There are a variety of techniques and tools that agencies can use to get the most out of the time and money they spend testing their emergency management systems. FEMA State and Local With fears that ...

FEMA has never been more called upon or its workforce more stretched thin. A growing frequency of catastrophic disasters and a once-in-a-century pandemic have had widespread impacts on emergency ...

Declares 10 districts highly vulnerable to floods, two to landslides and one each to snowfall and glacial lake outburst floods.

Emergency Management, whether conceived as a management system or an operational unit of government, should not be in the ‘business’ of managing global pandemics. While pandemics are certainly ...

For workers, safety drills are often an opportunity to step out for a moment and gain a minute of respite in an otherwise busy day. But for the safety officers in charge of organizing and executing ...

This story is republished from Grist. Read the original article. As thousands waited on federal government assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans residents came up with their own ...

All State of California employees are considered “disaster service workers” and may be called on to provide assistance if a disaster occurs. Since the SEMS/ICS system will be used by first responders ...

BELAGAVI: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out several lacunae in the state disaster management ...

When you’re having an emergency, both the speed and efficiency of medical first responders can make a difference in saving a life. But Connecticut’s patchwork of ambulance response systems and ...

But as we approached the epicenter of the damage, I realized this disaster was different. Building after building had large cracks throughout, while many other structures had partially or totally ...