Sentences with phrase «by emergency officials»

Evacuate when told to do so by emergency officials, says Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams.

Other passengers in the bus were wounded and were rushed to nearby hospitals by emergency officials.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 - The federal government will cover 100 percent of emergency power and public transportation costs through Nov. 9 for the areas of New York and New Jersey that were hit hard by superstorm Sandy, officials said on Thursday.

Asked about the calls for backup power, CTIA spokesman Justin Cole said that carriers have worked closely with government officials and have kept wireless coverage at 95 % across the area impacted by Harvey, while emergency call volume has increased.

The hundreds of pages of transcripts from eight meetings and six emergency conference calls held by the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee, show Fed officials struggling from the start of 2008 to assess the economic damage of a steep drop in housing prices and then worrying about the implications of their actions to halt the crisis.

A brief report issued by Tianshan Net, an official news Web site for Xinjiang, said that in Hanairike Township in Hotan, a crowd wielding weapons «assembled in a disturbance, and the public security authorities took emergency action and detained people taking part, rapidly quelling them.»

As of September 28, just over a week after Maria struck Puerto Rico, clean water, food, and fuel for generators were still hard to come by, most cell phone sites were out of service, and emergency officials struggled to distribute supplies throughout the island of 3.4 million people.

Officials estimate that emergency shelters and food support will be needed by a large portion of the population in both territories for weeks.

As emergency vehicles arrived to the scene, people were instructed to stay indoors by city officials.

This emasculation of duly (if only by whites) elected officials reached near completion in the new emergency regulations of December 11, 1986, which abolished one of the most sacred aspects of the quasi-Westminster system that the Nationalists used to boast of: the freedom of debate and speech in the legislature.

While not mandated by law, best youth sports health and safety practices require that school, independent and community - based youth sports organizations develop, implement, and practice an emergency action plan (EAP) to protect the safety of athletes, spectators, coaches, and officials in case of a medical emergency.

Coaches and officials should be required by law to be trained and certified in basic safety and emergency procedures, including the recognition of concussion signs and symptoms;

These core areas emphasize responding and providing support in times of emergency, nursing animals back to health, returning animals back to their environments or providing a home for those that are deemed non-releasable by wildlife officials.

«Official forecasts will show George Osborne's emergency Budget hitting growth and costing jobs in the short term, government sources said last night, but the austerity measures will also create a brighter climate for the economy by the end of the parliament.

«Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the elected officials of these other municipalities, whose taxpayers are abused by Mt Vernon on a regular basis, should refuse to provide mutual aid to Mt Vernon (except in the most extreme emergencies) until Mt Vernon learns to respect OUR firefighters and OUR taxpayers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized on Tuesday the response by federal emergency officials to the post-storm recovery in Puerto Rico, knocking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to prepare for the hurricane before it hit themergency officials to the post-storm recovery in Puerto Rico, knocking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for failing to prepare for the hurricane before it hit thEmergency Management Agency for failing to prepare for the hurricane before it hit the island.

Vermont officials are hoping a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover the cost of replacing a culvert in Townshend destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene means more towns will be eligible for such funding.

Newfane officials are planning to meet with representatives of Vermont Emergency Management and the Agency of Natural Resources to get advice before issuing contracts to replace two bridges that were destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

The balance was already paid to Nassau by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which monitored and OK'd all of VIP Splash's debris removal, said Brian Schneider, a county public works official.

«The food will be distributed by officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and our friends from the international humanitarian agencies.

Officials also reviewed the Intrastate Mutual Aid Program (IMAP), a program created by the NYS Legislature in 2010 that authorizes participating municipalities to share resources during a local declared state of emergency.

By introducing an alternative to Mr. Paterson's budget, Mr. Sampson and Mr. Silver are hoping to avoid the situation their members have faced a dozen times since the fiscal year began on April 1 without a budget deal: vote for the governor's emergency bill or vote to shut down the state government, an unprecedented act that officials believe would plunge the state into chaos.

Her five - year - old girl who survived was rescued from the rubble by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA.

NEW YORK (WBEN / AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to travel to Puerto Rico with emergency response officials to help out with recovery efforts on the island ravaged by Hurricane Maria.

Three persons were rescued alive and were taken to the hospital by Lagos State Emergency Management Agency officials.

Four months after Cuomo announced a state of emergency on the New York City subways, transit officials said they have reduced the average 45 - minute response time to an emergency by about half, as part of new data to be released this week.

Mangelli was ahead by 68 votes before officials counted the 1,780 absentee ballots and 51 emergency ballots, used when the machines fail.

