Emergencies

911 Call Center Upgrades

911 call center gets boost, including raises for dispatchers and a new system with more location transparency

Rescue from above: how drones may narrow emergency response times

Drones Emergency Response

4.8-magnitude earthquake rattles Philly and surrounding region

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FEMA to send emergency alert test message to all US cell phones, radios and TVs on Wednesday

Repairs to I-95 will take months after truck fire causes section of highway to collapse in Northeast Philly, officials say

During in-flight emergencies, airlines' medical kits sometimes fall short

Airplane Medical Kits

Pennsylvania, New Jersey's emergency task forces return from Surfside collapse search and rescue

Man dies after being crushed by construction drill in University City

Construction drill death

Pennsylvania task force deployed to Florida for building collapse aid

Pennsylvania Task Force Florida Condo Collapse

Water main break floods North Philly neighborhood prompting boat rescues

water main break philly

Four-alarm fire on Ocean City Boardwalk burns Playland's Castaway Cove

Ocean City Boardwalk Fire

Behavioral Health

Philly embeds behavioral health specialist in 911 call center

911 behavioral health

Tank explosion at Camden County industrial plant results in residents being evacuated

Explosion Camden County

Five businesses destroyed in fire at Cherry Hill shopping center

Cherry Hill Fire Evesham

What caused Philly to smell like gas on Monday? Officials continue to investigate

PES Refinery

Pennsylvania officials warn against use of drones in emergency situations

Drones Safety Pennsylvania

Massive King of Prussia apartment fire injures 15 people, including first responders

Multiple-alarm fire breaks out at South Jersey produce plant

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Video shows man scaling 19-story West Philly high-rise to escape fire

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12 people injured, two critically, in Logan house fire

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Philadelphia oil refinery explosion causes massive fireball and 3-alarm blaze

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Philly flight to Orlando makes emergency landing after fumes smelled in cockpit

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Man in stable condition after impaling himself on deer sculpture in Eakins Oval

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Young New Jersey firefighter died in Christmas morning car crash

Natalie Dempsey firefighter crash

Post Malone fans react on Twitter to harrowing New Jersey jet ordeal

Post Malone's plane makes emergency landing after errant New Jersey takeoff

Pennsylvania declares disaster emergency for flooding across state

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Three hospitalized as mysterious odor diverts Philly-bound Frontier Airlines flight

Frontier Airlines

Pa. GOP hopeful claims Wolf's opioid disaster declaration infringes on gun rights

Scott Wagner GOP Pennsylvania

Philadelphia public, parochial schools closed Thursday; city declares snow emergency

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Philly-area emergency rooms adjust to increase of opioid overdose cases

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6ABC anchor opens up about his on-air medical scare

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Groundbreaking medical-rescue drone unveiled at Philly conference

WATCH: New Jersey trooper helps deliver baby along highway

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Video: Massive fire breaks out at fitness center in Northeast Philly

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How to report electric outages, utility emergency in storm

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Troopers help deliver baby in parking lot of South Jersey police station

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Reports: South Philly residents evacuated due to gas leak

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New Jersey launches text-to-911 program for emergency services

Tim Tebow saves man suffering midair medical emergency through prayer

Higher Education

Lehigh University dorm cleared after police search for reported 'device'

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SEPTA cop stuck with needle while assisting unconscious man in Upper Darby

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