Eighteen months ago, I wrote my first column for HSToday, “Five Challenges Facing Emergency Management,” identifying issues such as burnout, workforce development, climate change, public trust, and ...

Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie addresses the State Emergency Response Team on Aug. 29, 2023, ahead of Hurricane Idalia impacts. (Florida Division of ...

With weather catastrophes becoming more common in the United States these days, communities have counted on two facts. First, the federal government has their backs. When state and local resources are ...

Texas lawmakers heard nearly three hours of testimony Wednesday from the state’s emergency management chief about a system reliant on local emergency managers who may not have even received warnings ...

What would happen if a major windstorm, wildfire, or other disaster damaged your home and community and left you and fellow residents without food, water, or shelter for a long time? Are you and ...

Jennifer L. Selin has received funding and/or support for her research on the executive branch from the Administrative Conference of the United States. The views in this piece are those of the author ...

In developing countries, the impact of significant events such as earthquakes, extreme weather, terrorist attacks, cyber incidents, or health emergencies can be more pronounced given the lack of ...

HAPPENS WITH THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, PREPARING STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS IN TIMES OF DISASTER. ONE OF OUR REGION’S UNIVERSITIES IS NOW COVERING AN ADVANCED DEGREE THAT’S EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION ...

Governor Laura Kelly issued a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation due to an extended period of dangerous fire weather and the potential for extreme fire spread from Tuesday through ...