Wake County schools will use a new emergency response system in 2026, following a school board vote Tuesday night to work with a foundation to improve school's crisis response. It's intended to ...

In Charleston County schools, "Code Red" is officially out for describing an emergency. Instead, the district is ditching its color-coded emergency system for a set of plain language cues designed to ...

Hospital emergency codes are used to swiftly alert staff to something requiring a quick response, but a recent study suggests many healthcare workers can't accurately identify them. To learn more, ...

Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc. launched the first personal emergency response system (PERS) in 1987. Since then, it has become a trusted service for older adults and people with medical ...

The Director of Emergency Preparedness coordinates the Critical Incident Management Program and emergency procedures. These are designed to be an all-hazards disaster response and emergency management ...