Yakima’s New Emergency Team Rescues Animals in Disasters
(TNS) - Picture this. There's a fire coming up the canyon toward your home. Yakima County Emergency Management issues an evacuation order and you have...
‘It Felt Like the Fire Was Everywhere’
(TNS) - Melissa Devine was driving to work on Wednesday morning, answering a friend's message if her yoga studio would be open. As she drove...
EPA Approves More Controlled Burns in Washington State
(TNS) — SEATTLE — Washington firefighters now have more planning time and a longer season to ignite the controlled burns they use to prevent massive...
Disaster Relief Fund Nearly Dry as Congress Recesses
As the busiest part of hurricane season approaches, the federal government said that it may run out of money to help affected communities by the...
Wildfire Destroys Hawaiian Resort, Kills at Least 55
(TNS) - Hundreds of people are still missing after wildfires turned the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina into ash and rubble, as the official death...
DOT Opens $102M in Disaster Funding for Transit Recovery
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced this month that it has made available $102.3 million in disaster relief funding to help...
At Least 36 Killed in Maui Fires as Thousands Flee Lahaina
(TNS) - Wildfires fanned by winds from a far-off hurricane killed at least 36 people on the Hawaiian island of Maui and forced thousands to...
High Winds Fuel Fires, Force Evacuations on Maui, Big Island
(TNS) - High winds fueled brush fires that ravaged thousands of acres and caused extensive property damage, forcing the widespread evacuation of residents from Lahaina,...
New York Will Avail $3M in Flood Recovery to Homeowners
(TNS) - New York will soon make $3 million available to help homeowners in eight additional counties affected by last month's storms, which caused destructive...
West Virginia Should Adopt Red Flag Laws
(TNS) - It should be to our remorse that about 300 West Virginians die from gun violence every year, and nearly three out of four...