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As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...
WESH 2's Jason Guy and registered dietitian, Jennifer Beery, discuss wholesome emergency foods to keep store in storm supply ...
Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) announced the completion and publication of its updated Emergency Operations Plan ...
Floridians can now save on disaster supplies year-round. A new law removes sales tax on essential items like batteries, ...
May, FEMA had 1,952 trained staffers ready to deploy to disasters; a year earlier, it had 6,588. Meanwhile, NOAA has lost about 20% of staff, including hundreds of National Weather Service employees.
Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...
Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The ...
Hurricane season in the Crossroads region began on June 1 and will run through November. Hurricanes can have a devastating ...
FEMA’s press office confirmed Hamilton’s dismissal.
The Department of Defense on Monday reversed course, temporarily, on canceling the availability of satellite data that is key ...
As hurricane season continues on, preparedness for some can take many forms. For some, it might look like refilling gas cans or checking the battery on a weather radio. For others, it’s buying a ...