/tags/emergencies emergencies en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:08:35 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-14/string-of-law-enforcement-suicides-rattles-first-responders-and-exposes-gaps-in-state-support Four people tied to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office committed suicide recently, calling attention to ongoing mental health struggles among law enforcement. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:08:35 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-14/string-of-law-enforcement-suicides-rattles-first-responders-and-exposes-gaps-in-state-support Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2025-04-03/ut-arlington-mobile-lab-rural-health-care UT Arlington's Mobile Simulation Lab will provide training around Texas' rural counties, the majority of which have health care shortages. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:37:44 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-03/ut-arlington-mobile-lab-rural-health-care Kailey Broussard /news/2024-10-11/amateur-radio-volunteers-provide-crucial-communication-links-when-hurricanes-strike When storms like Helene and Milton sever traditional wireless and web networks, these operators can step in to provide weather updates and damage assessments, connect people with worried loved ones far away, and even relay emails. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:38:17 GMT /news/2024-10-11/amateur-radio-volunteers-provide-crucial-communication-links-when-hurricanes-strike Jerry Clayton /government/2024-10-02/should-medstar-dispatchers-have-fire-union-representation-fort-worth-union-debate When the Fort Worth City Council made the historic decision to dissolve MedStar and switch to a fire-based EMS system this May, council members made a pledge to current MedStar employees: They would be treated as part of the Fort Worth family. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:25:54 GMT /government/2024-10-02/should-medstar-dispatchers-have-fire-union-representation-fort-worth-union-debate Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /business-economy/2024-10-01/helping-hand-geotargeted-text-alerts-notify-motorists-of-freeway-closures-emergencies Text alerts from the Texas Department of Transportation — known as HELP Alerts — notify motorists and others nearby about transit-related emergencies that affect travel on highways. The latest real-time Highway Emergency Link Platform alert in Fort Worth occurred on Sept. 29 when a reported accident shut down Interstate 35W from south of downtown to Interstate 820. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:15:11 GMT /business-economy/2024-10-01/helping-hand-geotargeted-text-alerts-notify-motorists-of-freeway-closures-emergencies Eric E. Garcia | Fort Worth Report /government/2024-07-29/fort-worth-aims-to-hire-coordinator-of-new-emergency-communications-department Fort Worth is searching for its first 911 communications administrator. The administrator will have a tall task ahead of them. Fort Worth is transitioning EMS services from MedStar to its fire department, and MedStar dispatch employees will transfer over to continue providing dispatch services alongside fire personnel. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:15:05 GMT /government/2024-07-29/fort-worth-aims-to-hire-coordinator-of-new-emergency-communications-department Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report /news/2024-06-27/supreme-court-allows-idaho-to-offer-emergency-medical-abortions The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:13:18 GMT /news/2024-06-27/supreme-court-allows-idaho-to-offer-emergency-medical-abortions Nina Totenberg /texas-news/2024-04-17/texas-idaho-abortion-bans-test-against-federal-emergency-medicine-rule Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:54:34 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-17/texas-idaho-abortion-bans-test-against-federal-emergency-medicine-rule Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-01-03/in-texas-case-federal-appeals-panel-says-emergency-care-abortions-not-required-by-1986-law A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:02:36 GMT /news/2024-01-03/in-texas-case-federal-appeals-panel-says-emergency-care-abortions-not-required-by-1986-law Associated Press /news/2023-11-08/argyle-area-voters-approve-new-emergency-services-district-expand-fire-services By a landslide vote, Denton County Emergency Services District 1 will annex the Lantana community into its area of service. Complete but unofficial results Tuesday night showed voters also approved a new District 2 to provide emergency medical services to the same area District 1 covers. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:25:39 GMT /news/2023-11-08/argyle-area-voters-approve-new-emergency-services-district-expand-fire-services Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle