Archive for April, 2010
NWS issues wind advisory today, avoid burning
— Wind Advisory today in Illiana … — The National Weather Service has issued a ‘WIND ADVISORY’ for our area for today. Winds will be increasing throughout the day and into early evening. The winds could be clocked at 30-35 mph with gusts could that could reach 40 to 45 miles per hour at times. [...]
Final Hazard Mitigation Meeting
Time has come for the Final Mitigation Meeting. All comments and revisions have been submitted to Stantec. The final version will be available for inspection at this meeting. The Final Mitigation Meeting with Stantec will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at the Iroquois County Clifford Bury Administrative Center, 1001 E. Grant Street, Watseka, IL [...]
IEMA’s Velasquez accepts Federal appointment, joins FEMA
FEMA ADMINISTRATOR FUGATE APPLAUDS PRESIDENT OBAMA’S APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW VELASQUEZ III AS REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR WASHINGTON – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today applauded President Obama’s appointment of Andrew Velasquez III as FEMA Regional Administrator for Region V, which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. “Regional Administrators are crucial to our [...]