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Providers in St. Louis were awarded the money through the Missouri Department of Health’s Crisis Counseling Program, which has for decades been funded by FEMA to help build hope and resiliency in disaster survivors. -
When Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska last month, the hardest-hit communities were accessible only by air or water. That complicated response efforts and makes rebuilding a challenge.
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Being prepared for disasters includes emergency managers.
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The Hawaii Department of Health’s Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response will be looking into lead, mercury, arsenic and pesticide poisoning. -
A police car had arrived before her and neighbors — two young women, some older women, and a man, she remembers — were helping get children off of the bus, which was on its side with the roof smashed against a tree.
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The fire killed 25 workers and injured 56, and 2016 marked the 25th anniversary of one of North Carolina’s worst industrial disasters. The tragedy was remembered in September with a memorial service at Cole Auditorium.
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The adaptable tool is a way for firefighters to locate people and fires more quickly, and possibly even transport lifesaving equipment to people in danger.
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The Neuse River reached flood levels just days after Hurricane Matthew hit Eastern North Carolina and peaked Oct. 14 at 28.31 feet, passing the previous 27.71-foot record set by Hurricane Floyd on Sept. 23, 1999.
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Volcanic mudflows — formed by large landslides or suddenly melting snow and ice during eruptions — are considered the mountain’s greatest hazard.
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The most expensive natural disaster in Canadian history
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The deadline for Hampton Roads residents to apply for federal aid for Hurricane Matthew recovery is Jan. 3, 2017.
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The LOSAP provides monthly payments to volunteer firefighters who are at least 50 years old and have completed a minimum of 25 years of active service.
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The Dallas Police and Fire Pension System had seemed to many of them like the one solid thing they could count on in a life full of risks and unknowns.
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St. Augustine's primary threat has always been water, in the form of river flooding, extreme tides, and storm surge.
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'Never in my wildest dreams, I never imagined having to deal with a disaster of this magnitude,' said the Sevier County mayor.
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While the knee-jerk reaction of many would-be rescuers might be to scale the ladder as quickly as possible to help anyone trapped inside, the recruits of Class 21 know better.
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A spokeswoman for Gatlinburg said neither the city nor its public safety agencies had any social media accounts when the Nov. 28 inferno responsible for 14 deaths.
