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Police hunt sexually violent predator who vanished after GPS 'tamper mode' alert

Fox News13d ago

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Merle Wakefield had been on conditional release since November 2024 with GPS monitoring. Now the convicted sex offender is missing in San Diego County.

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Storm Surge Warning issued October 10 at 2:07AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Area: South Walton
Office: NWS Tallahassee FL
Expires: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:15:00 GMT

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Storm Surge Warning issued October 10 at 2:07AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

Area: Coastal Jefferson
Office: NWS Tallahassee FL
Expires: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:15:00 GMT

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116 satellite fire detections over Mississippi

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Mississippi

116 VIIRS thermal anomalies at nominal or high confidence in the last 24 hours, 850 MW total radiative power. Satellite detections, not confirmed incidents — agricultural burning and industry register too.

Status last confirmed 12 hours ago and may have changed

102 satellite fire detections over Louisiana

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102 VIIRS thermal anomalies at nominal or high confidence in the last 24 hours, 489 MW total radiative power. Satellite detections, not confirmed incidents — agricultural burning and industry register too.

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61 satellite fire detections over Ohio

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61 VIIRS thermal anomalies at nominal or high confidence in the last 24 hours, 118 MW total radiative power. Satellite detections, not confirmed incidents — agricultural burning and industry register too.

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From the desk

Autumn turns the hazards over: leaf-slick roads, heating fires, and shorter days ahead

The seasonal risks shift this month, and most of them land on the routine calls rather than the big ones.

The FirstResponders Desk · 14hr ago

Cold-season hazard load starts now — heating fires, CO calls and early ice

The shift into heating season changes the mix of calls you run before the first hard freeze, and the pattern is predictable enough to prepare for.

The FirstResponders Desk · 22hr ago

Hurricane Isaias closes on the Gulf Coast as NWS Mobile posts extreme hurricane and storm surge warnings across six warnings

Two tropical systems hit opposite coasts on Friday while a chain-reaction crash, an ICE shooting and a cluster of unconfirmed satellite fire detections ran in the background — here is your shift read for 9 October 2026.

The FirstResponders Desk · 1d ago

The heating season starts before the cold does — and so do its calls

The shift into fall is when the first furnaces, space heaters and chimneys come back online, and the hazard pattern changes faster than the weather does.

The FirstResponders Desk · 2d ago

Police hunt sexually violent predator who vanished after GPS 'tamper mode' alert

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