1.   Park officials and nearby residents begin assessing damage, as do county emergency management leaders.

2.   Along the Eastern Seaboard, emergency management teams began to dust off plans for evacuating barrier islands and for housing people with nowhere to go.

3.   Although one skull and torso were discovered in the pond last week, Walker County emergency management director David Ashburn said the pond bottom has been clear so far.

4.   Amy Call, a spokeswoman for the federal Office of Management and Budget, said that the emergency management agency did not reimburse localities for lost revenue.

5.   Arlington emergency management officials will be notified whenever a truck leaves Savannah River.

6.   Around the state, emergency management officials said that, despite the concerns raised about their shelters, they would open them anyway, because they had no choice.

7.   Bertha was much less powerful, but emergency management officials were glad they aggressively evacuated beach areas well in advance of the storm.

8.   Because of the potential danger, emergency management agencies are creating earthquake preparedness plans for New England, says Eugene Schweig, a geologist with the Survey.

9.   A growing number of meteorologists, emergency management officials and politicians are warning that cuts in the National Weather Service could lead to increased losses of life and property.

10.   A hurricane warning sets specific evacuation and emergency management measures into motion, affording local authorities precious lead time.