For close to 100 years, the city of South Beloit has relied on part-time firefighters to staff its fire department. But now, ...

What does it mean when the governor of a state declares a state of emergency? When there's a storm like Hurricane Milton, ...

The move paves the way for any possible evacuations or roadblocks that may be necessary before, during or after the storm.

WE HAVE GOT 23, 23, 23 DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY BY PARISHES. I’M SURE THAT THAT MAY EXPAND BY TOMORROW WHEN WE’LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT OF THIS STORM TO THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Peru's government has extended the state of emergency in the Puno region for 60 days, thus allowing the Joint Command of the Armed Forces to retain the Unified Command of the Armed Forces and the ...

Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. We’re Jake Bittle and Ayurella Horn-Muller, two reporters here at Grist, and we’ve been traveling up and down the Gulf Coast of Florida over the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry said he has declared a state of emergency ahead of Francine’s impacts on Louisiana. The governor said the declaration of emergency will allow ...

BOLI’s 10 labor standards investigators review about 200 wage claims each year, despite having an annual capacity of 85 ...

One of the first tools available to public officials in the lead-up to and aftermath of a major event is declaring a state of emergency. The phrase itself brings to mind scenes of cinematic chaos ...

Across South Florida, some cities have begun to declare states of emergency ahead of the heavy rain and Milton. The City of Hollywood has declared a state of emergency ahead of Sunday's conditions ...

Poland declared a state of emergency on Monday in southwestern regions after severe flooding left at least three dead and forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. The move, announced on X ...

Laurel County officials have declared a state of emergency in response to the shooting Saturday that left five people wounded and 12 cars riddled with bullet holes. The county-level state of ...