Recovery

Downloading free app that offers alerts can help residents develop a personalized family emergency plan.

FEMA’s assistance is to help residents with uncovered expenses related to the storm.

Sheriff says the state has returned to the county only a fraction of the 911 fees it has collected from county residents.

The added officers will help the bureau better respond to 911 calls, reduce overtime costs to fill patrol shifts and help patrol officers achieve his and Police Chief Danielle Outlaw's vision of officers "getting out of their cars and getting into their communities."

'The biggest hurdle is not lack of willingness, it’s not even issue of funding. It’s that everyone across the state…is going to be hiring law enforcement at the same time.'

Matthew. October 2016. A massive storm that did massive damage, despite the last-hour "wobble" that kept the eye just off-coast, was way back 18 months ago.

Any siren system for Guilford County would have to cover 644 square miles of varied terrain, much of it covered with dense foliage.

Climate change is making an already vulnerable situation in the state worse.

It underscores the disjunct between various levels of government responsible for protecting residents from potentially deadly floodwaters.

Agencies across the county can now share information instantaneously.

Dozens of families welcomed a mission trip earlier this month designed to help alleviate the suffering caused by Hurricane Maria, but the ongoing grinding poverty was one of the surprising aspects for those who experienced the trip first-hand.

The Madison, Ohio, Local School District Board of Education was unanimous in its decision to approve a resolution to allow armed staff in the district.

If there’s one thing tech doesn’t need, it’s another acronym, but some are more valuable than others. In the world of social media and emergency management, VOST is one worth knowing.

The national readiness goal for hospitals to prepare for multiple victims is 15 minutes from first notice of an incident.

Resort taxes, which include taxes levied on hotel stays and restaurant tabs, make up more than 10 percent of Miami Beach's primary operating budget and contributed about $83 million to city coffers last fiscal year.