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.
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Forecasters hope that wireless emergency alerts can help them reach more people during nighttime events.
If signed into law by the governor, every public school, including charter campuses, would be required to establish a mobile panic button system that would connect them directly with police and other emergency personnel.
Towns started closing public shelters in Oklahoma a few years ago to avoid the costs of making them tornado-safe, leaving many of the most vulnerable to fend for themselves.
Epidemiologist Tom Duszynski explains.
A “perfect storm” of factors — the uninsured, underemployed and elderly — are working against the state as it confronts an unprecedented threat.
Because no system is in place to track it, there’s no way to know how many people received a text alert.
King County Executive Dow Constantine said Wednesday that the county had purchased the 85-bed motel — which is currently open and operating — south of Seattle to house patients for recovery and isolation due to the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Any information known prior to responding will help paramedics take better precautions.
After historic flooding pummeled much of the town in 2016, White Sulphur Springs has been making a come back.
The Climate Ready Missoula Plan has been drafted over the past two years by local city, county and nonprofit employees.
But if climate change got real in 2019, climate resilience got realer
The U.S. has awarded a $2.3M grant to provide trauma training to high school age children so they can control severe bleeding until first responders arrive.
The Northwest Resiliency Park transforms an asphalt-covered site into a vegetated park filled with amenities for the Hoboken community, while filtering and storing stormwater to alleviate the City’s infrastructure system and adjacent nuisance flooding.
When work gets overwhelming, dispatchers simply scoop the puppy up and enjoy some quality time.
More than 1,000 dams in Mississippi have no hazard rating because of a backlog of work for state regulators. This also means they’re not yet required to have formal emergency action plans in case of breach.
A report from the U.S. Geological Survey shows how public-private partnerships could become a critical component for safeguarding the land and benefiting the economy.
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