Daviess County is moving forward with plans to hire a Deputy Director of Emergency Management, restoring a position that has ...

From floods and forest fires to earthquakes—the frequency and intensity of natural disasters is increasing. This also means ...

City and county managers play vital roles in emergency management and so too should elected officials. But the effectiveness of these officials in their roles is variable and depends highly on where ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

[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 ...

In 2018, the small, picturesque town of Ellicott City, MD was devastated by a one-in-1,000-year flash flood. This happened just two years after it was similarly devastated by what was also ...

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire from disaster survivors for mismanaging the federal ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal-Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and Marines assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command worked together with more than 300 civilian and military disaster response professionals from 14 countries ...

In Bihar, a groundbreaking workshop emphasized the importance of disability-inclusive disaster management. By collaborating with UN agencies and NGOs, ...