Emergency Services Blog

Posted on March 19, 2014

Severe weathercan strike anywhere at any time.Thunderstorms and lightning,flash floods,tornadoesand evenwinter stormscan d...

Posted on March 02, 2014

For the last several days Emergency Management officials, local and national meteorologist and media outlets have been war...

Posted on March 01, 2014

The Charleston National Weather Service has just upgraded the Winter Storm Watch for our area to a Winter Storm Warnin...

Posted on February 28, 2014

If you’re anything like me, what I am about to share is not welcome news. This winter season has worn on us all phys...

Posted on February 17, 2014

In 95% of all emergencies, the victim or bystander provides the first immediate assistance on the scene. Would you know wh...

Posted on January 22, 2014

Winter is an especially important time to keep an eye on seniors to make sure they are living as safely as possible. In ad...

Posted on January 08, 2014

From Darryl Madden,Director of FEMA Ready Campaign: For many, theNew Yearis a time for setting goals and making n...

Posted on January 06, 2014

With temperatures expected to be as low as -27 with wind chill Tuesday morning, and the potential for power outages to...

Posted on December 02, 2013

Did you know that the City of Bridgeport has a tool to ensure that emergency public warning and safety information is...

Posted on November 17, 2013

Current weather forecasts have increased our risk for extensive power outages across the state compounding the restora...

Posted on October 31, 2013

Butterflies, goblins, kittens and Iron Man ... it's hard to tell who you might see wandering the streets and knock...

Posted on October 25, 2013

Your ability to successfully respond to a disaster is directly related to your preparedness prior to the disaster.&nbs...

Posted on October 17, 2013

Anywhere it rains, it can flood. A flood is a “general and temporary condition where two or more acres of normal...

Posted on October 03, 2013

It’s that time of year again … hurricane season. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or sever...

Posted on September 30, 2013

In the majority of the conversations I hold with residents, family members and friends who want to increase their prepared...

From the Bench: Trying to Legislatively ...

It did not take long, nor should it have taken long. It should have never needed to have taken place at all. ...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Wayne Jamison and Team Cele...

The exact date, location, and event shown in this photo is not known, but it is decades ago when the late Wayne "...

Posted by Dick Duez
Off the Shelf: Reflecting on the Library...

As we settle into 2026, I want to take a moment to look back and reflect on 2025. The library had an excellent year fu...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Looking at Our Women of D...

On January 19 we will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. February is designated as Black History Month and it is at t...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
It's Happening: Fond Memories of J. Eddi...

On Jan. 8, the former Leeson’s Import Motors storage facility was demolished, leaving a large pile of rubble on a little p...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: BHS has a National Coach of ...

There may be some confusion for those reading this blog. The only point of that confusion is that it may seem like a s...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Cyber Beacon: Community Cyber Awaren...

Editor's Note: Blogger Joe Earley will see a disruption in his blog in the months ahead. Earley is running for the West Vi...

Posted by Joe Earley