In the 1970's, California (U.S.) resources were severely taxed by major wildfire outbreaks. These incidents required the cooperation of multiple agencies that did not usually work together. Many ...

[Photo: An aerial view of a house in Gilchrist, Texas, that survived the destruction of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Courtesy of Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA.] Natural disasters are becoming more ...

Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

They can include peer-led training groups, mentor relationships, workshops from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and ...

Moreover, mutual aid programs like the Emergency Management Assistance Compact rely on federal reimbursement. Without it, ...

When it is your job to write a conclusion for a disaster management plan for your company, begin by summarizing the plan. Using a bulleted list or another visually appealing method, plot out the main ...

To make Odisha pandemic and disaster resilient, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has announced the introduction of disaster and pandemic management as part of the curriculum for school and college ...

State emergency management officials say they're facing funding challenges from the federal government that threaten the ...