The property/casualty insurance industry today officially broke ground for the building of a disaster safety research center in Chester County, South Carolina. The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) said its new lab will have the ability to subject …
Texas farmers and ranchers with livestock grazing losses due to drought or fire can seek federal help. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says producers may begin applying for benefits under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on …
State fire officials say that more than 1,500 lightning strikes ignited 81 fires in northern and central California over the weekend, but most are contained. Department of Fire and Forestry Protection officials said Sunday more fires are likely because of …
A year after Hurricane Ike swept across Ohio on Sept. 14, 2008, packing winds up to 74 mph, the state’s insured losses are now estimated at $1.255 billion, the Ohio Insurance Institute reports. Additionally, the Ohio and Federal Emergency Management …
One year after Hurricane Ike devastated large swaths of the upper Texas Gulf Coast, the state has unveiled a plan estimated at $135.4 million that aims to fight beach erosion in a coordinated effort from South Padre Island to McFaddin …
Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating the deadly arson fire burning in the Angeles National Forest want to talk to anyone who made the initial efforts to report the blaze, authorities said Friday. The investigators hope to hear from anyone who …
Years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita left thousands of families living in government-issued trailers, one of the first trials is set to begin over whether dangerous fumes from the temporary homes sickened storm victims. The lawsuits accuse trailer makers of …
Risk Management Solutions is currently tracking the progress of tropical storm Koppu. As of this morning, the storm was located over the South China Sea, approximately 130 miles (210 kms) south southeast of Hong Kong. Koppu is expected “to continue …
The heaviest rainfall in at least eight decades sent flash floods barreling across a major highway and into busy business districts in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, on Wednesday, trapping factory workers and truck drivers in their vehicles and, according to …
Firefighters this week were racing against the weather to clear brush before heat descended on Southern California, stoking the giant 15-day-old wildfire burning in the Angeles National Forest. With 19 miles (31 kilometers) of fireline left to cut in steep …
