Every year, many of us go in for a routine physical. Not because anything feels wrong, but because it is useful to know what ...

John Scrivani, a longtime emergency management leader with decades of experience spanning local, state, and federal response ...

Prevention focuses on preventing hazards from occurring, whether they are natural, technological or caused by humans. Not all hazards are preventable, but the risk of loss of life and injury can be ...

A bill that would create independent agencies for the State Fire Marshal and Office of Emergency Management is back for the third consecutive legislative session, aiming to streamline and refocus the ...

The emergency management community lost a legend last week with the passing of Jerome Hauer, the founder and organizer of New York City’s modern-day emergency management structure. I met Jerry nearly ...

In the wake of recent disasters such as Hurricanes Rita and Katrina and the Minneapolis bridge collapse, the National League of Cities (NLC) has created the NLC-Emergency Management Training Program ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan should consider abandoning its one-person emergency management structure and instead install a team of three experts when deficit-ridden municipalities and school ...