Emergency management has long centered on four essential pillars: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.

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 ...

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DEPARTMENT. AND FIRST RESPONDERS SAY IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. MONDAY’S GAS EXPLOSION ON AMHERST STREET UNFOLDED QUICKLY AS FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE FOCUSED ON SAFETY AT THE SCENE. NASHUA’S OFFICE ...

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 ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – More than 30 members of U.S. Army Garrison Japan’s Crisis Action Team conducted a tabletop exercise here Wednesday to run through procedures on how to handle an earthquake disaster.

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Federal responses to Hurricane Helene and other recent disasters demonstrate the need to drastically improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (“FEMA’s) ...

Bhopal, April 18 -- With the objective of evaluating the preparedness for swift and effective relief and rescue operations during industrial and chemical disasters, a successful mock drill was ...