Tens of thousands of residents are under evacuation in Orange County due to a tank containing roughly 7,000 gallons of a ...

A chemical emergency in Southern California has forced the evacuation of nearly 40,000 residents after an overheating tank ...

Mobility challenges, medical needs and failed alerts left many older residents trapped when flames spread and smoke billowed as the Eaton and Palisades fires tore through Southern California last year ...

When the Big One or another major disaster hits California, the emergency response will need to be massive. Fixing roads and other infrastructure; restoring power and cellphone service; providing food ...

Providers across the country are calling for better public-private partnerships after a series of natural disasters revealed how often nursing home evacuations are conducted without coordination.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's disaster chief quietly retired in late December amid criticism over the state's indecisive stance on whether soil testing was necessary to protect survivors of the Eaton ...

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