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.
Federal, state and local agencies trained on how to handle thousands of evacuees in the event of a reactor meltdown at a Connecticut plant
“In other words, this current board might decide to reorganize the county fire department... take it out of existence,” a Vance County commissioner said
The number of active shooter incidents decreased, but the number of wounded and killed went up, in a 2022 report from the FBI
Forty-six percent of Florida midterm voters said they were very concerned about climate change. Among Florida independents, 51% expressed great concern, slightly higher than independents nationally.
Texas has seen multiple petrochemical industry blazes this year, including a March fire that burned for days near Houston and another that killed a worker at a plant in nearby Crosby.
About 10% of Ottawa County residents have a Smart911 profile, though the number is growing. It may just save their lives.
The U.S. saves $7 in avoided costs for every $1 spent through federally funded grants to acquire or demolish flood-prone buildings. But that doesn’t mean these programs are boons for every community member.
Nationally, experts say, problems with 19th century-style set-ups of wires dangling from wooden poles will only grow as the climate worsens. And it’s state and local governments -- not to mention rate-payers -- who are left holding the bag.
Structurally unsound buildings pose a threat to inhabitants and the surrounding community, but after an elderly Baltimore woman had her home demolished with just days notice, many are questioning the city’s approach.
Bloomberg left office with nearly two-thirds of voters saying he made the city better, according to a Quinnipiac University poll, and a long list of important mayoral moments.
L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg have called for California to enact a legal imperative to provide a roof for every homeless individual and family.
With gun violence soaring, Mayor Melvin Carter will ask for the funds on top of his 2020 police-fire budget request.
With the creation of two web-based apps, North Carolina is making it easier for schools to not only put together risk management plans but also communicate pertinent details to emergency responders.
The program is designed to address a widespread problem of harboring mental health patients in hospital emergency departments across California.
According to researcher John S. Carlson, there is no evidence that architectural and equipment hardening measures prevent or reduce firearm violence in schools.
Saugus High School’s safety plan details how students and staff should respond to several types of emergencies, including natural disasters, biological attacks, fires and an active shooter on campus.
A group of nearly two dozen public entities had sued the utility for negligence and improper operation of power lines and equipment.
The increase in assaults against paramedics in Portland, Oregon, dovetails with a new policy for the transport of patients in a mental health crisis.
Researchers are finding transformative new ways to use data and computational methods – what we call data science – to help planners, leaders and first responders tackle disasters like wildfires from afar.
