Richmond is suing Chevron for damages from a massive fire that shut down the energy giant’s refinery at the San Francisco Bay area city last year. A lawsuit filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court alleges the crude-oil pipeline leak …
The University of Central Oklahoma has been selected as a co-host of the 2014 National Tornado Summit. The summit serves as a forum for national and state experts to meet and recommend new policies to improve emergency management, preparedness and …
Gov. Steve Bullock has declared an emergency in 15 counties and two reservations due to widespread flooding in northern and central Montana. Bullock signed an executive order on Wednesday that allows state resources to be used to respond to the …
Paul Grimstad, the chief of staff for the embattled Montana Disaster and Emergency Services, submitted his resignation Monday, an agency spokesman said. Grimstad will leave the agency on June 30, said Maj. Tim Crowe of the Department of Military Affairs. …
The Utah Air National Guard is ready to open its new $8 million fire station at the base in Salt Lake City. Guard leaders held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday at the base next to Salt Lake City International …
Hot, dry conditions have prompted officials in central Illinois to issue a ban on all outdoor fires in McLean County. The McLean County Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday announced a temporary outdoor burning ban on an “emergency basis” until further …
Officials say Maui and Kauai will get a combined $400,000 to clean up damage from heavy storms that hit Hawaii in March. The money will fund 20 temporary jobs for people to clean and repair damaged homes, land and public …
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 …
Oregon state workers are being urged to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, then, they’ll be ready for an earthquake or other emergency. The Oregon Housing and Community Services agency is using zombies to spice up its annual safety week messages …
Outside the windows of Steve Foster’s pickup, Armageddon was coming. A rampage of smoke – white and streaked with black – crested the ridge to his left and bore down. It began blocking the sun, turning daylight to twilight. Glowing, …
