As of 9 a.m. EST, Ike was located about 230 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas, with maximum sustained winds near the center increased to 105 mph. The forward movement is toward the west-northwest at around 13 mph.

With Tropical Storm Gustav swirling near Jamaica and likely to enter the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane this weekend, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said an evacuation could begin as early as Friday – three years to the day after Katrina inundated New Orleans.

On Tuesday, June 24th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began releasing their responses to the Top Screen submissions that provide companies with a Preliminary Tier Level, commonly called their Tier Letter.

Huffmaster Crisis Response announces our new “single source” solution for healthcare facilities, hospitals and nursing homes that have their operations and staffing affected by potential labor strikes.