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Secretary of Public Safety & Homeland Security Cole and VDFP Director Creasy joined the NOVA Fire Chiefs for their monthly meeting to discuss issues facing the fire service. @VaFirePrograms @VA_PSHS

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This day 8 years ago, 49 people were murdered in the PULSE nightclub attack in Orlando, when New York-born ISIS follower Omar Mateen perpetrated the deadliest terror attack on American soil since 2016. counterextremism.com/orlando…
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Over 100 partner agency and facility representatives have convened for the @VDHgov led and regionally supported Community Based Emergency Response Seminar hosted at @InovaHealth. This is what regional preparedness and partnership looks like!
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Today, we remember the 21 lives tragically lost during the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX. To memorialize the lives that were taken, the COPS Office created remembrance profiles to capture the spirit of the victims & amplify their voices, which were silenced. cops.usdoj.gov/uvalde
ALT Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School
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Today, we remember the 21 lives tragically lost during the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX. To memorialize the lives that were taken, the COPS Office created remembrance profiles to capture the spirit of the victims & amplify their voices, which were silenced. cops.usdoj.gov/uvalde
ALT Critical Incident Review: Active Shooter at Robb Elementary School
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The @CityofManassas is hosting today’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Exchange session. This regional program cross trains emergency managers to enable rapid assistance from one locality to another and support for planned events.
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BREAKING: Russia's top security agency says 40 people have died and more than 100 were wounded in the attack on a Moscow concert hall. apnews.com/article/russia-mo…
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Members of the region's high-threat cadre are attending training today. The cadre, a multi-disciplinary group of emergency response and public safety professionals receives training on various high-consequence threats and the tools and resources to respond to them.
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Today is the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch attack, when a white supremacist killed 51 and wounded dozens more at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques—the worst terror attack in New Zealand’s history. counterextremism.com/countri…
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Cybersecurity impacts all responders! The healthcare sector is no exception. NVERS healthcare partners are encouraged to sign up for cyber bulletins from the US Department of Health & Human Services: phe.gov/Preparedness/plannin…
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This week NVERS facilitated another offering of the regionally developed Hospital Decontamination Course, this time for our partners at @AugustaHealthVA. The course featured both classroom & practical evolutions to prepare staff for handling decon actions at the hospital level.
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UNIVERSITY MASSACRE
- Charles University in Prague
- Gunman with rifle opened fire
- 15 dead, including suspect
- 25 injured, 10 seriously
- Suspect also killed his dad
- May have killed 2 more last week
- Suspect: 24-year-old student
- 'Inspired' by other mass shooters
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BREAKING: CCTV video shows moment of deadly blast at U.S.-Canada border breaking911.com/breaking-rai…
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LATEST: Three people are in critical condition and five others are in stable condition in the wake of Wednesday night's mass shooting in Maine, according to the chief medical officer at Central Maine Health Care. trib.al/l59Y6W3
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LATEST: Seven people were killed at the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley and eight people were shot and killed at Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston, Maine, authorities say.
Three people died at the hospital, according to police. trib.al/9whjl69
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Armed police surround plane at Stansted airport after security alert theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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BREAKING: A British Airways flight from London to Tel Aviv has been diverted due to security concerns.
"Safety is always our highest priority and we've taken the decision to return our Tel Aviv flight to Heathrow," a BA spokesperson said.
Live updates: trib.al/JJmdmxT