When hurricane season rolls around, Brian Murray, the deputy emergency coordinator for Harris County, never lets his gas tank get less than halfway full. “Just because you never know,” he said. If a ...

Reading this during the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires? Find your local emergency alert signup in this LAist guide and sign up for the Watch Duty app to monitor fires near you. Having to ...

When fires began spreading across Superior and Louisville in Boulder County on December 30, 2021, tens of thousands of residents were told to evacuate. Many went to evacuation centers with their ...

According to the World Health Organization, wildfires across the globe are increasing in frequency and severity. Recently, several states including Oregon have seen record-breaking wildfire seasons, ...

With lessons from the Almeda Fire of 2020 still fresh in people’s minds, Ashland officials met Monday to develop a new evacuation plan in the case of a similar disaster. That plan is being developed ...

Living in Florida means you need to be ready to evacuate when a hurricane approaches. More than once, my family had to leave town when a large storm headed our way. Fortunately, we had plenty of time ...

Wildfire season is here, and according to the Environmental Defense Fund, with climate change continuing to warm the planet, wildfires are expected to get more severe and last later into the season ...

The town of Vail has updated its emergency evacuation plan, which includes important instructions for residents and visitors, modernized procedures, and lessons learned from recent emergency ...

Chatham County has a new hurricane evacuation plan including an agreement with Macon-Bibb County to shelter up to 3,000 residents. Residents without transportation will be bused from the Enmarket ...

A state law requires cities and counties to evaluate whether quick and safe evacuations are feasible. The city of L.A. has failed to publicly report such an analysis. Meanwhile, L.A. County simply ...