Recovery

Rain, wind and storm surge from Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storms Bonnie and Hermine kept local meteorologists on alert and residents with their eyes to the skies during the annual storm season.

'In my 25 years of federal park service, I’ve participated in many fires, but none of that could have prepared me for this.'

Unlike school buses, ambulances are not regulated by the federal government.

Federal programs will cover most of those costs. But state government still is on the hook for $30.4 million in damage to state roads and $33.5 million in damage to public buildings and other infrastructure, debris removal costs and the cost of emergency protective procedures – including evacuations.

Preppers are ready. It is widely believed that .22-caliber ammunition will become currency in a disaster scenario.

The blaze destroyed more than 150 homes and businesses as flames whipped by high-speed winds raged through displacing more than 14,000 residents.

Members of the Chattanooga Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue Team have been called to help in Athens, Tenn.

Data from the U.S. Geological Survey show that the top annual floods along some San Antonio’s urban creeks and rivers have become more intense.

The CodeRed system can be used to alert people to a variety of situations, from evacuation notices, weather advisories and highway closures to fire emergencies.

Throughout Hurricane Matthew and its aftermath, Southeastern Regional Medical Center faced failing generators, an influx of people looking for shelter and impassable roads.

In the new map, dozens of structures are already gone, swallowed up by the higher seas that have pushed inland, and hundreds of the remaining buildings are now awash in broad bands of red and orange.

The grants cover repairs, temporary housing and other approved essential disaster- related costs.

Over the years, planners, engineers, water quality experts and others have come to recognize how urban development can drastically alter the landscape and exacerbate flooding.

As tsunami warning sirens blared in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, many remembered the March 11, 2011 triple tragedy of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that killed 18,500 people and displaced 174,000 residents.

The outcome of collective bargaining with the fire and police unions, as well as seven other city unions, will determine the retirement packages for future employees.