Response Archives - EDM Digest

Insurance Claims At $9 Billion From California Fires

December 12, 2018 EDM Digest

About $7 billion in claims are from the Camp Fire that destroyed the Northern California city of Paradise and killed at least 86 people, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in at least a century.

Response

Parkland Shooting Commission Finds Security Failures, Improper Law Enforcement Responses To Rampage

December 12, 2018 EDM Digest

270

Parkland: Numerous security lapses preceded the high school shooting, while multiple law enforcement officials called to the carnage failed to respond appropriately.

Response

Wintry Storm Ices Roads Across Much Of US Southeast

December 10, 2018 EDM Digest

Accidents on snow-covered interstates caused major delays over the weekend. Drivers in North Carolina and Virginia got stuck in snow or lost control.

Emergency Management News

Storm Brings Record Rainfall, Snow To Southern California

December 7, 2018 EDM Digest

Crews were busy Friday assessing damage and cleaning up after a storm that brought record rainfall to Los Angeles and snowfall to northern elevations.

Emergency Management News

Eyewitness Report: Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts

December 4, 2018 David Hubler

2.00K

EDM Digest reports exclusively on a FEMA employee who is going door to door to assist Floridians during recovery efforts from Hurricane Michael.

Response

Alaska Putting Together Pieces After Massive Earthquake

December 3, 2018 EDM Digest

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake rattled the state's largest city early Friday morning swaying buildings and fraying nerves. There were no reports of deaths, serious injuries or structural damage to buildings.

Emergency Management News

WHO: Ebola Outbreak in D.R. Congo Second Largest in History

November 30, 2018 David Hubler

118

Ebola: Since the outbreak was declared on Aug. 1, the deadly virus has killed at least 242 people - with hundreds of other infected people in DRC.

Original

Camp Fire Now 'Fully Contained' as Death Toll Rises

November 28, 2018 David Hubler

The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history burned for 17 days before being called fully contained.

Recovery

Rain Tamps Down California Fire But Turns Grim Search Soggy

November 26, 2018 EDM Digest

The wildfire in Northern California is nearly out after several days of rain, but searchers are still completing the meticulous task of combing through ash and debris for victims.

Recovery

31 Dead In Ugandan Boat Accident, Toll Expected To Rise

November 26, 2018 EDM Digest

Ugandan divers retrieved 31 bodies and expected to find more in a capsized vessel in Lake Victoria, making it one of the country's worst maritime disasters.