Recovery

'It’s almost unprecedented to have a city the size of Forest Lake giving up a police department and contracting with a sheriff’s office.'

New firefighters are required to acquire paramedic certification within two years of being hired.

The Iowa Flood Center was created by the Legislature in 2009 — one year after devastating floods hit Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and other Eastern Iowa communities.

Annapolis has an average of about 39 nuisance flooding days a year, according to data between 2007 and 2013 collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Hams standing by and ready to help during disasters or other events.

'These are all changes that are coming at us pretty fast in terms of geologic time and that we need to prepare for with adequate infrastructure.'

Flooding from sea-level rise could inundate California county.

The city’s outdoor warning sirens had to be manually shut down and turned back on.

The importance of networks within emergency management is not a new concept, as our thinking has evolved to embrace 'whole community' partners.

The rollout follows California, giving the West Coast a fully integrated system.

Was a series of quakes naturally occurring or the result of oil or gas production?

The agreement would allow county's only English-speaking radio station, to use a county-owned building to broadcast emergency information in the event of a disaster.

An early forecast from scientists concluded that a weak or moderate El Niño is likely.

The March 14-15 storm paralyzed the region with more than 2 feet of snow and cost county governments, municipalities, school districts, nonprofit organizations and state agencies $11.6 million in cleanup costs over 48 hours.

Bill would reopen three shuttered fire stations in far eastern Contra Costa County by using property tax funds from the East Bay Regional Park system.