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County commissioners Tuesday approved a switch to the firm Everbridge, which already is being used by the other counties in the region.

The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department (WVFD) will begin a series of courses on community emergency preparedness tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 18). "Our deputy chief fire marshal is teaching these classes," says WVFD Chief Brian Brett. "This is the first of six classes he will be teaching and we're excited to be engaging the community and offering them some public education...

Construction is set to start next week on four flood basins in No. 1 Canyon just west of Wenatchee in the Cascade Mountain foothills.  The canyon has been prone to flooding that leads to heavy runoff of mud and debris during high intensity storms.  ...

A consultant for the Chelan County Flood Control Zone District designed the series of four basins on 21 acres at the end of No. 1 Canyon Road that'll capture, and release flood flows downstream in an attempt to minimize future damage.

FEMA announced Thursday that it has authorized federal funds to help with firefighting costs associated with the Red Apple Fire. According to the administration, it was determined the fire threatened to cause a major disaster. Thus, the State of Washington's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant, or FMAG was granted ...

FEMA is getting the word out that it is now offering financial assistance for funeral expenses from COVID-19 deaths. According to the agency, the reimbursement comes with several restrictions. First, the expense must have been incurred after January 20th, 2020 and must not have been reimbursed by other financial sources ...

From the Federal Emergency Management Agency: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for three fires in Washington: the Cold Springs/Pearl Hill Fire impacting the Colville Reservation and Douglas and Okanogan counties, the Apple Acres Fire burning in Chelan County, and the Babb Fire in Spokane and Whitman counties ...

Three local fire districts, Chelan County Fire District 3, 6 and Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue (LWFR), secured the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The funding is $722,000 and will help provide the fire districts 101 self-contained breathing apparatus - equipment that can come with a steep price tag...

Washington D.C. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on the backup date of October 3, 2018 due to ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence. The WEA portion of...