The U.S. emergency & disaster management system is undergoing its second major transformation since 9/11. Without continued ...

Part two examines Emergency Management focused on building strong state and local programs less reliant on federal support.

With weather catastrophes becoming more common in the United States these days, communities have counted on two facts. First, the federal government has their backs. When state and local resources are ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little has issued a "state disaster declaration" in order to support emergency efforts in Clearwater, ...

A FEMA search and rescue team searches debris in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Disasters were declared in eight states due to damage from the storm. Reorganization at FEMA has ...

Texas lawmakers heard nearly three hours of testimony Wednesday from the state’s emergency management chief about a system reliant on local emergency managers who may not have even received warnings ...

A new report by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) presents a tool for conducting an initial broad-based assessment of the resilience of a country’s health system to ...

What would happen if a major windstorm, wildfire, or other disaster damaged your home and community and left you and fellow residents without food, water, or shelter for a long time? Are you and ...