RIEMA URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO BE PREPARED FOR This UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON
May 22 thru May 28 has been designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week
Hurricanes are among the most dramatic, damaging and potentially deadly weather events. The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal...
New StormSmart Coasts website provides information on preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts
As last year's flooding and this year's blizzards have demonstrated, Rhode Island cities and towns must be prepared to respond before storms hit to protect people and property.
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The Great Flood: One Year Later
WHAT: Community leaders will gather to commemorate the one year anniversary of the flood. Video footage of flood damage will be shown. Speakers will highlight the community’s response to the flood as well as recognize the outstanding efforts of the people who...
Red Flag Warning for RHODE ISLAND
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
404 AM EDT MON MAR 28 2011
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A RED...
Statement by U.S. Ambassador John V. Roos
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Department of Energy and other technical experts in the U.S. Government have reviewed the scientific and technical information they have collected from assets in country, as well as what...
A higher education safety preparedness seminar, March 10
Speakers from Virginia Tech will discuss what they’ve learned about emergency management and campus safety since the 2007 shootings. The event is part of a full-scale exercise that will continue this summer.
It can happen anywhere…...
RIEMA’S Joseph Cournoyer Honored By 2-1-1 at State House
“February 11 is National 2-1-1 Day. 2-1-1 reaches approximately 246 million people (82% of the total U.S. population) in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, And, here in Rhode Island, we're working hard to help...
Heavy Snow Loads By Curt A. Gooch Senior Extension Associate Cornell University
The recent accumulation of snow in many areas throughout New England has caused some agricultural buildings to fail. Failure can be the result of several items linked to the snow load present on the building. These...
Cranston- Numerous media advisories have called attention to the threat of roof collapse caused by accumulating snow and ice. The combination of snow and ice have created weight load on roofs that may exceed the design limitations of some structures.
State, local and private subject matter...
Cranston- With forecasters predicting another significant winter weather event for Saturday, RI Emergency Management officials are warning that roof collapse incidents may increase.
To date, a number of building structures have collapsed in Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts. The...
