Emergency and disaster situations are becoming increasingly complex, driven by global health threats, climate change, evolving patterns of risk, and ...

Part two examines Emergency Management focused on building strong state and local programs less reliant on federal support.

A FEMA search and rescue team searches debris in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Disasters were declared in eight states due to damage from the storm. Reorganization at FEMA has ...

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 ...

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 ...

An atmospheric river in March caused intense rainfall, which in turn cased flooding, landslides and debris runoff. The damage ...