Recovery

Houston’s residents and leaders must also do more to increase adoption of flood insurance.

Lighter snowpack, lighter rainfall and higher temperature trends expected to continue through the summer, all of which contribute to a more active fire season.

The Texas National Guard and Border Patrol agents assisted local law enforcement and emergency assistance agencies to rescue stranded motorists and homeowners.

But a majority indicate they don’t have plans in place for such an emergency.

The examination was ordered after Kansas suffered record wildfires in 2016 and 2017 that burned a total of 800,000 acres, caused $80 million in damage, destroyed 6,000 miles of fencing, and killed one person and about 5,000 cattle.

Emergency responders are on the front line to help people. To do that job, some of them carry up to 60 pounds of equipment during extreme temperatures.

Now it’s time for Ottawa County’s residents to sign up in greater numbers.

The city estimates it needs $111 million to repair all of the damage from the fire.

Puerto Rican officials claim that water service on the U.S. island has been restored to more than 96 percent of customers as of June 6, but the report of progress masks underlying problems.

In an effort to thrust 911 call centers into the 21st century, Apple announced Monday that the next major update to iPhone software will allow users in the U.S. to automatically share location data with emergency responders.

More than 200 Guardsmen have been assisting Hawaii County Civil Defense with jobs that include monitoring dangerous gas emissions from lava flows, manning security checkpoints, building emergency housing and conducting search-and-rescue missions.

'Much of the damage is still underwater, and it's too dangerous to put people out there.'

'Don’t just concentrate on categorization. Focus on the potential impacts for your area.'

For many Coast residents, cellphone service was spotty, at best, in the days and weeks after Hurricane Katrina. And internet service for phones was practically nonexistent.

The county offers fuel reduction grants, free wood chipping and money for such things as erosion prevention.