The county Office of Emergency Management has issued a 100-page guide for residents, providing recommendations on how to prepare for "a major disaster," survive and recover. The guide is available ...

Flash floods kill more people than any other weather-related disaster, and they can develop in minutes with little to no warning. Unlike river flooding that builds gradually over days, flash floods ...

TOKYO (AP) — You're faced with a big disaster, like an earthquake, plus a small one – say, running out of diapers. What can you do? Cut open a plastic supermarket bag, place a small towel on it and ...

The acceleration of extreme weather events like the rainstorms that hit the Hudson Valley this summer are resulting in escalating loss of life and billions in costs. A major part of that hazard is too ...

SALIX, Iowa (KTIV) - Do you know what to do during a disaster? On Tuesday night, one county’s emergency managers reached out to the community to make sure they’re prepared. Woodbury County Emergency ...

CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa (KTIV) - Wednesday night, Woodbury County Emergency Management’s best prepared for the worst during disaster survival training in Correctionville, Iowa. There, people had the ...