Recovery

A lot of residents were located outside of the 100-year floodplain and were very severely affected by Matthew.

The tornado roared through this small town in 2012, but it's never far from the minds of the town's residents.

Donations to a relief fund for flood victims neared $940,000 on Monday, but city officials said state and federal assistance is needed to help with cleanup costs.

The Blue Mound Fire Department, like most places outside of major metropolitan areas, relies on volunteer firefighters to offer their time and services to respond to emergencies.

The purpose of the program is to ensure county emergency management offices in each county are following certain operational standards.

Public safety officials made few attempts to warn the 14,000 residents and visitors who fled the flames.

More than 15,000 citizens received emergency preparedness workbooks along with meals.

Teamsters Local 340 has petitioned the Maine Labor Relations Board to allow the local department to form a bargaining unit.

Code Blue shelters are activated on days when winter windchill temperatures drop below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.

A day after emergency responders rescued more than 400 by boat when Coyote Creek spilled over its banks, public officials and water resource managers admitted they were ill prepared for the sweeping natural disaster.

She said the firefighters who responded to her house fire were so genuine and caring, they made a memorable difference in her life.

Diversity among responders can develop a more engaged community and impact the economy.

Californians can expect to stay on guard for flooding for several more weeks as the highest water flows might lag Monday’s rainstorm by a day or two in some areas.

With runoff from the California's Sierra Nevada still rushing in, reservoir levels climbed, and on Feb. 11, water overtopped the Lake Oroville dam’s emergency spillway for the first time in its 48-year history.

This is the third year of a regional collaborative led by the University of Kansas Medical Center that seeks to improve rural health care and reduce death rates and health-care costs.