When I first started working in schools, response drills for violent incidents were rare, uncomfortable, and often avoided altogether. Fire drills, on the other hand, were routine—scheduled, practiced ...

CERT training participants simulate carrying out a disaster victim. (Courtesy photo) The city of Goleta has graduated the ...

Fire, emergency medical services and law enforcement will conduct a multi-agency emergency response training exercise from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Peninsula College.

More than 600 gallons of water drop from above, targeting what could be a fast-moving wildland fire, part of a training ...

The emergency response training class takes 20 hours and teaches basic skills that can be used in case of a natural disaster, like a tornado or a flood.

When a 911 call comes in at 2 a.m. in rural Lee County or a structure fire breaks out on a farm road in Harnett, the response ...