Lawmakers specified during the special session the recovery money can go anywhere, like for fire and flood relief efforts in northern New Mexico, besides the $10 million for the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
The Extreme Heat Emergency Act would classify extreme heat as a major disaster under the Stafford Act, which recognizes certain events as disasters eligible for a presidential Major Disaster Declaration.
With the added tools, researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and Rutgers University hope to pinpoint the source, strength and duration of recent aftershocks while better identifying where the first quake originated.
California, Florida and Texas have the highest wildfire risk, according to the survey, and the Golden State leads by a large margin with expected annual losses from wildfires totaling $1.4 billion.
The standards are for new buildings and will offer the minimum protection from 97 percent of the tornados experienced in the United States. For areas with potential for EF5 Category storms, building a safe room may be necessary.
The Colorado Department of Transportation conference lasted two days. A demonstration gave planners and engineers a rare firsthand view of how the way they build new roads could protect or endanger in the event of a crash.
A floodplain map is a map showing areas of a community that are at risk of flooding. The maps are divided into zones that indicate the likelihood of flooding based on historical data and other factors.
The county disaster and emergency services coordinator and director of the Office of Emergency Management told county commissioners Thursday that the restrictions were "a unique extra tool that we deploy when necessary.”
The states were ranked by number of hospital beds per 1,000 people. Washington was the state where patients are least likely to find an available bed, while Mississippi residents were the most likely to find a bed.
The local emergency management agency said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a safety assessment on Tuesday and reported that the dam now needs repairs.
