Natural disasters

Fire scorched two million acres across both states, but muni credits remained relatively unscathed.

The office designs and implements a plan that coordinates statewide resilience and disaster recovery efforts.

As wildfires become more frequent and intense the reliability of state governments and FEMA to support affected local governments may change.

The Florida Department of Transportation extended the suspension of Garcon Point Bridge toll collections because it is being used as a detour.

Matthew Garrett will develop a strategic recovery plan designed to consider the needs of all impacted Oregon communities.

Talent, Oregon, was in the path of destruction created by the Almeda Fire in a 13-mile corridor between Ashland and Medford.

The towns of Phoenix and Talent have been decimated, losing 2,350 homes.

The governors in Oregon and California point out that climate change has exacerbated the conditions that start and accelerate wildfires.

Firefighters are waging battle against an estimated 7,000 fires of varying sizes throughout the state; nearly 1.5 million acres have burned.

Slow utility responses triggered legal action and calls for changes ranging from carrot-and-stick contracting agreements to a municipal takeover of Con Edison.