Emergency Management

Hillsborough Fire Rescue Trainer Prudy Vallejo loads up.

Florida Emergency Responders Deploy To North Carolina

Susan Giles Wantuck

While people in the Mid-Atlantic states make their last-minute preparations for Hurricane Florence, emergency responders from the Tampa Bay region are...

Hurricane Florence was forecast Tuesday morning to strike the Carolinas this week.

Scott Offers Help To States As Hurricane Looms

News Service of Florida

Gov. Rick Scott offered resources and assistance Monday to the governors of North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia as powerful Hurricane Florence...

FEMA: $3B Dished Out To Florida For Hurricane Irma

Daylina Miller

It's been almost a year since Hurricane Irma impacted Central Florida in mid-September - but the damage it did is still being calculated.

Damage from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

FEMA Says It Didn't Treat Puerto Ricans Differently

The Associated Press

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it didn't handle housing vouchers for displaced residents of Puerto Rico any differently from those of...

Most of the outages caused by Hurricane Irma last year were from flying debris, namely overgrown trees, knocking out above-ground power lines, according to Florida Power & Light.

Commission Issues New Hurricane Preparedness Recommendations For Florida Electrical Systems

Alejandra Martinez

Florida’s Public Service Commission (FPSC) has new recommendations to improve electrical systems after a hurricane. In their new report, “ Review of...

Former President Bill Clinton said the changing climate is making efforts to help communities prepare for and recover from disasters all the more important.

Speaking In Miami, Bill Clinton Emphasizes Public-Private Partnerships For Hurricane Recovery

Kate Stein

Former President Bill Clinton was in Miami Tuesday for a meeting on improving disaster response and resiliency in the Caribbean. The event, organized by...

FEMA will offer some housing assistance, but otherwise families would need to move back to Puerto Rico to get the benefits from most of the other programs.

FEMA Facing Another Lawsuit Over Hurricane Maria

By Crystal Chavez

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is facing a second federal lawsuit relating to its response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. 90.7’s Crystal...

Are Underground Power Lines Really The Solution To Power Outages In South Florida?

Alexander Gonzalez

Hurricane Irma was a game-changer for South Florida. Cities are preparing for hurricane season differently now. And the region’s largest utility,...

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission is discussing Broward County's 911 system on the second day of a three-day information meeting.

Broward County's 911 System Under Scrutiny During Day 2 Of Stoneman Douglas Commission Meeting

Caitlin Switalski

The commission tasked with investigating the Parkland school shooting discussed on Wednesday how Broward County and the Broward Sheriff's Office...

A satellite view of Hurricane Beryl from July 6, 2018.

Power Outages, Flooding Hits Puerto Rico, USVI Amid Storms

The Associated Press

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were hit by power outages and widespread flooding Monday as remnants of the Atlantic season's first hurricane...