The South Carolina Emergency Management Division along with its partners – the National Weather Service and the State Emergency Response Team are urging all residents of South Carolina to be… Read More »South Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Week Encourages Early Preparations
The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season will be an above average one. The general consensus from the major forecasts and outlooks is that this year’s season will be busy. 2022 outlooks… Read More »What to Expect in the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The 2022 Annual Hurricane Season Conference which supports hurricane preparedness efforts in the Americas region, takes place from June 7 to June 9, 2022. The conference, which is organised by… Read More »Register for the Annual Hurricane Season Conference 2022
Do you know how to prepare your car for a tropical storm or hurricane? If you think about the associated impacts of tropical storms and hurricanes, then there is a… Read More »How to Prepare Your Car for a Tropical Storm
Homeowners who lost their homes because of Hurricane Ida in 2021, are eligible to apply for a new grant. The grant is a new flood assistance fund grant from the… Read More »FEMA Launches Flood Assistance Fund Grant Initiative
One of the most important prepping tips is that you should have enough food on hand to last at least two weeks after a storm. This means that for each… Read More »What are Non-Perishable Foods?
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) in Antigua and Barbuda is expanding the reach of its Common Alerting Protocol (CAP). This will allow the office to share its hazard… Read More »NODS Will Expand Common Alerting Protocol Reach
The Atlantic hurricane season is fast approaching, but you still have time to prepare yourself. Hurricane planning is an important activity for people who live in the tropics and areas… Read More »Hurricane Planning 101: 10 Steps You Can Take to Be Prepared
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has retired the hurricane name “Ida” from its rotating list of names. This decision comes as a result of the catastrophic Category 4 storm named… Read More »WMO Hurricane Committee Retires Hurricane Name Ida
At the start of Hurricane Preparedness Week, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) are reminding residents in the Atlantic hurricane belt to… Read More »Time to Review Your Plan, Stay Vigilant and Be Informed