...costs about $20, but that's "cheaper than a $300 window," Myers said. In coastal Georgia, the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency encouraged people to review their hurricane plans, which should include adequate supplies, updated...

...Rotary Clubs, homeowner association dinners, and industrial safety meetings. The director of the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency carries some handouts; sometimes he even takes a PowerPoint presentation. But mostly he just talks...

...has taken such a pro-active role in hurricane preparedness, said Phillip Webber, director of the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency. "I can't say enough about what they've done," Mr. Webber said. The church has stockpiled...

...century. "We dodged a very big bullet," said Pete Nichols, public information director for the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency. "Those downed limbs and other debris are nothing more than nature's pruning." Residents started...

...people will leave now. Those who are concerned about themselves will go," said John Felder of the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency. "There's no problem with a voluntary evacuation." The last time a hurricane made its first landfall...

...century. "We dodged a very big bullet," said Pete Nichols, public information director for the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency. "Those downed limbs and other debris are nothing more than nature's primming." Residents started...

...the state, not the federal government - set the priorities within the community, Mr. Hair said. Chatham County Emergency Management Agency director Robert Smith will coordinate the county's effort to be chosen as a "hurricane proof" program...

...people will leave now. Those who are concerned about themselves will go," said John Felder of the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency. Liasons from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were deployed to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina...