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.
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
75% of respondents said the high-stress nature of the job was the major factor in staffing shortages
First responders in Cuyahoga County held an NDMS exercise using a plane full of patients
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It’s imperative that first responders learn what happened after the shooting began in the worst mass-shooting event in U.S. history, practice and prepare.
Disaster management is a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating and taking corrective actions to ensure effective incident response.
Learn about work space escape, defense and medical treatment strategies taught in active shooter training.
Emergencies require a hashtag strategy; these time-tested tips can help local governments craft their crisis communications on social media
Wilmington, North Carolina, population 114,000, has been cut off by Hurricane Florence floods.
The first national WEA test message is scheduled to be sent to cell phones connected to wireless providers participating in the emergency communications alert system at 2:18 pm EST on October 3, 2018.
Hurricane Florence may have slowed, but the storm surge has led to numerous swift-water rescues in New Bern, North Carolina, requiring critical safety points for first responders.
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Jennifer Elliott from CivicReady offers local governments five steps for creating a crisis communication plan, before emergencies happen
Hurricane Florence is a Category 4 mid-Atlantic hurricane hours from landfall. At least 2 million people are under mandatory evacuation across three states.
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NextGen data solutions offer the city of St. Petersburg speed and efficiency for data-rich applications, analytics and daily operations.
Partnering with schools to disseminate “Stop the Bleed” training through a train-the-trainer model is a priority for Howard County.
An in-house mobile mapping solution has enabled the city of Amsterdam to improve operations for multiple services from tax collection to public works management and public safety response.
Emergency managers can help prepare communities for disasters and other roadside emergencies with training for off-road vehicle rescue.
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