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: The 2025 Calendar Year P...

There are school calendar years and calendar years. With the start of the New (calendar) Year still close in the rearv...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: BHS 2000 Valedictorians, Sa...

The is from the Class of 2000 and courtesy of the Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook. This was when schools in Harrison County h...

Posted by Dick Duez
The Cyber Beacon Protecting Children fro...

Cybercrime is no longer limited to stolen credit cards or hacked email accounts. One of the most dangerous and emotionally...

Posted by Joe Earley
ToquiNotes: Deceased Restaurant List "Th...

Editor's Note: A blog that ran in November was a blog from many years ago. That original blog drew so many comments th...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
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