Preparedness and Communications

The AM for Every Vehicle Act would require the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate that new vehicles include AM radio at no extra cost.

The solution — in this case, funding — lies within the power of the Minnesota Legislature. It hasn't happened yet — at least to the extent it should — but we hope it's something that can be revisited and pushed through sooner than later.

Throughout Pennsylvania, there has been a shift away from state hospitals, and those individuals who were previously institutionalized are now in need of services provided by county-run agencies.

The fires burn so hot and so thoroughly that they’ve altered the nature of New Mexico's forests, burning stands of trees and creating more of a forest of shrub fields and grasslands and leading to more fuel for fires.

The county teamed up with Northern Sonoma County Community Emergency Response Team and radio volunteers on the project, making it the county's first public-private communications tower.

Other states involved include: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Carolina, Montana and Idaho. More than a dozen Louisiana parishes and flood control districts are also listed as plaintiffs.

The return of what used to be the largest lake west of the Mississippi has captured our attention as one of the most dramatic climatic events of 2023. Yet the flooded crops and tenuous levees at Tulare Lake represent only a fraction of the statewide and nationwide landscape.

For those living in hotter areas of the city and where there are fewer shade trees and for those with little money to pay for air conditioning, the condition will only worsen with climate change.

What to put inside: Make sure you are stocked up on supplies before a tropical storm or hurricane threatens the area. If you already have one ready from last year, remember that kits need to be refreshed.

Comparing policy differences between Europe and the United States.

The award recognizes programs or activities at the front lines of floodplain management. Local governments from across the country, and certain regional forms of local government compete for the Witt Award annually.

When a student turned in a backpack full of ammunition, the Hernando County School District used its new video surveillance system to find out where the backpack came from — and if there was a gun that went with it.

A good hurricane kit will have a combination of both the essentials and the handy. And you don’t want to wait until a storm is headed this way to get your kit together. Start working on it now.

Having used the Genasys platform to alert and evacuate residents during 2020 fires, Santa Cruz County was ready with the same platform when flooding occurred during January of this year.

"The current disaster recovery system is as useful as a screen door during a hurricane. Our bipartisan legislation changes the status quo and empowers states to tailor response to the communities based on the disaster at hand."