 | Shelby County EMA Braces for Deep Budget Cuts
Come June, the budget for the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency will be mauled. The feds took out the scissors and slashed more than $3 million out of their budget. ABC 24 Watchdog Mike Matthews talked with the EMA director, who says those cuts will come back to create troubles in his department.  Watch Video
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 | Gosnell Residents Concerned over Outdated Emergency Sirens
People living in Gosnell, Arkansas have serious questions about the town's tornado warnings. Residents there believe the sirens aren't being tested regularly. We learned they have to be manually started during an emergency. Watch Video
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 | State of Emergency Declared in Tennessee Due to Ice, Floods
The State of Tennessee has declared a State of Emergency due to freezing rain and icy conditions in West and Middle Tennessee, and because of the possibility of severe flooding in East Tennessee from the rainfall that continues to move across the state.
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 | Behind the Scenes at Shelby County's New Emergency Center
The leader of Shelby County's Office of Preparedness gave a tour Friday of the county's new state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center. The center has been online and ready to go in case of emergency since July. Watch Video
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 | Emergency Weather Radio Signal Restored in Memphis
After a massive outage at the Memphis National Weather Service, weather radios are back online and working just in time for Tuesday night's storms. Watch Video
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 | Tennessee Declares a State of Emergency
Tennessee has declared a state of emergency after wide-spread damage from tornadoes and straight-line winds overnight and Wednesday morning.
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 | Lafayette Co. Schools Consider Emergency Radios for Buses
School bus drivers in Lafayette County, Mississippi are allowed keep cell phones with them for emergency purposes. But the county is rural and cell reception is not a guarantee. School leaders are trying to decide whether to switch to something more reliable. Watch Video
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 | When Disaster Strikes, Who's In Charge?
When disaster strikes in the Mid-South, who is in charge? While both Memphis and Shelby County now maintain separate emergency management offices, state law dictates which takes the lead in disastrous circumstances. Watch Video
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 | No Injuries in Emergency Plane Landing on I-40
An investigation is underway to determine what caused a small plane to go down on Interstate 40 just south of Somerville.
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 | Residents Urged to Prepare for Chemical Contaminants
Most Mid-southerners know what to do in the event of severe weather. Preparedness plans are always good to have in place for natural disasters. However, some disasters can be overlooked, leaving many unprepared for life-threatening situations. Watch Video
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 | Are Memphians Too Big For Their Ambulances?
There has been so much demand for the city’s first bariatric ambulance, equipped with special stretchers and hoists for obese patients, that the Memphis Fire Department is considering adding another to its fleet.
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 | Tennessee Task Force 1 Called to Assist in Northeast Storms
Tennessee Task Force 1 has been activated to assist in emergency services along the eastern seaboard as Superstorm Sandy makes landfall.
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 | DeSoto Building New Fire Stations with Disaster Response in Mind
The Nesbit Volunteer Fire Station is almost complete. When finished, it will be one of best places to go during an emergency. Watch Video
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| Tennessee Task Force One Heads to East Coast
Packing up and heading out, an 80-member team from the Mid-South is preparing to head into harm's way. Tennessee Task Force 1 was activated Monday evening.
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 | Olive Branch Adding Ambulance, Firefighters
The city of Olive Branch is beefing up public safety, adding six firefighters and bringing a new ambulance to town. Watch Video
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 | DeSoto County EMA Prepared for Natural Disasters
Whether it be for severe storms, tornadoes or floods, DeSoto County has put the finishing touches on a plan detailing how the county responds to a disaster. Watch Video
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 | Ark. Governor Requests Statewide Disaster Assistance for Drought
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare the entire state a disaster are due to persistently severe drought conditions.
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| City to Start Own Emergency Management Agency
Memphis has an emergency, an emergency lack of money. Not the time to start your own Emergency Management Division. But that’s what the city is doing, says Memphis Chief Administrative Officer George Little. Watch Video
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| Nationwide Emergency Management Test On November 9
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will be conducting the first-ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 1:00 p.m.
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 | Local Emergency Responders Train for Flood Season
Local city, county, and state agencies worked together quickly and efficiently Thursday to prepare for this year's flood season. Watch Video
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 | Southaven Fire Department Adds One of a Kind Ambulance
The city's fire department spent the past year specifying a one of the kind ambulance that just went into service. Watch Video
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 | Olive Branch Working on City-Wide Emergency Alerts
City leaders are working on adding a new emergency system that sends alerts directly to resident's phones or computers. The idea is saving time will save lives. Watch Video
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