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Alabama emergency management

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Illustration for the news story: Alabama EMA Chief Urges Counties to Prepare for Sweeping FEMA Overhaul

Government

Alabama EMA Chief Urges Counties to Prepare for Sweeping FEMA Overhaul

Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman urges counties to prepare now for major FEMA funding changes that could reshape disaster relief.

Aug 25, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman updates major FEMA funding changes

Government

Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman updates major FEMA funding changes

Aug 25, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Baldwin County Opens Foley Cooling Center as Dangerous Heat Grips Coast

Foley

Baldwin County Opens Foley Cooling Center as Dangerous Heat Grips Coast

Jul 27, 2026

Illustration for the news story: 22 Swimmers Rescued From Rip Currents at Fort Morgan, Two Airlifted in Critical Condition

Fort Morgan

22 Swimmers Rescued From Rip Currents at Fort Morgan, Two Airlifted in Critical Condition

Jul 26, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Baldwin County EMA Says Its Biggest Storm Fight Isn’t the Weather — It’s Online Hype

Baldwin County

Baldwin County EMA Says Its Biggest Storm Fight Isn’t the Weather — It’s Online Hype

Jul 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Task Force 1, With Mobile Rescue Specialists, Continues Swift Water Response in Texas

Mobile

Alabama Task Force 1, With Mobile Rescue Specialists, Continues Swift Water Response in Texas

Jul 20, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Behind the Headset: Mobile County 911 Dispatchers Share What Saves the Most Time in an Emergency

Government

Behind the Headset: Mobile County 911 Dispatchers Share What Saves the Most Time in an Emergency

Apr 13, 2023 Mobile County

Illustration for the news story: Spanish Fort Tests Tornado Sirens at 12:30 p.m. on September 7

Spanish Fort

Spanish Fort Tests Tornado Sirens at 12:30 p.m. on September 7

Sep 7, 2022

Illustration for the news story: Dauphin Island Braces for Hurricane Ida, Urges West-End Evacuation Before Sundown

Dauphin Island

Dauphin Island Braces for Hurricane Ida, Urges West-End Evacuation Before Sundown

Aug 27, 2021

Illustration for the news story: Emergency officials across the coast prepare for severe weather threat

Baldwin County

Emergency officials across the coast prepare for severe weather threat

Mar 16, 2021

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County closes government offices after Hurricane Zeta, keeps absentee office open

Mobile

Mobile County closes government offices after Hurricane Zeta, keeps absentee office open

Oct 29, 2020

Illustration for the news story: FEMA Shuts Walk-In Sally Intake Centers in Mobile Area, but Phone and Online Aid Continue

Mobile

FEMA Shuts Walk-In Sally Intake Centers in Mobile Area, but Phone and Online Aid Continue

Oct 16, 2020

Illustration for the news story: Gov. Ivey Announces Expanded FEMA Public Assistance for Hurricane Sally Recovery

Baldwin County

Gov. Ivey Announces Expanded FEMA Public Assistance for Hurricane Sally Recovery

Oct 14, 2020