The U.S. Commerce Department says it will grant Hawaii $1.3 million to upgrade its disaster preparedness system and build new tsunami warning sirens. U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank said in a Friday statement that the money is meant to help …
Jessica Henderson’s Minot home had just been painstakingly gutted and remodeled, from the basement on up, when the flooding Souris River put its main floor under four feet of water last summer. When it came time to rebuild again, Henderson …
The U.S. Agriculture Department has declared Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson and Silver Bow counties disaster areas, making farmers and ranchers there eligible for low-interest emergency loans. The assistance is meant to help the agricultural industry recover from drought and fire. Seven …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has announced that the state is activating Florida’s disaster fund to help residents who suffered property losses from Hurricane Isaac and Tropical Storm Debbie. Earlier this week, Hurricane Isaac made its way through the Florida Keys …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declared a major disaster for three northwestern Wisconsin counties due to flood damage in June. Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that FEMA granted the disaster declaration he sought for Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties …
Yellowstone and Stillwater county commissions in Montana have declared drought disasters in their counties. Officials say low rainfall and warm temperatures have created conditions that one farmer says are not usually seen until mid-September. Yellowstone County agricultural agent Steve Lackman …
The federal government has declared Michigan a disaster area because of damage to fruit crops from erratic spring weather, making growers eligible to seek low-interest loans. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture had granted …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says 62 of Colorado’s 64 counties qualify for federal disaster relief due to drought conditions. Gov. John Hickenlooper says Vilsack notified him Tuesday that he was designating all of the state’s counties, except Delta and San …
President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in Colorado late Thursday, making funds available for two large fires in the state which have reportedly destroyed nearly 600 structures combined. Obama was to tour fire-stricken areas Friday. According to the U.S. …
Nearly a dozen helicopters will fill the Colorado air as Denver-area emergency crews practice for a mass disaster. The exercise Wednesday is a major test of the National Disaster Medical System. It will involve more than 200 simulated patients, 11 …
