Tropical Storm Debby will make landfall in Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday, possibly having strengthened to a Cat. 1 hurricane, setting the stage in Chatham County for days of heavy […]
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Are you prepared for an above-normal hurricane season?
While Savannah is no stranger to hurricanes, many residents have become somewhat apathetic to the topic. Many have experienced evacuations that, to them, didn’t feel necessary because local impacts were […]
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A closer look at the cascading effects complicating this hurricane season
Evictions, unemployment, and a pandemic create the perfect storm, pun intended
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Chatham County to institute quarantine requirements for anyone entering by air, bus, train, or ship A State of Emergency has existed in Chatham County since March 22, but today Chatham […]
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Editor’s Note: Dorian’s Dilemma, Or How Not To Do A Hurricane Evacuation
Not only did the early evacuation cost the local economy millions, the City of Savannah curfew — which began days before Dorian’s first breeze was felt — added another layer of financial distress.
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Prepare yourself for hurricane season with CEMA
This year, CEMA partnered with Memorial Health to expand their offerings of workshops
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Editor’s Note: Hurricane Irma Report Card
Many people this year second-guessed the decision to evacuate Savannah, given the storm’s eventual path. (These were often the same people who criticized CEMA for moving too slowly last year.) But given the massive flooding on Tybee, it turns out that CEMA’s decision to continue with the Zone A mandatory evacuation was exactly the correct and responsible call.
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Editor’s Note: Hurricane Irma Edition
What is “premature,” however, is making spur-of-the-moment, uninformed criticism of the decision to evacuate. The truth is that preparing for a natural disaster of this magnitude is like preparing for D-Day.
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CEMA goes to ‘enhanced monitoring’ mode for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday morning
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) is closely monitoring Hurricane Irma and any impacts it may make to our area. CEMA will advance to OPCON 4 tomorrow at 8 AM, […]
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Should we stay or should we go?
Flummoxed by the thought of merging with several hundred thousand drivers who can’t even handle coming off the Truman at rush hour or facing a wall of seawater, we remained in flux.
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Super-duper high-tech CEMA vehicles unveiled Wednesday
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) will host an open house to display its new Mobile Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Emergency Communications Trailer, two Big Brother type vehicles designed […]