By declaring a state of emergency, emergency response efforts and requests for additional resources could become available quicker from state and federal governments if the county is eligible.

Governor Tim Walz on Tuesday declared a peacetime emergency to direct more resources to help respond to the wildfires across the northern part of the state. As previously reported, St. Louis ...

STATE ADMIN INVOKES EMERGENCY POWERS TO AID FLOODED WESTERN MARYLAND: The Maryland Insurance Administration is invoking emergency powers to ensure people in western Maryland have access to drugs and ...

In light of the disaster, Kehoe extended Missouri's State of Emergency declaration, enabling responders and emergency teams to act quickly. "Friday’s severe storms and tornadoes caused ...

The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors has issued a Declaration of Emergency following a powerful storm that swept through the area on Sunday night, May 18, causing significant damage, according to ...

DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. - A state of emergency was declared for DeSoto County after massive storms Sunday night. A Tornado Warning was also issued late Sunday in the area. Robert Foster, a supervisor who ...

MONTREAL — A village in Quebec’s Far North has declared a state of emergency after a fire ravaged two homes in the community, which is already struggling with a months-long water shortage. The ...

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI – Widespread damage and power outages from severe thunderstorms Thursday night have caused Kalamazoo County to declare a local state of emergency. The declaration allows the ...

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WTVD) -- A state of emergency has been declared for the City of Roanoke Rapids. The curfew put into effect Saturday night has been lifted--for now. City Mayor E. Doughtie ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The City of Cleveland has released the identity of the fire cadet who died after a medical emergency during training Friday afternoon. Symeon Williams, a 39-year-old fire cadet ...

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI - A southwest Michigan county has officially declared a state of emergency for damages following severe thunderstorms. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners made the call in ...

BEREA, Ohio — The Berea Police Department announced the unexpected death of an officer due to a "medical emergency" on Saturday, May 10. The department released the following statement on their ...