This week, it makes far more sense to test an aspect of our tsunami system that didn’t perform very well last December — who ...

San Mateo County launched its new Tsunami Hazard Area Dashboard on Monday as part of a broader effort to better prepare for ...

San Mateo County launched an online "Tsunami Hazard Area Dashboard" to improve emergency preparedness and encourage residents ...

Now, San Mateo County residents can use an online tool called a ‘ Tsunami Hazard Area Dashboard ’ to see what areas will be ...

KAUAK‘I, Hawai‘i (Island News) -- Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency (KEMA) is promoting the upcoming Tsunami Awareness Month ...

They will also practice evacuating from a tsunami hazard zone to safety, according to a press release. “We are fortunate to live on the Pacific Rim with miles of beautiful beaches and oceanfront ...

2007-2011 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Once the hazard zone maps are released by the state, local jurisdictions can adopt them or amend them by increasing the hazard level for particular areas.

In a worst-case tsunami, parts of Alameda, Oakland and Berkeley could be flooded up to an 18-foot elevation, California officials said in new study.

“The buffer zones on the maps account for that uncertainty. We worked closely with local emergency planners to identify places where mapped tsunami hazards have changed so that they can update ...

The maps, which represent the most significant update in more than a decade, expand "very high" fire hazard zones by 35 percent across local fire jurisdictions, increasing from 860,000 acres to ...