Emergency declarations

February 10, 2008 -- RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today declared a state of emergency in the Commonwealth of Virginia, directing state agencies to take all necessary actions to aid in the response to multiple wildfires that have broken out in numerous areas across the Commonwealth.

A declaration of emergency allows the Governor to immediately deploy state personnel, equipment, and other emergency response resources, and to coordinate state and local response to the event.    » read more »

February 07, 2008 -- MONTGOMERY - Alabama Governor Bob Riley will seek a federal disaster declaration for areas of north Alabama hit by tornadoes on Wednesday. In addition, the Governor has declared a State of Emergency exists in Jackson, Lawrence and Walker counties.

Six deaths in Alabama have been attributed to the storms and dozens of homes have been destroyed or damaged. Local and state responders have been assessing damage and helping communities begin the recovery process.    » read more »

February 6, 2008 -- (JACKSON, Mississippi) – Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour declared a State of Emergency today following the tornadoes and severe weather that struck parts of North Mississippi, including Alcorn, DeSoto, and Lafayette Counties. The Governor is requesting preliminary damage assessment teams from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) due to storm damages suffered by the region.    » read more »

February 06, 2008 -- FRANKFORT, KY – Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear this morning declared a State of Emergency in the Commonwealth due to the impact of a series of intense thunderstorms and embedded tornados that resulted in widespread power outages, damage to commercial and private structures, injuries and at least seven deaths. He is flying by National Guard helicopter to the effected areas to survey the damage.    » read more »

January 31, 2008 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire today signed a proclamation designating a State of Emergency in multiple counties as a result of repeated snow storms hitting mountain passes and Eastern Washington. The counties covered by the proclamation include Adams, Clark, Columbia, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Skamania, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman and Yakima.    » read more »

Jan. 31 -- The Navajo County Board of Supervisors has declared a Flood Emergency Jan. 29. The declaration recognized the Navajo Nation State of Emergency Declaration and the White Mountain Apache Natural Disaster Declaration.

The Little Colorado River has receded from the flood stage levels reported Jan. 30 by at least a foot at 5 p.m.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs determined it was safe to allow traffic to cross the south bridge at the intersection of Route 71 and Route 2.    » read more »

01/14/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a state of emergency in the county of Mendocino and the cities of Oakland and Grass Valley in response to the extreme winds and heavy rain that began on January 3, 2008. So far, the Governor has proclaimed an emergency in the counties of Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Kings, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba and Yolo due to the storms.    » read more »

01/09/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a state of emergency for Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado and Sierra Counties in response to the extreme winds and heavy rain beginning January 3, 2008. Since Saturday, the Governor has proclaimed an emergency in Butte, Glenn, Kings, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, Sutter, Yuba and Yolo Counties due to the storms.    » read more »

January 08, 2008 -- MADISON - Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle today declared a state of emergency in Kenosha County following a series of rare January tornadoes that hit Wisconsin last night. The Governor surveyed the damage today in Wheatland where about 60 homes and dozens of other structures were damaged. Damages are estimated to be in the millions of dollars.    » read more »

01/07/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a state of emergency for Butte, Placer, San Francisco, Sutter, Yuba and Yolo Counties in response to the extreme winds and heavy rain beginning January 3, 2008. On Saturday, the Governor proclaimed an emergency in Glenn, Kings and Sacramento Counties due to the storms.    » read more »

01/05/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a state of emergency for Glenn, Kings and Sacramento Counties in response to the extreme winds and heavy rain beginning January 3, 2008. In proclaiming the state of emergency, the Governor has determined that "conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property" continue to exist.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- Lincoln, NE -- Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman today signed a state emergency declaration in the wake of winter storms that affected southeast Nebraska last week. The declaration ensures state assistance will be available to local entities involved in recovery and clean-up efforts.    » read more »

Nearly 600,000 homes, business without electric service

STATE/FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

President George Bush has approved Oklahoma's request for an emergency declaration covering all 77 counties. The emergency declaration authorizes federal resources to assist state and local governments as they continue to respond to the Ice Storm.    » read more »

12/05/2007 -- BOSTON - The Senate today unanimously passed a Resolution, offered by Senator John Kerry, urging the Secretary of Commerce to reconsider a previous decision and declare a commercial fishery failure for groundfish fishermen in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. This action will help provide immediate disaster assistance to the region.    » read more »

Declaration will cover all areas affected by severe weather

December 3, 2007 -- Salem - Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has declared a state of emergency and authorized the use of state resources to help those communities suffering from the effects of severe weather.

"My priority is to ensure the safety of Oregonians by providing whatever resources they need to stay warm and dry and protect their property," said Governor Kulongoski.    » read more »