An emergency is any unplanned event that can cause deaths or significant injuries to employees, customers or to the public, or significant injuries to employees, customers or the public. An emergency ...

County staff said the overhaul is needed now that participation demands and state requirements have changed, and the county wants more control over what responders are learning.

A revision of the county’s existing emergency operation plan to include today’s best practices, laws and regulations for responding to disasters and incidents is nearing its end after Tuesday’s county ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere, but for emergency management professionals, the real question is how to use it meaningfully. In a field where public trust, speed, and accuracy are critical, AI ...

(Photo: Open source image of Chicago Emergency Operations Center via chicago.gov) Reflecting back to 2020, as cities across the nation grappled with waves of civil unrest, I was charged to lead the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County has a new base for emergency management coordination, and it can go anywhere it is needed. On Thursday, after the regular meeting of the Mahoning County commissioners, the ...

Emergency Programs Manager Ryan O’Shaughnessy shares lessons learned from the major storm events in December and January and how the department operates.

Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from ...

WASHINGTON—The newly appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn’t yet have a fully ...

First responders did their jobs. Now city leadership must do more to prepare for the next crisis.

Florida is known for many things, among them, hurricanes. Every year, Florida hospitals face devastating winds and storm surges, but these yearly disasters have helped them become some of the greatest ...

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