Hospitals use color codes to communicate emergencies quickly and discreetly. Each color code represents a different type of ...

Extreme heat can be particularly dangerous for older adults. (Xurzon/iStock) Montgomery County has issued a Code Red Hot Weather Emergency for Sunday, June 22, from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Monday, June ...

Police block an entrance at Southeast Raleigh High School during a Code Red lockdown Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The school is on lockdown after a person was stabbed on campus. Wake County students, ...

Preparing vials of blood at the American Red Cross National Testing Laboratory in San Diego on July 20, 2004, in San Diego, California. A major South Sound blood-collection agency says it has only ...

Wake County schools will use a new emergency response system in 2026, following a school board vote Tuesday night to work with a foundation to improve school's crisis response. It's intended to ...

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A "Code Red" Hot Weather Emergency has been issued for Montgomery County. The declaration will be in effect from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Wake school board approved a shift from color codes to clear alert terms by 2026. New terms like 'Hold' and 'Secure' aim to improve ...

Bloodworks Northwest has declared a Code Red emergency blood shortage, warning that the regional blood supply has dropped to less than a one to two day reserve of critical blood types and platelets, ...

NORRISTOWN — A previously established Code Red hot weather emergency was extended through Wednesday as a heat wave brings stifling temperatures to the region. The alert will last from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m ...