Recovery

2017 was the costliest year for weather- and climate-related disasters. Will the trend continue?

The methods of ice jam removal in the document include: mechanical removal by cutting a channel along the bank, drilling holes in the ice cover to weaken it, dusting with material that absorbs solar energy and accelerates decay and blasting.

'Bleeding is the No. 1 cause of traumatic deaths. If we can get the bleeding stopped, we can stop the deaths.'

There are reports of Hawaii drivers running off the road, children hiding out in manholes, and one man claimed that he had a stress-induced heart attack.

County officials did themselves no favors when they announced shortly after the firestorm that the county would be waiving permit fees for the reconstruction of homes that had been destroyed

Apple Valley Watch, a public safety app that allows users to "Report a Problem" from their smartphones, was soft-launched by the town earlier this month.

The warning sirens in Sedgwick County have two different modes: The alert mode, a steady tone used for tornadoes and tested most Mondays at noon, and the attack mode, a classic rise and fall sound used for air attacks.

The 911 center, built at a cost of $11 million, opened in 2013 under the control of the sheriff's department, which is located next door.

Issues such as housing, post-storm communication with the public and debris removal dominated a meeting that at moments turned emotional.

In the upcoming weeks, Texas Energy Raters will take infrared drone technology to Puerto Rico to help conduct aerial inspections.

Two-way emergency communication can send alerts and track people in real time.

FCC releases proposal that would be a huge boon for public safety.

At least eight people remain unaccounted for following Tuesday’s massive mud flow, which killed at least 17 people and obliterated scores of homes.

In the days leading up to the storm, the county had issued numerous warnings about the possibility of mudflows on the county’s website and social media.

'I do not take this action lightly, but we know that this crisis has taken far too many lives, broken too man families and communities, and has gone on for far too long.'