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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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New emergency regulations would require Southern California Gas Co. and other operators of gas storage facilities to conduct daily inspections of wellheads using infrared leak-detection technology. -
The map shows citizens weather information, sandbag availability, power outage statuses and more.
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'We're all homeless thanks to the county.'
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Within Cambria’s drought-ridden Monterey pine forest, rain and wind can be another double whammy that brings down hazardous trees, crushing whatever those trees land upon and often interrupting electrical service.
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'It almost looked like the Berlin Wall downtown. I don’t know how we did it, but, by the grace of God, we did it.'
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Twenty years after a deadly tornado, much of Lancaster’s town square has been rebuilt, as have dozens of homes along nearby streets that were leveled by the storm.
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Some call recent floods normal although a study labeled one event a 100-year flood.
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According to agency reports, at least nine people were killed and nearly 200 injured.
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In the two years before the explosions, the mine was issued more than 270 safety citations with the company paying $24,000 in fines.
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First responders have become so important that the state Senate unanimously adopted a resolution designating Jan. 1-8, 2016, as 'First Responder Appreciation Week' in Pennsylvania.
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At least 14 people were reportedly injured after the fire engulfed several floors of the hotel a couple of hours before the New Year fireworks started in the neighboring Burj Khalifa.
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As the clean-up continues, municipalities and counties across the state have shown support for the communities affected.
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VDOT and public safety officials are concerned that increased congestion could delay emergency response.
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But days after intense rains, area rivers are pouring into homes and spilling onto major thoroughfares, impeding access to hospitals south of St. Louis.
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'It couldn’t have gone any smoother, with the city staff and volunteers that held it back with a 1,000-foot-long wall, it was absolutely amazing.'
