Severe Weather
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Photos, videos: Police departments around the U.S. rally to help Lahaina town decimated by wildfires
Striking photos show once-vibrant neighborhoods reduced to ash and rubble; see how PDs are helping those in their time of need
Never think to yourself, “What can possibly happen today? We’re in the middle of a blizzard!”
Once deputies realized the water was above the tires of the SUV, they called for backup
A Florida sheriff’s deputy and motorist are “lucky to be alive” after being sucked into a flooded drainage pipe and pulled under a four-lane highway
Rolling Fork officers lost cars, equipment, their station and homes after an E-4 tornado struck the town
Rolling Fork community devastated after 170-mph tornado hits small town of 2,000 people
The Sharkey County Sheriff’s Office in Rolling Fork reported gas leaks and people trapped in piles of rubble
When power lines prevented Norman paramedics from reaching victims, a police vehicle was offered as a stand-in
Drew Kennison, a father of three, will need more surgeries in the near future, but he’s in “good spirits”
A trooper in a yellow vest is on his way back to his patrol car when the semi comes barreling toward him in the windy and snowy conditions
Kenneth Fowler, 52, hit his head in the fall, causing brain bleeds and a hairline fracture in his skull
The duo had just returned to their station from training when winds started to violently pick up
“They went out in the eye of the worst part of the storm to save people, putting their own safety aside,” said Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia
Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital
After suffering a broken back from being pinned himself, the man managed to crawl out of his truck and pull a trapped trooper from his cruiser
The individuals were on a tour bus heading to Washington, D.C., when the vehicle diverged from the road and got wedged into a snow bank
Lieutenant Patrick McDonald was supposed to go on vacation, but he volunteered to cover a shift near his home instead
Officers directed search and rescue efforts to locate stranded drivers and even used tactical vehicles like the ROOK to remove obstacles from roadways
Law enforcement officials said the majority of looters are “just using the storm as an excuse to steal,” rather than out of desperation for essential supplies
“If we have insufficient resources for our daily operations, we are truly behind the eight ball when severe weather and other emergencies occur,” a union rep said
The daring 17-hour rescue of a Boy Scout troop in the Gila National Forest was captured on video
The deputy was on patrol when he discovered the kitten, placing her inside his vehicle as weather conditions began to deteriorate
“Once the water got high on the sliding glass doors and she reported that it was at her belly button, then I knew it was go time”
LE social media showcases the rescues, emergency assistance and resources happening across Florida in the wake of the deadly hurricane
Authorities have confirmed at least one storm death in Florida, but a Fla. sheriff says the death toll could be “in the hundreds”
The White House said 300 federal first responders already reached Puerto Rico as of this week
The dramatic rescue was caught on body camera footage
The video shows two officers, one detention officer and a firefighter working tirelessly to save the woman
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