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.
What3words has made it possible to locate any place on earth in just three words, and PSAPs are taking notice
“We’re coming into the high fire season, and right now we’re on our knees,” said climatologist Bill Patzert
The emergence of extreme fires in recent years and the resulting devastation shows that communities need better means to anticipate mounting dangers
If you ask someone from Louisiana to characterize the federal government’s response to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, you would likely receive a viscerally negative reaction.
The reality is that state and local law enforcement officers are playing an increasingly important role in combating terrorism, but they often don’t have the level of training necessary for such responsibilities. The FBI wants to change that.
Radical extremists, hate groups, and movements are formed based on ideology about religion, politics, race, ethnic origins, gender, or sexual orientation.
Has a weakened presidency in the United States and a soft international policy lead to the recent Russian invasion of Crimea in the Ukraine?
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency has deployed unarmed and unmanned drones along the U.S. and Mexican border
Quantum physics providing nuclear container inspectors new seal technology
Concentrating salmonella to the point of detection now takes an hour, not a day
Psychiatrists say disaster-related psychic trauma should be identified, triaged and treated the same as physical injuries.
How can you better understand and use this to mitigate risk?
University researcher develops next generation 9-1-1 software to help first responders
Lessons from horrific events offer sound advice for emergency managers in better preparing outreach communications.
The automated system does in 15 minutes what once took four hours, and it’s available to local governments for storm response.
As the aviation adage goes, all take-offs are optional but all landings are mandatory. Landings just became a little less mandatory, thanks to government research.
Utilizing a web-based incident tool has enabled San Francisco to streamline communications between city agencies and individuals in the case of a disaster. Find out how tools like local 311 improve 911 response.
Instead of special equipment, medical expert recommends using sheets and mattresses