FirstNet Authority Adding $2B Investment in Coverage
The FirstNet Authority Board approved this week a $2 billion expansion of FirstNet for coverage improvement, with a focus on territories, tribal nations and rural...
FEMA Releases New National Resilience Guidance
As part of its push for resilient communities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a National Resilience Guidance (NRG), a guide to facilitating...
Extreme Rainfall Increasing Climate Threat in Northeast
(TNS) - As high temperatures break records around the U.S. and wildfires rip through the West, another climate-driven weather hazard — extreme rainfall — is...
High Wildfire Risk Means a Struggle for Insurance in Colorado
(TNS) - The Durango Fire Protection District was repeatedly denied insurance coverage for the construction of its new downtown firehouse earlier this year because of...
Thousands of Calif. Policyholders Losing Fire Insurance
(TNS) - A major insurer's subsidiary is discontinuing its fire insurance line in California — for an odd reason.Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, one of...
Alaska Residents Regrouping After Fatal Landslide
(TNS) - The day after a landslide tore down a slope above downtown Ketchikan, Alaska, killing one person and injuring three, officials warned shaken locals...
Idaho Wildfire Nearly Doubles as Evacuations Continue
(TNS) - The Wapiti Fire in Custer County nearly doubled in size over the weekend as evacuation orders remain in place for parts of the...
Lexington, Ky., to Activate Heat Plan Ahead of Heat Wave
(TNS) - The city of Lexington will activate phase one of its heat plan on Tuesday ahead of a weeklong heat wave, according to Lexington...
Stormwaters Destroy Conn. Chicken Farm: ‘Wiped Out Everything’
(TNS) - The Larkin State Park Trail is, or was, 10.3 miles long, following an old railroad line from Southbury, through Oxford and Middlebury to...
Experts Say the West Needs to Rethink Wildfire Response
(TNS) - Wildfires and the pain they cause to people, property and the planet are here to stay. And if Western management practices don’t change...