Whiteland needs a local emergency management plan, and a high school class is taking on the challenge. When an EF-3 tornado tore through the town of Whiteland on March 31, town and county ...

This guide explains how federal, state, and local disaster response works — from applying for FEMA aid to documenting damage.

Perfectionists should not be emergency managers. This is my IAEM Disaster Zone Column for August 2019: Disaster Zone Column: Work-Life Balance in Emergency Management, August 2019 By Eric Holdeman ...

Emergency management also includes these critical tasks: Developing an all-hazard emergency operations plan; Hazard, threat and vulnerability assessments; Mutual aid agreements; Gap analysis; First ...

As military helicopters ferry search and rescue teams over the Pacific Northwest, below them are scenes of devastation from a giant earthquake that could strike the region at any time.

The city’s plan will also work in conjunction with a similar blueprint designed for the county, Gardner said. Steven Torrence, the county’s emergency management director, said county officials ...

Emergency Management Work Environment. ... They must plan and prioritize emergency responses, which requires a solid grasp on the time needed to execute each action.

In light of COVID-19, all emergency preparedness plans should add in work-from-home policies and employee health concerns, among other things.

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM), the city agency tasked with emergency planning, coordination, and response, recently released its 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, laying the groundwork for the ...

Emergency management professionals work behind the scenes, crafting plans and protocols for natural disasters, pandemics and bioterrorist attacks. When these events occur, emergency management ...

Emergency managers from cities like Overland Park, Kansas, make up a committee that has been working behind the scenes during the COVID-19 pandemic to help the Kansas City region respond ...