Recovery

'If you were denied don’t take that as the final answer. People can become eligible for FEMA assistance if they find they are underinsured.'

Gov. David Ige and HI-EMA officials, in several public explanations on the false alarm, have never revealed that the agency “warning officer” actually thought a missile attack was imminent.

The CNEM has already bagged around 1,000 bags after the tribe purchased 50 tons of sand. Fisher said 50 more tons of sand could be needed before all 10,000 bags are filled.

The approved upgrades to the Wireless Emergency Alerts system will allow public safety officials to send alerts to all the cell phones in areas as small as one-tenth of a mile in radius.

The department will regularly post its police logs on its Facebook page, highlighting calls officers respond to on a daily basis, officials announced this past week.

The certification comes from criteria that are set by the state of Missouri as well as the FBI. It is a significant switch in the way the department manages things and how data is collected.

Following widespread criticism that official warnings about the fast-moving fires reached too few people.

Brunswick Fire Chief Randy Mobley said this bottom line is the primary factor behind the department’s perpetual revolving door, in which firefighters the city hires and trains soon depart to fight fires elsewhere for more money.

The fire department and the Boy Scouts of America have sponsored the Firefighting Explorer Program for more than a decade.

'We typically plan for the thing that's most likely to happen next. That's a winter storm with a power outage.'

The lack of storm surge deaths is being attributed by the NHC to its new storm surge watch and warning system.

'I urge FEMA to fully consider these common-sense projects that will save lives and reduce future costs by mitigating property damage.'

The suspect already had an arrest warrant in Orange County, Fla., for violating his probation after a 15-year sentence on a separate fraud case.

These issues have surfaced, to varying degrees, since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, advocates say.

It is clear that fires can cause far-reaching havoc, even after the blazes are extinguished. Less visible are wildfires’ impacts on public health.