State and local governments, Governors, Mayors, County Commissioners, and Tribal Councils need to have real conversations with their local Emergency Managers and their communities. Historically, ...

This article examines the significance of establishing a legal foundation for maintaining balance in emergency management, emphasizing the importance of legal and risk management systems in disaster ...

Collaboration provides emergency managers resources, energy, ideas, talent, funding and time. It fosters buy-in and broadens understanding. As collaborators work together to achieve a common goal, ...

Disaster and emergency management is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses the phases of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in order to protect lives, property, and ...

Hurricane Katrina looms large in the history of American emergency management, both for what went wrong as the disaster unfolded and for the policy changes it triggered. As the nation looks back on ...