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

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

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 ...

Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 35 Florida counties ahead of the Milton’s impact, including Broward, ...

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 ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 35 counties – including Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee – ahead of Tropical ...

San Mateo County Supervisors are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency to help stabilize California’s home insurance market, which has seen rising ...

Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch has denied that Mayor Arcos submitted any formal request before his untimely death ...

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Wednesday to prepare for Hurricane Helene. By the time Helene arrives in the Upstate after barreling from the northwestern ...

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 ...

The Director of Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security said there could be significant damage from this storm in ...

Seven people are running to represent District 11 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after incumbent Ahsha Safaí ...