VIDEO: Louisville is getting a high-tech boost to its emergency response efforts.

City leaders unveiled a new Mobile Emergency Operations Center designed to help first responders coordinate during major incidents and large events.

Mayor Craig Greenberg introduced the new unit Tuesday at Waterfront Park.

The fully equipped command truck allows emergency teams to manage operations directly from the scene of a disaster or large public gathering.

This is the second Mobile Emergency Operations Center that can be sent anywhere across the state to help first responders manage emergencies in real time.

Greenberg said the new unit strengthens the city’s ability to respond before, during and after emergencies. “It increases our capabilities before, during and after incidents and events,” Greenberg said.

City leaders say the mobile center can be deployed during disasters such as severe flooding or large-scale emergencies, including the response to the UPS plane crash, which Greenberg referenced as an example of the type of incident where mobile coordination can be critical.

WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville

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VIDEO: In an emergency, every second matters, but for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, they can’t hear critical warnings like alarms or announcements.

A Mainer created a new app to help, and it’s already being used worldwide.

The app is called ALRM. It can hear emergency sounds, including gunshots, fire and carbon monoxide alarms and sirens.

Once the microphone detects one of those sounds, it sends a real-time alert to your phone, with visuals and vibrations.

The mastermind behind the app, Gavin Phelan, is still in high school.

“The user may not be able to hear it, but they’ll feel it,” Phelan said. “If a fire alarm went off, there’s no way of hearing that. But if they got the notification, they could then see it and then make the right decision.”

Phelan turned 16 in December. He’s been working on the app for more than two years. He first had the idea after the Lewiston mass shooting, when four people who were deaf lost their lives.

WGME-TV CBS 13 Portland

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Kootenai County Fire and Rescue service district approved the addition of a temporary levy ballot for the May 19, 2026 election, which aims to find funding to meet increased service demands. The temporary levy would authorize the district to collect up to $5.2 million per year starting on October 1, 2026 and ending on September 30, 2028. The district said the estimated annual cost to taxpayers would be $37.77 per $100,000 of taxable assessed property value.

The funding would be used for staffing, equipment and operational needs for emergency response services, the district said. The district wrote that it operates under a state law limiting property tax budget growth to 3% a year, “even as communities grow and emergency service demands increase.” “Recent community outreach helped clarify what residents want from us,” Chief Peter Holley said.

“People understand our core fire and EMS services, but they also want clearer information about the full range of services we provide, how those services are funded, and what this measure would mean for taxpayers. We also heard that many residents were more open to a temporary levy than a permanent one. We strive to listen to the community we serve, and that feedback helped inform the proposal voters will see on the May ballot,” he continued.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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VIDEO: One person was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and cuts after a neighbor helped rescue them from a house fire in Monroe on Wednesday morning. The fire department said they were investigating a heating blanket used outside for cats as the potential cause. Crews responded to the fire in the 13800 block of Chain Lake Road near Rainier View Road around 5:37 a.m. on Wednesday, Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue said. Two adults and a child escaped the fire when it broke out and realized there was one other people still inside the home.

The person became trapped in an upstairs room when conditions deteriorated.A neighbor put a ladder against the second-story window, and the person got out. The person was transported to Harborview Medical Center with smoke and cut injuries, according to the fire agency. Fire crews got the fire under control within 40 minutes, according to Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue. The house sustained “significant damage,” and a Snohomish County Fire Marshal was on scene to determine the official cause.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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Stryker, a U.S. medical equipment company in Portage, Michigan, reported a cyberattack disrupting its global networks.

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