Advocates hastily organized the «emergency» protest after a notice posted at the hospital warned that the LICH Emergency Department «will be placed on official diversion by FDNY,» as of 6 a.m. onemergency» protest after a notice posted at the hospital warned that the LICH Emergency Department «will be placed on official diversion by FDNY,» as of 6 a.m. onEmergency Department «will be placed on official diversion by FDNY,» as of 6 a.m. on June 20.

Officials are also urging the public to take steps to be ready by downloading an app that offers real - time information and a means for families to put their own emergency plan together.

FEMA Press Release New York State and federal officials remind those affected by Hurricane Sandy that they have less than 30 days to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for possible federal disaster assistance.

Several inquiries into Mr. Garner's death were still pending, including investigations by the United States attorney's office, the Civilian Complaint Review Board and state health officials, who are looking into the actions of emergency medical responders in treating Mr. Garner.

Led by town Supervisor Kelly Myers, village Mayor William Murphy, and police chief Joseph Sinagra, discussions centered on what weather forecasters and state and county emergency management officials were saying might happen when the storm hit.

Officials said that eurozone finance ministers could stage another emergency session on Sunday either in Brussels or by teleconference.

Cuomo's office said Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló made «an official governor to governor request through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact for mutual aid,» before Cuomo, other elected officials and members of his staff took a flight to the island Friday donated by JetBlue.

The eleven passengers and two crew members were rescued by National Emergency Management Authority, NEMA, officials who were already alerted by the pilot of the chopper and were on standby.

This past summer 12 whales died in Canada, including at least six killed by ships or entanglement, which forced Canadian officials to take emergency measures, including closing fisheries.

The areas are outside official floodplains designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

O'Toole has been critical of DHS's plans under the Bush Administration to continue making investments into the program to achieve quicker detection, arguing that this would not necessary translate into an effective emergency response by public health officials.

This survey of officials who oversee emergency preparedness in US States and counties — led by Vic Spain, DVM, PhD, veterinary epidemiologist for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)-- investigated which American communities are prepared to deal with the animal victims of an emergency and how and where emergency response planning can be improved.

The findings, by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and is now posted online.

Our findings, combined with data on blood lead levels in Flint children released by Dr. Mona Hanna - Attisha at Hurley Medical Center, finally prompted city, state and federal officials to declare emergencies in Flint and switch back to Detroit water.

The cloak of fog draping much of north India forced dozens of flights to be diverted or canceled, disrupted train schedules and led to a doubling in the number of medical emergencies caused by breathing difficulty, officials said.

It describes chaos and conflict between top officials of TEPCO and the emergency staff formed by then - prime minister Naoto Kan in the most critical phase of the crisis, while workers were battling to control a buildup of explosive hydrogen inside three reactor vessels whose fuel cores had become exposed.

In an initial review of how the department administered funds under the emergency federal aid approved by Congress, the inspectors found that department officials visited affected areas and reviewed all available data to verify whether a particular school district was entitled to the federal money, the report says.

But infectious - disease experts and public - health officials say those closings, and steps taken elsewhere by education officials to approve emergency - closure protocols for schools far from any Ebola cases, go beyond what is necessary.

Oklahoma Alliance for Animals has been asked by law enforcement officials to assist in the emergency care of 85 severely starved and mistreated horses that are being seized today.

AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program spearheaded by AKC dog clubs and AKC Reunite that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in the aftermath of natural or civil disasters, recently presented an emergency trailer in Tennessee to officials from the Wilson County Disaster -LSB-...]

Local AKC dog clubs and AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program spearheaded by AKC Reunite that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in the aftermath of tornadoes, floods, wildfires and other natural or civil disasters, donated a life - saving pet disaster relief trailer to officials at the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management.

Raleigh, NC — AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program spearheaded by AKC Reunite that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in the aftermath of tornadoes, floods, wildfires and other natural or civil disasters, presented its first emergency trailer in New York City to officials from the NYC Office of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross Greater New York Region in a ceremony held today at AKC Meet the emergency trailer in New York City to officials from the NYC Office of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross Greater New York Region in a ceremony held today at AKC Meet the Emergency Management and the American Red Cross Greater New York Region in a ceremony held today at AKC Meet the Breeds ®.

AKC Pet Disaster Relief, a national program spearheaded by AKC dog clubs and AKC Reunite that is dedicated to keeping pets and their owners safe in the aftermath of natural or civil disasters, recently presented an emergency trailer in Tennessee to officials from the Wilson County Disaster Animal Response Team in a ceremony held at the Country Music Cluster of Dog Shows.