Citizens Property Insurance Corp. opened a mobile response location in Naples to serve Floridians dealing with the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fay. The center is open until 6 p.m. today (Aug. 19) and will operate from 8 a.m. – 6 …
According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Storm Fay took an eastward turn sooner than expected and made landfall at Cape Romano, Florida, on Aug. 19 at around 5 a.m. EDT. “Landfall was along a low-lying stretch of …
City officials hope to soon hire an experienced disaster management team to help handle a major hurricane, should one threaten or strike this year. It’s an unusual step considering this hurricane season is already nearly three months old, and it …
Three wildfires touched off by lightning in the Ochoco National Forest in Oregon have merged into one large blaze covering about 5,500 acres. Smoke from the Bridge Creek Fire could be seen from Bend to John Day, Ore. There were …
Fire crews are demobilizing from the Deep Draw fire that burned between Elmo and Hot Springs in Montana. The fire was listed as 100 percent contained and fire information officer Pat Cross said the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe’s fire …
Cooler temperatures and calmer winds on helped firefighters tackle a 250-acre wildfire, officials said. The so-called South Fire had no active flame fronts but was still smoldering across steep terrain in a canyon southwest of the town of Green Valley, …
Kegs of beer will soon have a bit of a bounce in Ames, Iowa. The city is installing a rubber sidewalk alongside an Iowa State University campus-area fire station, which is a traditional drop-off and delivery point for bars in …
An “early offers” program in which medical malpractice and product liability lawsuits could be quickly settled would improve a tort system that is often slow, expensive and unfair, according to a new book co-authored by University of Virginia law professor …
Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. has filed a federal lawsuit challenging several recent amendments to New York State’s workers’ compensation law as unconstitutional. The suit alleges that changes made in 2007 as part of a major overhaul of workers’ …
Delaware officials are using maps and high-tech equipment to study and predict the effects in Delaware of rising sea levels. A storm in May flooded parts of the state, adding to the motivation for David Carter — a state environmental …