Blueprint for apocalypse. ...more

March 25, 2009

Think of it as a blueprint for apocalypse recovery. When natural disasters strike Hernando County, officials need a plan to bring order to the chaos. The document they turn to is called the "local mitigation strategy." ...more

March 25, 2009

Blueprint for apocalypse would bring order to chaos. ...more

March 24, 2009

Mississippi Emergency Management Director Mike Womack wants to remind residents in the lower Mississippi counties that it is not too late to evacuate. ...more

August 31, 2008

A new poll shows Floridians are satisfied with the state's efforts to protect them when tropical storm winds blow. ...more

August 30, 2008

A Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey indicates Floridians have warm and fuzzy feelings about their government's ability to protect them when tropical storm winds blow. ...more

August 29, 2008

TAMPA - As another hurricane season looms, Hillsborough County needs to do more to provide shelter for people and their pets, Commissioner Rose Ferlita told a group that works to improve disaster plans for agriculture interests and animals. ...more

May 12, 2008

The Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next year, according to budget documents obtained by The Associated Press. ...more

December 1, 2007