FEMA planning exercise envisioned deep workforce cuts, adding to uncertainty around agency’s future

Federal Emergency Management Agency leaders were told to prepare for a possible gutting of their workforce — by as much as half — in the coming months, according to an internal email sent to top FEMA ...
Homeland Security Today

International Exercise Builds Resilience for Emergency Preparedness

During the ConvEx-2c exercise in October 2023, teams from the IAEA, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway and the USA responded to simulated requests for assistance from the ...
FIU News

Students gain hands-on experience at FEMA disaster prep exercise

Undergraduate students in FIU's Academy for International Disaster Preparedness (AIDP) participated in a simulation hosted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at Homestead Air Reserve ...
India West

Quad Conducts First Field Exercise For Indo-Pacific Disaster Response

WASHINGTON, DC – Quad nations comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the United States have completed their first-ever ‘Field Training Exercise’ aimed at strengthening a shared logistics network for ...
ksn.com

Full-scale disaster exercise held at Eisenhower National Airport

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A large-scale disaster exercise took place Friday morning at Eisenhower National Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates the Airport Authority conduct disaster ...
New Orleans City Business

New Orleans airport conducts full-scale emergency exercise

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has staged a full-scale emergency exercise today, as part of a federally mandated training to evaluate and improve emergency response procedures. The ...