Residents, businesses and community partners are being encouraged to review the plan and provide feedback before the end of the comment period, which will run from March 16 through March 30.

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. The ...

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 ...

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

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Mayor William Cogswell announced Wednesday an initiative to assist in flooding preparedness as severe weather remains a chief concern in Charleston. The initiative– coined ...

Jacksonville/Morgan County Office of Emergency Management is inviting the public to comment on its plan to mitigate damage from severe weather and other natural hazards during a public forum.

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 ...

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 ...

For more than a decade, Mountain View has been looking to build a new police and fire headquarters at the corner of Villa and Franklin streets. But getting the project off the ground has proved to be ...