(TNS) - When Frederick County firefighters upgraded to the 800 megahertz radio frequency several years ago, not all of the county’s closest neighbors followed suit.

As a consequence, county firefighters found themselves unable to communicate directly with stations in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and Washington County, all of which stayed in the lower, 400 MHz range, said Chip Jewell, chief of the Frederick County Division of Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services.

(TNS) - The United Nations on Tuesday lauded the Philippine government’s preparedness for Typhoon Lando (international name: Koppu) that minimized the number of both casualties and affected communities compared to past typhoons that befell the country.

Although the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) expressed concern for children stranded in remote areas, the disaster risk reduction arm of the international organization credited the Philippine government’s preparedness program for minimizing the typhoon’s damage to life and property.

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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Between 6 and 10 a.m. on Friday, Virginia State Police dispatchers across the state fielded 244 calls for service.

During that same time period, state troopers responded to 74 traffic crashes and 52 disabled vehicles. As of 11 a.m., state troopers are on scene of 24 traffic crashes statewide.

Police went ahead and broke down crashes per areas of the Commonwealth:

Division VII – Fairfax (Prince William/Loudoun/Arlington/Alexandria/Fairfax) experienced: Traffic Crashes=6 Disabled Vehicles=10.

Youseph Yazdi was surprised by the number of people who jumped in to help design better protective gear for people helping Ebola victims – everyone from freshmen to robotics experts to a wedding-dress maker.

But he was even more surprised when the solutions the team came up with at the hackathon at Johns Hopkins University attracted the notice of leading producers of protective clothing. A version of the suit they designed will be manufactured by DuPont and available early next year, the university announced Monday.

ARLINGTON, Va. - A top state official in Virginia is kicking off a new plan to update methods for safe and effective policing.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring along with two Northern Virginia police chiefs and the Commonwealth’s head of Homeland Security announced the launch of a training initiative for police recruits and veteran officers.

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The Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company will hold their annual Fire Prevention Open House on Saturday, October 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Fire Station 20, located at 61 Plaza Street, NE. There will be a variety of educational fire safety activities, fire equipment and apparatus will be on display and there will be fun for the whole family. Kicking off National Fire Prevention week from October 4-10, this event will promote the 2015 theme, “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep – Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!”

Fairfax County, VA- With Hurricane Joaquin approaching, the region expects to have a significant amount of weather happening in the next few days — and some of it could be dangerous to life and property. Here are 8 ways to get ready for the Thursday to Saturday rain.

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