Emergency Management
Emergency Management is a critical function of local and state government agencies, involving the planning, coordinating, and executing responses to natural disasters, public health crises, and other emergencies. Effective emergency management ensures that communities are prepared, resilient, and able to recover quickly from unexpected events. This directory provides articles on emergency management and related topics like Public Safety, which explores broader strategies for protecting communities and ensuring their well-being during crises.
The Heat and Health Index is a new tool that provides heat-health data at the ZIP code level
This year’s exercise simulated what it would take to help ensure mission-critical communication capabilities during a large-scale event with over 100,000 attendees, as well as during a cyber attack and a terrorist attack
Veterinarians play a vital role in emergency situations, not only caring for the K-9 officers, but also tending to pets affected by disaster
AccuWeather is now predicting 4 to 6 major hurricanes this season, with winds of at least 111 mph
Disaster recovery is a long, complex process under the best of circumstances, but then the pandemic happened
Some 1,600 people have been forced to evacuate their homes, many staying in a makeshift shelter overnight
Area restaurants argue that Lucas’ 10-10-10 plan, requiring no more than 10% occupancy or 10 people max, is not financially feasible
South Holland’s Flood Assistance Rebate Program is a powerful incentive to be proactive about flooding and flood mitigation
Dealing with response and recovery from a disaster in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic raises new and unsettling questions
Levees, dikes and flood walls are no longer keeping many flood-prone communities safe
The pandemic forces us to rethink the emergency operations center, how we interact with the community and how we disseminate information
Portions of the beleaguered U.S. territory suffered moderate damage Saturday
Mayor Marty Walsh wants the Trump administration to focus on getting the country back open again, not immigration policy
The Municipal Liquidity Facility will offer up to $500 billion in lending to states and municipalities to help manage cash flow stresses caused by the coronavirus pandemic
Fire departments, NAEMS organizations and state fire academies can apply for PPE and other COVID-19 supplies
Local government and public safety leaders must consider the larger policy implications inherent when determining how these new laws apply to personnel
The best robots for a disaster are the robots that already exist in the health care and public safety sectors
Now is the time to prepare for what may be an even more catastrophic wave of coronavirus cases in the fall
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