Tag: emergency preparedness

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported at 9:41 p.m. Tuesday in Bell, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The massive Dow Chemical complex near Plaquemine caught fire late Friday night and experienced multiple explosions, forcing about 350 households nearby to shelter inside and for La. 1 to be

Islanders are being advised to prepare their properties to help reduce the damage in case of a wildfire. P.E.I.'s forest fire risk has been rated as extreme in recent days, and dozens of fires are burning in neighbouring Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

More than 400 wildfires were burning across Canada on Monday, June 5, with 249 of the blazes still considered to be out of control, Canada’s Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Bill Blair, said.Satellite footage provided by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere shows wildfire smoke spreading down into northeastern United States on June 5.Officials from Canada’s Natural Resources ministry told Reuters that if the current rate of fires continues, the country “could hit record levels for area burned” in a year. Credit: CIRA via Storyful

The quake occurred Saturday morning one mile from Calexico, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.