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New Year, new emergency plan — ready yourself and your family in case disaster strikes

May 10

New Year, new emergency plan — ready yourself and your family in case disaster strikes

Behind the Badge by Greg Mellen The new year is a time for resolutions and promising to do better. And while most of this resolve centers...

Wildfires are getting bigger every year; the best thing you can do is prepare

Dec 20, 2021

Wildfires are getting bigger every year; the best thing you can do is prepare

BY GREG MELLEN, Behind the Badge Brown skies and red sunsets. Ash falling from the sky like snowflakes. Smoke traveling from California...

A year after the Silverado Fire, memories are fresh and vigilance remains vital

Dec 20, 2021

A year after the Silverado Fire, memories are fresh and vigilance remains vital

BY GREG MELLEN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2021NEWS & FEATURES In firefighter lingo it’s called “extreme fire behavior,” and just a year ago Orange...

Incidents of Mass Violence

Dec 20, 2021

Incidents of Mass Violence

By Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Learn about who is most at risk for emotional distress from incidents of...