Mayor Cara Spencer said there is an ongoing investigation into the communication "breakdown" between Sarah Russell and the fire department.

Sarah Russell, the Emergency Management Commissioner in St. Louis, has been placed on paid administrative leave after a ...

Asking one person to be a specialist in all of emergency management is a monumental task and does not set us up for success,” Sarah Russell said in a 2024 audit.

Following a deadly tornado in St. Louis that claimed five lives, Mayor Cara Spencer has placed emergency management chief ...

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer placed CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell on leave after a failure to activate tornado warnings, ...

One week since a deadly EF-3 tornado struck St. Louis, killing five and injuring dozens, city officials have pointed to failures in the emergency siren system and human error in warning residents ...

St. Louis probes death threats against CEMA chief after tornado siren failure; Mayor places the chief on paid leave.

Mayor Cara Spencer has placed City Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Commissioner Sarah Russell on paid administrative leave pending an ...

"I cannot move on from this without providing accountability and ensuring that our emergency management is in trusted hands." ...

ST. LOUIS, MO. Today, Mayor Cara Spencer is moving to place CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell on paid administrative leave ...

Emergency Management Commissioner Sarah Russell was placed on paid administrative leave pending an external investigation ...

The directive to activate the sirens was ambiguous, which cannot happen when a tornado is sweeping through our City and St. Louisans’ safety depends on being alerted ...