Updated: 2023-03-26 11:47:00
tag | emergency
October 11, 2022 | 8:59 PM
Some children ‘unresponsive’ after carbon monoxide exposure at day care in Allentown
Thirty-two people were hospitalized — most of them children — after being exposed to excessively high levels of carbon monoxide at an Allentown day care facility Tuesday morning.
May 27, 2022 | 3:10 PM
Pottstown home explodes, leaving 5 dead. Neighbors say the area smelled of gas
5 people were killed when a home exploded in Pottstown on Thursday evening.
September 16, 2020 | 5:28 AM
GOP-controlled state House votes to bar shutting down churches in disasters
The chamber voted 149 to 53 for the proposal, which the Democratic leader called a solution in search of a problem.
July 2, 2020 | 5:29 AM
Pennsylvania high court turns down lawmakers’ bid to end shutdown
“We express no opinion as to whether the governor’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes wise or sound policy."
June 17, 2020 | 2:13 PM
State Supreme Court to decide lawsuit seeking end to disaster order
The Supreme Court announced it will decide the case filed by Senate Republicans, seeking to enforce a resolution that both chambers passed last week to end the state of disaster emergency imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf in March.
March 23, 2020 | 7:46 AM
‘The calm before the storm’: Emergency departments brace for patient surge
“We are doing everything humanly possible to prepare [for] what’s coming in the next one to two weeks.”
January 3, 2020 | 8:03 AM
Three Mile Island wants to end siren tests, radiation monitoring as part of reduced emergency planning role
If the request is granted, the 10-mile evacuation zone surrounding TMI would cease to exist.
December 24, 2019 | 9:06 AM
Non-English speakers say city kept them in the dark at South Philly fire site
The three-alarm blaze that tore through several rowhouses in South Philadelphia last Thursday left some non-English speaking residents critical of how emergency services disseminate information in times of disaster.
