An emergency official said the death toll stood at 76.

The governor says he is caught between the counties and the federal emergency officials.

Emergency officials flew here today from Washington to help control the fire and to plan relief efforts.

Virtually everywhere in America, your home or office phone can be identified by emergency officials.

An emergency official and a civilian were among those killed by the three bombers.

Some go out of their way to avoid crossing into a neighboring district when on a call, emergency officials said.

And so, he said, local emergency officials may assume no plan is workable.

Late on August 11, emergency officials quickly opened 50 shelters in the parish.

Emergency officials say these same plans would make for a swift response to a terrorist incident.

The hurricane, the fifth of the season, left several hundred others injured, emergency officials said.