In a strongly worded letter to President Obama on April 16, Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked for a federal emergency declaration that would release more US resources – and cash – to fight what may be the worst wildfire season in Lone Star State history. “I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state,”... 

President Barack Obama has declared a federal emergency exists in Texas as Tropical Storm Alex builds toward hurricane strength and approaches south Texas and northern Mexico. According to a White House statement issued Tuesday, Obama gas ordered federal help to augment the state and local responses to the developing emergency. The declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency “to... 

Wayne Madsen, the investigative reporter, has a new for-subscribers report out. He says that CEMA — the state of California’s version of FEMA — has been alerted by its counterparts in the Gulf coast on mass evacuation plans. For Madsen’s previous report on mass evacuation, CLICK HERE. Gulf state emergency preparedness agencies confirm mass evacuation plans A well-placed source in California...