Preparedness and Communications

The study analyzed data from about 16 different climate models for the years 1950-2100 and concluded that as time goes on, the state will see heavier precipitation in the winter, and less rainfall at other times of year.

The City Council approved a storm hardening project, which will start with an agreement to add wireless router systems on 11 city light poles. The agreement pays the city $270 per pole, with no charge to the city.

Newsom’s plan would take $10.5 billion from ratepayers to help utilities pay wildfire costs. Critics say it’s an unfair burden for electricity customers with no guarantees of corporations operating their systems safely.

Firefighters from Anniston, Ala.'s five fire stations are responsible for testing all of the hydrants within a two- to three-month period. Each station has three shifts, which allows for 15 crews to test hydrants.

L.A. County Fire officials on Thursday reminded residents to drop, cover and hold during an earthquake. After the shaking, residents should be prepared for aftershocks and check for fires, hazards and damaged utilities.

Coastal towns may be better off buying out beachfront property owners than spending years trying to protect those homes from floods, erosion and shifting sands, a study of North Topsail Beach, N.C., says.

Macon and Middle Georgia weren’t prepared for that level of flooding in 1994, but are they now? There were 280 dams breached during the 1994 storm across southwest Georgia, including the midstate.

The 25-acre fire was 30% contained as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. The cause of the fire was unknown, and the fire department was unable to confirm whether anyone had been living in the woods where it started.

The University of Central Florida Emergency Management and Homeland Security program offers minors, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and its students are filling the ranks of area emergency management professionals.

While wind speeds capture headlines, North Carolina’s history proves that people in storm-susceptible areas should heed the risk of inland flooding, storm surge, tornadoes and falling trees, among other hazards.

A top FEMA administrator was scheduled to speak before the House Subcommittee but didn't show up. FEMA gave two different reasons on two different days, according to subcommittee chairman, U.S. Rep. Harley Rouda.

In the event of a public health emergency leading to thousands of Story County, Iowa residents needing vaccines, point of dispersing sites, operated by volunteers, would need to be set up countywide to help residents.

The 35 projects span from Siskiyou to San Diego counties. A crucial effort in the Sacramento area, the North Fork American River Shaded Fuel Break, is a fuel break project of 850 acres around Colfax in Placer County.

Emergency management officials assured lawmakers that the islands are better prepared now than in 2017. Emergency shelters remain scarce at a time when residents still live in fragile homes and may need shelter more than ever.

The report by the Center for Climate Integrity says South Carolina needs 3,202 miles of seawalls — enough to cover the entire coast — to shield its beaches, marshes and tidal rivers from sea-level rise