The first residents are just now preparing to move into the development, built at an estimated cost of $50 million.

A top priority, he said, would be making sure residents prepare and can subsist on their own for at least 72 hours.

Banks and non-essential government services were closed Friday to allow residents to prepare.

Virtually all permanent residents stayed and prepared to be without electricity for a couple of days.

Many residents in Charleston were preparing to evacuate if necessary.

It is here where the 62,000 residents of this old industrial city are preparing to confront their future.

A violent storm begins, and the lights go out as the residents prepare to gather for the night in a single room.

Two buildings did not have utilities back by evening, and residents prepared to spend the night elsewhere.

But only California has a program to help residents prepare and present a case.

Some residents have been preparing for the approval of the regulations for months.