September is National Preparedness Month
Are you prepared for a disaster or emergency?
Tagged: emergency management
Streamlining Emergency Management for a More Resilient Nation
Strategic planning in the field of emergency management
Building Healthcare Resiliency
New report shows that US needs to improve healthcare system resiliency.
FEMA Releases Third Edition of National Incident Management System
NIMS 3.0: An updated framework for collaborative emergency management
Republican and Democratic National Conventions 2016: The Next Terrorist Targets?
First Orlando, then Dallas, now Baton Rouge, what’s next, Cleveland or Philadelphia? Attacks On The Homefront are trending as of late especially ones against local law enforcement. With the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC) kicking off this week, the city of Cleveland is taking extra security measures outlined in the City...
Cascadia Rising Exercise 2016: FEMA Prepares for the Next “Big One”
The Emergency Operations and Coordination Center (EOC/ECC) under FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) along with all levels of government and private sector in Washington and Oregon will conduct a four day emergency management exercise called Cascadia Rising to simulate a field response to a Cascadia Subduction Zone catastrophic earthquake and tsunami....
HHS Launches System to Improve Disaster Preparedness
Disasters can strike in an instant. While impossible to prevent, preparation can decrease the amount of suffering and increase the ability to bounce back. In light of this, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HSS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has launched a new...
Major Disaster Assistance from the Disaster Relief Fund: State Profiles
Each year in the United States, various types of disasters occur across the homeland. From devastating hurricanes to mild wildfires, these disasters impact U.S. citizens on local, state, and national levels. When such disasters occur, the President is authorized to issue disaster declarations in order to financially aid communities in...
2014 U.S. Preparedness Map: Does Your State Protect Children in Disasters?
Do you have children? Do they attend day care or school away from home? Is the state you live in prepared to protect your children during a disaster scenario? The Save the Children non-governmental organization (NGO) has released a 2014 U.S. Preparedness Map that seeks to provide answers to this...