According to the World Health Organization, wildfires across the globe are increasing in frequency and severity. Recently, several states including Oregon have seen record-breaking wildfire seasons, ...

When hurricane season rolls around, Brian Murray, the deputy emergency coordinator for Harris County, never lets his gas tank get less than halfway full. “Just because you never know,” he said. If a ...

When fires began spreading across Superior and Louisville in Boulder County on December 30, 2021, tens of thousands of residents were told to evacuate. Many went to evacuation centers with their ...

With lessons from the Almeda Fire of 2020 still fresh in people’s minds, Ashland officials met Monday to develop a new evacuation plan in the case of a similar disaster. That plan is being developed ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — As hurricane season approaches, Louisiana state officials are urging residents to prepare now—before the next storm is on the radar. Ashley LeBlanc, the GOHSEP Regional Coordinator ...

The town of Vail has updated its emergency evacuation plan, which includes important instructions for residents and visitors, modernized procedures, and lessons learned from recent emergency ...

Chatham County has a new hurricane evacuation plan including an agreement with Macon-Bibb County to shelter up to 3,000 residents. Residents without transportation will be bused from the Enmarket ...

A state law requires cities and counties to evaluate whether quick and safe evacuations are feasible. The city of L.A. has failed to publicly report such an analysis. Meanwhile, L.A. County simply ...

Twenty years ago today, Hurricane Katrina left more than 1,400 people dead. A large number of the people who died were trapped in houses in the parts of the city that flooded. Since then, the city ...