Recovery

About 20 East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services personnel have recently been trained for their involvement with the agency's Critical Incident Stress Management team.

'I didn't see anyone taking the approach that would reflect his comments. I'll be sure to invite the president to ride out the next hurricane in a jon boat in Galveston Bay the next time one approaches.'

Indiana warns residents to be wary of ‘storm chasers’ after disaster declarations.

Safety Town is a collaborative effort from Norman first responders and the Sooner Mall to teach bicycle, fire and emergency safety to children.

'We saw what first responders were having to do. They were borrowing boats and kayaks and canoes. They couldn’t safely do the job they get up every day and go to work to do.'

The Oregon Office of Emergency Management faced an extensive audit earlier this year, outlining a number of areas where the agency is ill-equipped for a major disaster.

We mosey along thinking we have until next month, next year, five years from now to get ready for the Big One.

The family of Ella Jill Renick, 48, says she drowned "due to the hotel's gross negligence and conscious disregard for their guests."

The deaths were mainly from a lack of medical care in the weeks after the storm — what happens when you have no electricity, when roads are blocked, when hospitals are closed or overcrowded.

There is nothing on the radar — yet. But hurricane season has started, and memories of Harvey remain fresh.

Officials from the Austin Police Department and the Houston Airport System discussed how their technology performed during recent large events, at the Texas Digital Government Summit.

'Harvey did something that we can’t stress enough, and we’re glad Harvey helped drive this point home — and that is, forget the hurricane number.'

'While we care about our residents, we will do the best we can. However, the governments are not going to pay for housing — they can’t..'

The office of communications was working two crises simultaneously last year.

A new website launched to help communities in these efforts, Resilient MA/Climate Clearinghouse, www.resilientma.org, is a gateway for policymakers and the public to find the latest research and tools to plan for climate change.