Tag Archives: office of emergency management
Bright & Early: Blast From The Past Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Everyone in Tennessee (and probably most people outside of Tennessee, by now) knows that there are some unfortunate things that go down at our state’s Legislative Plaza. However, we did not realize that the actual plaza and War Memorial Building aren’t even ADA-compliant. Despite completing some hefty renovations within the past five [...]
Happy Hour: Don’t Mind The Glare
Though Nashville’s awesome community education program is shutting down due to lack of funding, the Adult Literacy Council will thankfully still be able to do their thing. [WSMV] The Office of Emergency Management has beefed up our city’s emergency response system so that if we have another flood-like incident (heaven forbid!) they’ll be able to [...]
Happy Hour: Expanding The Empire
Welcome to Davidson County, Lakewood? Even if you did only decide to join us by one vote. [WSMV] And we thought we’d have an answer by now, but the Yarbro-Henry Senate primary is still too close to call. At last count, Douglas Henry was winning by three votes. [WKRN] The emergency dispatcher responsible for waiting [...]
We Have A Situation: Nashville Is Sinking [Flood 2010]
What a day, right? We’re looking at some of the worst flooding in decades, the interstates are closed, people’s houses are flooding, some cows are stranded, and it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better. We’ve done our best to keep you guys ahead of the storm via Twitter, but here are some [...]
Bright & Early: What Is Your Emergency Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Hopefully none of you had any life-threatening emergencies yesterday morning because the city’s 911 call center accidentally went offline. Supposedly, AT&T was simply following their work order when they cut every single phone line to the 911 center, but the result rendered emergency services unreachable for about 30 minutes. Though the dispatchers [...]
Happy Hour: They Came, They Saw, They Conquered
Tornadoes swept through the area today, reportedly killing two and injuring at least 35. Multiple shelters are open in and around Murfreesboro. [WSMV] Tons of pretty shocking viewer-submitted photos and videos of the tornado are online over at News Channel 2. [WKRN] Channel 4 has a detailed play-by-play of how it all went down, along [...]
Happy Hour: Run For The Hills
In case you need something to add to your list of Paranoias of the Modern World, the Army Corps of Engineers released a report about the Percy Priest dam elevating the risk from level I to level II. Not sure exactly what that entails, but it can’t be good? [Nashville Is Talking] Want to voice [...]
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