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.
Respondents report a “death drop” in constituent engagement on Twitter/X while also reporting that Facebook continues to reign supreme
Grant awardees are reportedly unable to conduct drawdowns from already approved grant fund accounts
Is anyone at the upper levels of government considering how the current round of federal government changes will impact public safety at the local level?
President Joe Biden met with officials and first responders in the aftermath of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained
The Maui wildfire is the deadliest fire in over a century, and only 3% of the area has been searched
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
31 residents died in the Christmas 2022 storm that dumped over 50-inches of snow with hurricane-force winds
Charleston firefighters faced three bad hydrants and had to wait on tankers from neighboring FDs
With social media accelerating the spread of information, officers are having to find new ways to inform the public during critical incidents
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
The WalletHub report compares 45 of the largest U.S. cities to identify which cities are grappling with the most significant homicide rates
