Maps shared by the National Weather Service (NWS) and King County Emergency Management in Washington state show where more than 46,000 people were ordered to evacuate around 15 miles south of Seattle ...

ORTING, Wash. — Residents of Orting are facing urgent evacuation orders as river levels rise dangerously high. Central Pierce Fire and Rescue has issued a Level 3 "GO NOW" evacuation notice for those ...

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As a coastal community bordered by mountainous hills on one side, the city of Half Moon Bay has found itself uniquely vulnerable to a variety of environmental threats, including fire, flooding, ...

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) – In an effort to strengthen resilience in the tsunami-vulnerable area adjacent to the Hilo International Airport, schools and residents in Keaukaha will be conducting ...

Evacuation orders were issued for high-risk properties near recent wildfire burn areas in Los Angeles County due to the threat of flooding and debris flows from a mid-November storm. The mandatory ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Evacuation warnings have been issued for several burn scar areas in Los Angeles County as officials prepare for heavy rain and possible mudslides. The warnings will go into ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

Officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Airport Fire burn scar and warnings for other Orange County areas on Tuesday morning as a strong Pacific storm continues to batter Southern ...

Soldiers secure a casualty during casualty and medical evacuation training in Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand. (Staff Sgt. Effie Mahugh/U.S. Army) Top enlisted leaders who work on U.S. Army medical and ...

In late August 2020, Ashlee Guidry and her staff kept a wary eye on guidance from local officials as Hurricane Laura passed over Cuba en route to southwestern Louisiana. Guidry was responsible for the ...

HOUSTON — Twenty years ago, Hurricane Rita triggered the largest and deadliest evacuation in U.S. history. More than 3.7 million people fled Houston and southeast Texas as the storm approached, ...