"All disasters start local and end local" is something you'll hear a lot in emergency management. Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) are a critical "tip of the spear" function in preparing Alabamians for disasters of all types, sizes and severity. Blount and Montgomery counties held their LEPC meetings this week....

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has submitted an official request for a "major disaster declaration" from the President through FEMA. If and when that request is approved by the President, multiple types of federal assistance become possible. This assistance can take several forms. Individual Assistance is exactly what it sounds like...

FEMA assessment teams have joined county and state experts for a joint "Preliminary Damage Assessment" in Alabama. This assessment will help determine if the damage in the state reaches federal assistance thresholds. If the teams determine that the damage  has  met those thresholds, that will empower the Governor to request...

Local and state officials continue the work of assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Isaias. The spread-out nature of the damage and widespread blocked roads due to downed trees has made these assessments a painstaking process, but emergency managers are working around the clock to compile an accurate assessment. These...

The Alabama Emergency Management Agency continues to coordinate the state's response to Hurricane Isaias. Food, water, tarps, communications equipment and various other assets have already arrived in affected counties - and more is on the way. If you need food, water, supplies or transportation - call or text 2-1-1. You'll...

The Alabama Emergency Management Agency continues to coordinate the state's response to Hurricane Isaias. Food, water, tarps, communications equipment and various other assets have already arrived in affected counties - and more is on the way. If you need food, water, supplies or transportation - call or text 2-1-1. You'll...

The impact of Hurricane Isaias was greatest in the southern counties of the state. Power restoration efforts have dropped the number of outages down below 75,000 - well below the storm's peak outage number. Some of the hardest-hit areas were in southwest Alabama, where a "sting jet" of destructive wind...

By Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist, Alabama Emergency Management Agency CLANTON – Saturday 700 am, October 3, 2026 A Flood Watch is in effect for Mobile and Baldwin Counties from late this morning through Sunday evening. A tropical wave moving across the Gulf through Sunday will funnel very high amounts of moisture...

Emergency managers, planners and responders met this week at the University of North Alabama in Florence for the Preparedness for Alabama Resilience Summit. The aim of this stakeholder-led, conversation-driven summit is to enhance disaster preparedness and stakeholder partnerships in Alabama. Objectives include increased awareness of disaster mitigation, response, and recovery...

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Purpose of Proposed Legislation The Act seeks to:

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Two divsions of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency met this week to discuss various aspects of emergency management, mitigation and response. Division G met in Pell City at UAB-St. Vincent's. Laura Patterson from AEMA Field Operations briefed the group on the implementation of the Sarah Marsh Heaven's 27 Camp Safety...

September is National Preparedness Month in America - and preparedness was the theme at the "Redstone Ready" Preparedness Roundup in Huntsville. Many emergency managers, first responders and other officials were at the Arsenal to discuss the importance of being prepared before disasters. Being in Huntsville, of course technology was a...