Emergency Services

With hurricane season less than two weeks away, Florida is preparing for the worst. The state’s Emergency Operations Center kicked into high gear on…

The Atlantic Hurricane season starts in just a few weeks. With sequestration, the National Weather Service has ordered furloughs and a hiring freeze that have left vacancies throughout the agency, including the National Hurricane Center. Florida's governor and others are wondering if that will affect the state's ability to prepare and respond to a storm.

The director of the National Hurricane Center unveiled planned improvements for forecasts and storm warnings. Rick Knabb said last year's storms provided…

Emergency managers and others will hear a preliminary forecast for this year’s hurricane season this week at the National Hurricane Conference in New…

Public schools have more shared resources to respond to emergencies than private, independent schools.Public schools for example are assigned police…

The state sought assistance last month, saying Sandy had caused $50 million in damage in Brevard, Broward, Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, and Saint…

More and more nursing homes are evacuating residents to prepare for incoming hurricanes. It's a trend that started after Hurricane Katrina, when at least…

After spending two weeks working to get the power back on for Hurricane Sandy victims in the Northeast, hundreds of Florida Power and Light workers are…

42 doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, and medical responders form South Florida are now in the New York - New Jersey area to provide medical…

As Tropical Storm Isaac pushes to the Northwest, apprehension is growing in the Tampa Bay region, which happens to be hosting about 50 thousand people for…