Recovery

Leaders of both the Ohio House and Senate say they want to sift through a few proposals and gather suggestions from experts to fit into bills in the next few weeks.

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency for the entire state as the storm’s high winds brought down trees Friday and Saturday

The hardest hit expected to be reconnected by Monday's end. On Wednesday, potentially significant snow and wind are expected.

(TNS) - State legislators Thursday heard testimony that preparation for California’s new era of catastrophic and deadly wildland fires will require costly changes to land management, building safety and firefighting services, amounting to a wholesale upgrade of the state’s firefighting force.

These Iowa districts are now finding the need for an all-hazard plan that includes an active-shooter scenario.

'Do not ride out the storm in your home if you are told to evacuate,' a stern Mass.,Gov. Charlie Baker warned in an afternoon press conference.

NASA hopes this will improve public safety and protect property and the nation’s economic wealth.

Scott also called for every public school to have a dedicated mental health counselor on staff, in addition to any guidance counselors they already employ.

In the poorest big city in the country, which has lived through four property tax increases in the last decade alone, that could lead to political fallout.

Each shelter can hold up to 40 students and two teachers. Video monitors inside the shelter display a feed from the classroom, with the door locking from the inside.

At a legislative hearing in Sacramento, fire chiefs and emergency officials said wildfires across the state last year exposed shortcomings in the 60-year-old system.

A bill that would allow Pennsylvania school districts to permit school employees to carry loaded guns on school grounds passed the state Senate last June and is currently stalled in the House Education Committee.

During the early hours of the disaster, the report says, the county 'lacked reliable, timely, and coordinated situational awareness as to the scale, size, and scope of the fires’ growth, character, and movement.'

There are 54 public schools in Harford County, and each one has a critical incident plan 'developed, vetted and approved' by the office of safety and security.

Police did a walk-through of schools in their town during February vacation to familiarize themselves with the layouts.