.In St. Louis and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 5, 2011 - Ameren Missouri's Callaway Nuclear Plant passed but did not ace its 2011 federal…