The "standard" four phases of emergency management are "Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery." Ask any emergency manager and I’ll predict that 9 out 10 will say there are four phases, ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s ...

Emergency management professionals deal with many events, including public health emergencies, terrorism, and natural and man-made disasters. Emergency management involves four primary phases ...

In Emergency Management, the response phase is where the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is put to use. When the EOC is activated, Emergency Management assists the fire, police, and EMS with ...

The plan considers all phases of emergency management operations in order to minimize the impacts of natural and human-caused disasters. The IEMP includes the Emergency Procedures Guide , Emergency ...

Local EMA directors said they aren’t exactly sure how handing emergency response over to the states will change things.