U.S. to test presidential alert sytem on cellphones
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Trending Now 7 things to know about the – Presidential Alert’ test
Millions of cell phones will buzz and vibrate Wednesday when the Federal Emergency Management Agency tests the Emergency Alert System Wednesday afternoon and sends its first "Presidential Alert" using the Wireless Emergency Alert system. It was postponed from Sept.
Florida synagogue continues its wait for aid a year after Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen approaching Puerto Rico in this NASA's GOES-16 satellite image taken at about 15:15 EDT on September 6, 2017.. Lakeland - Rabbi David Goldstein stood Friday morning in the social hall of Temple Emanuel, in Lakeland, Florida describing the items used in services.
Hampton church to host public forum in pursuit of adult day care
Senator Tim Kaine and challenger Corey Stewart particiapte in a town-hall style question and answer session at Hampton University Wednesday October 3, 2018. Senator Tim Kaine and challenger Corey Stewart particiapte in a town-hall style question and answer session at Hampton University Wednesday October 3, 2018.
Nationwide emergency, wireless alert system tests Wednesday
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts and Emergency Alert Systems Wednesday, Oct. 3. The WEA portion of the test will begin at 2:18 p.m., and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. The WEA test message will be sent to cell phones that are connected to wireless providers participating in WEA. This is the fourth EAS nationwide test and the first national WEA test.
Disaster Recovery Center now open in Carteret
North Carolina Emergency Management and FEMA opened the recovery center located at the Carteret County Board of Elections at 1702 Live Oak St. in Beaufort.
Legal Aid hotline available to hurricane victims
The service is available via a toll-free legal aid hotline at 1-877-797-2227 ext. 120 or 803- 576-3815 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Stop subsidizing building in flood – and even lava flow – zones
It has been more than a week since Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina, and flood waters are continuing to wreak havoc across the Carolinas and Virginia. While much of the destruction caused by the powerful storm was unavoidable, some of it was, and government interventions have only served to exacerbate such tragedies.
Harris County to spend more than $14M on flood plain maps
Harris County has earmarked $14.5 million for updated flood plain maps more than a year after deluges from Hurricane Harvey swamped parts of Houston. The Houston Chronicle reports commissioners Tuesday accepted $6.5 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.
FEMA to Conduct First “Presidential Alert” Oct. 3
For the first time, the FCC and Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a national Wireless Emergency Alert test, Oct. 3 the agencies said last Friday. The test will run simultaneously with a national EAS test, which is the fourth such test since they started in 2011.
Ashburnham Fire Dept. seeks to boost force with $90G grant
Fire officials hope that a $90,000 federal grant recently awarded to the Fire Department will help bolster the local roster of volunteer and call firefighters. "The biggest thing for us right now is rebuilding the call fire department here in town," said Fire Chief James Cleveland.
Florence flooding worsening
Thousands of coastal residents remained on edge Sunday, told they may need to leave their homes because rivers are still rising more than a week after Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolinas. About 6,000 to 8,000 people in Georgetown County, South Carolina, were alerted to be prepared to evacuate ahead of a "record event" of up to 10 feet of flooding expected from heavy rains dumped by Florence, county spokeswoman Jackie Broach-Akers said.
FEMA Chief Long to Keep Job, Repay Government for Car Misuse
The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William "Brock" Long had been under investigation by the Homeland Security Department's watchdog over possibly misusing government vehicles to travel to his home in Hickory, North Carolina.
Devastating flooding lingers in the Carolinas
About 6,000 to 8,000 people in Georgetown County, S.C., were alerted to be prepared to evacuate before a "record event" of up to 10 feet of flooding expected from heavy rains dumped by Florence, county spokeswoman Jackie Broach-Akers said. She said flooding is expected to begin Tuesday near parts of the Pee Dee and Waccamaw rivers and that people in potential flood zones should plan to leave their homes Monday.
Theodore Decker: Devastating storms come fast, bureaucratic response slow Updated at
In the fall of 1991, as a reporting intern with the Gloucester Daily Times in coastal Massachusetts, I helped to cover what the world knows now as "The Perfect Storm." For weeks afterward, the paper documented the destruction.
FEMA chief Brock Long says he will reimburse for vehicle use
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long says he will reimburse the federal government for his unofficial use of government vehicles. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made the announcement Friday after she completed a review of a probe into Long's use of government vehicles -- specifically that he used them to travel from home to work "without proper authorization."
Four South Carolina Counties Designated for Individual Assistance
Homeowners, renters and business owners in four counties may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damages and losses resulting from Hurricane Florence. To be eligible for federal disaster aid, storm damage and losses from the hurricane and flooding must have occurred as a result of Hurricane Florence, beginning Sept.
DHS: FEMA chief used vehicles without authorizition, but won’t be fired
The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William "Brock" Long had been under investigation by the Homeland Security Department's watchdog over possibly misusing government vehicles to travel to his home in Hickory, North Carolina.
AP NewsBreak: DHS Secretary says FEMA head won’t lose job
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says the head of the federal disaster response agency did use government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William "Brock" Long had been under investigation by the Homeland Security Department's watchdog over travel to his home in Hickory, North Carolina.
FEMA to test ‘presidential alert’ text in two weeks. Here’s what you need to know
President Donald Trump shakes hands with FEMA Administrator Brock Long after visiting areas in North Carolina and South Carolina impacted by Hurricane Florence, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at Myrtle Beach International Airport in Myrtle Beach, S.C. SALT LAKE CITY - Everyone in America with a cellphone will receive the same text message on the same day next month.