Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency deploys to aid Alaska flood recovery
(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will deploy staff to Alaska as the state recovers from extreme flooding that has displaced thousands. A series of powerful storms, including remnants of Typhoon Halong, caused widespread flooding throughout October. The damage is so extensive that more than 1,500 people evacuated won’t be able to return to […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- Emergency management personnel from two South Carolina counties are deploying to Alaska to aid response and recovery efforts after storms following devastating back-to-back storms. Thousands of people were displaced after remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record flooding to low-lying coastal villages, including Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. State…
(WHTM) - Just before the deadly flooding in Texas, Randy Padfield, Director of Pennsylvania's Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), sent a letter to FEMA expressing reservations over proposed cuts to that agency and how they could hinder the commonwealth's ability to respond to such an event. Padfield joined Dennis Owens on…
A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast experienced excessive rain, lashing winds and coastal flooding. Across the continent in western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding…