Burn disaster management and emergency preparedness encompass the systematic planning, coordination and execution of measures designed to mitigate the impacts of mass casualty incidents involving burn ...

Crisis management and emergency preparedness encompass a multidisciplinary framework designed to anticipate, respond to, and recover from disruptive incidents ranging from natural disasters to ...

We don’t know where or when the next emergency will strike. But one thing is certain: we must be prepared. Emergency preparedness is vital for UNHCR to be able to respond quickly and reliably to ...

Eighteen months ago, I wrote my first column for HSToday,  “Five Challenges Facing Emergency Management,” identifying issues ...

Central Texas lies in a region known as flash flood alley, which is prone for flooding due to the terrain and climatology.

The Office of Emergency Preparedness oversees the emergency preparedness and planning activities for the main campus. The office is tasked with the oversight of the University’s Integrated Emergency ...

President Donald Trump’s push to eliminate a federal disaster preparedness program threatens a fund used by state health systems from Republican-led Texas to the Democratic stronghold of California.

THE Philippines consistently ranks first globally on the World Risk Index, a stark indicator of the nation’s extreme exposure to natural hazards and its vulnerability. Filipinos live under the ...

The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the Limerick Generating Station.