A Lawrence County planner said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is getting stricter about handing out disaster money if municipalities don’t approve the county’s hazard mitigation plan.

Iberia Parish leaders met Thursday to begin updating their five-year hazard mitigation plan with community input and agency collaboration.

Hazard mitigation planning reduces the loss of life and property by minimizing the impact of disasters. Mitigation plans are key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage and reconstruction. The ...

Story County officials hope to better protect its residents and infrastructure from natural disasters as they work through the latest Hazard Mitigation Plan. State, tribal, and local governments are ...

Pacific Power will host an online discussion today, March 10, 2026, at 1 p.m. to address wildfire safety and preparedness. The webinar will focus on steps taken to protect the electrical grid and ...

Mumbai: The civic standing committee on Wednesday approved payment of Rs 20 crore to the director of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), for human-wildlife conflict mitigation plan and wildlife ...

Feb. 7—The frequency of and damages caused by severe storms and other natural and man-made hazards in Vermilion County will be discussed at a meeting this month. The Vermilion County Hazard Mitigation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PITTSBORO — Chatham County Emergency Management is working with regional partners to update the Cape Fear Regional Hazard ...

Lafayette Consolidated Government is actively working on its plan to handle natural disasters. Residents were invited to City ...

Downtown Staunton flooding aftermath, flash flooding, 2020. Image courtesy Staunton Fire and Rescue. Two floods in August 2020 were enough of a wake-up call for the City of Staunton to devise its own ...

The board voted to increase tuition by $2 per credit hour. It also gave college financial planners the go-ahead for a ...