Thompson Holdings Names Todd M. Musterait to Its Board
Mobile-based Thompson Holdings has appointed veteran engineering executive Todd M. Musterait, P.E., to its Board of Directors as the employee-owned company plans for growth.
Alabama Task Force 1, With Mobile Rescue Specialists, Continues Swift Water Response in Texas
Alabama Task Force 1, an eight-person swift water rescue team that includes Mobile Fire-Rescue specialists, is continuing search and rescue work in flood-hit parts of Texas.
Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief shifts from Kentucky floods to Jackson water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. — Even as hurricane season stayed quiet across the Gulf this August, Mississippi Baptist Disaster Relief kept busy across the region, wrapping up one major deployment and launching…
Inside Baldwin County EMA’s Round-the-Clock Push to Recover From Hurricane Sally
Baldwin County EMA Director Zach Hood and his team have worked around the clock from the Robertsdale operations center since before Hurricane Sally made landfall, coordinating debris cleanup, supply distribution…
Two Escape Total-Loss House Fire in West Mobile
A West Mobile house on St. Moritz Drive near Zeigler Boulevard was destroyed by fire early Saturday, but a man and woman inside both escaped unharmed.
Waste Management Urges Residents to Prep Containers and Debris Plans as 2015 Hurricane Season Opens
As the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, Waste Management officials say Gulf Coast residents should add storm readiness for their trash to the usual hurricane checklist — securing containers…
Baldwin County Names Reggie Chitwood New Emergency Management Director
Baldwin County commissioners promoted Deputy EMA Director Reggie Chitwood to lead the agency, replacing retiring director Mitchell Sims.
Baldwin County Commission Approves $124.87 Million Budget
Baldwin County commissioners approved a $124.87 million budget with a small pay raise for county workers amid ongoing debate over road repair funding.
How Hurricane Frederic Shaped a Young FEMA’s Playbook in Alabama
A newly formed FEMA cut its teeth on Hurricane Frederic in 1979, learning lessons in coastal Alabama that still guide disaster response nationwide today.
Mobile Sent Hurricane Gustav Aid to Baton Rouge in 2008
A 2008 WKRG report documented Mobile's deployment of water, meals, generators and crews to Baton Rouge after Hurricane Gustav.