Meteorologists Pivot From River Watch to a Severe Tornado
(TNS) - Weather was already dominating the conversation at the city’s emergency operations center for the Something in the Water festival Sunday when a tornado...
Calif. County to Address Wildfire Threat With Partnership
Seeing a need to recruit and train firefighters, Marin County, Calif., officials are planning a partnership that would include a new training center and dormitory...
COVID-19 No Longer a Global Health Emergency, Per WHO
(TNS) — STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The World Health Organization (WHO) said the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is no longer a global health emergency on Friday...
Panel Wants FEMA to Explain Flood Insurance Prices
(TNS) - The U.S. House committee charged with investigating government fraud and corruption demanded Monday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency detail just how its...
AI Stations to Search for Early-Stage Wildfires in Washington
All wildfires start small. Unfortunately, not all of them stay small, and some quickly get out of hand before fire personnel can fight back.With this...
Glynn County, Ga. Preaching Hurricane Preparedness
(TNS) - Andy Leanza keeps a plastic storage container in the corner of his closet that he gets out once a year to ensure everything...
Florida Counties Will Get FEMA Disaster Assistance
(TNS) - President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Broward County on Friday, making federal money available for individuals affected by the flooding...
Rhode Island Adds Disaster Recovery Software to Its Toolbox
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) just added to its disaster management toolbox in the form of Crisis Track disaster management software.The software will...
How to Avoid Post-Disaster Donation Scams
Sometimes it takes a disaster to bring out the good in people. You see it every time a disaster strikes, whether it’s flooding in Florida...
Pandemic Picture Blurs as Emergency Declaration Expires
(TNS) - Joel Wakefield isn’t just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of COVID-19 is personal.The 58-year-old lawyer who lives in Phoenix...