Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado. The Elk Fire began around 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Rio Blanco County. Early Sunday, the fire ...

According to Cal Fire PIO Heather Williams, keeping your bag by your front door is best, so you can easily grab it and go.

On December 18, Governor Laura Kelly issued a disaster emergency proclamation at 2 p.m., activating state resources to combat ...

The Leroux Fire has already burnt approximately 700 acres of private and BLM land. Firefighters from the Crawford-Hotchkiss Fire District, the BLM, the Forest Service and the National Park Service are ...

Preparation for the unknown was always in Alan Harris’s job description as emergency manager for Seminole County, Florida, where thousands of homes suffered flood damage during Hurricane Ian in 2022.

Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from ...

About 100 people attended the July 16 Picnic with the Chief to meet Poway’s new fire chief and learn about fire prevention and safety. While munching on free hamburgers and hot dogs served by the ...

PITTSBURGH — Mayor Ed Gainey has declared a local Disaster Emergency in Pittsburgh following the devastating fire at the Jefferson Apartments in Squirrel Hill. The fire started at approximately 8:30 a ...

Agencies across Los Angeles County were "overwhelmed." The Emergency Operations Center was "largely ineffective" in maintaining situational awareness. Some notification tools were not "used or used ...

The proclamations cover diverse disasters, including windstorms, a tsunami, the Gifford Fire, monsoons, and mudslides that caused significant damage.