Disaster Management
Learn the difference between the two, the effect on the human body, and how to protect your health during a storm
Goldfeder, Bashoor, Moore-Merrell, Leeb and other leaders urge firefighters to reach out to elected officials about the importance of National Fire Academy programs
How AI-driven platforms are revolutionizing public safety messaging and disaster preparedness
Officials in Leominster said residents near a dam should “immediately evacuate” as a precaution
The test will run Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET to TVs, radios and cell phones
Lessons learned from past storms and preparations for Hurricane Hilary played a part in having zero fatalities
Las Vegas and Clark County first responders completed 24 rescues as excessive rainfall flooded streets, interstate
The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando can accommodate a fleet of ambulances, watercraft and 18-wheelers
Only 115 bodies have been recovered in the wildfire and fewer than half of have been identified
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 125 mph
The Category 3 storm struck an area still dealing with damage from Hurricane Ian last year
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
Tampa General Hospital, region’s only Level 1 trauma center, will receive patients as the storm passes through
Idalia is expected to make landfall Wednesday, bringing storm surges and flooding
Dogs and handlers work a rotating schedule in the rubble to find closure for families
Tropical Storm Hilary deluged several states with rainfall rates above an inch an hour
Data collected will help assess emergency communications capabilities and needs of federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments
Over 100 deaths are confirmed and approximately 1,000 people are unaccounted for in the Lahaina fire
Temperatures over the next two days, with the heat index, are expected to approach 120 degrees
President Joe Biden met with officials and first responders in the aftermath of a wildfire that killed at least 115 people
Crews worked to clear mud, dig roads and deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary
Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said he had no regrets for not activating emergency sirens
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said they were afraid people would head into the mountains, towards the fire
Maui Memorial Medical Center clinics are treating burn patients and people needing prescription refills
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained
The Maui wildfire is the deadliest fire in over a century, and only 3% of the area has been searched
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
Officials in Maui County say 271 structures were damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured
Burn patients from the blaze in Lahaina have been flown to various hospitals
The Grand River Dam Authority is investigating the incident at Blue Hole Park that sent four girls to hospitals in Tulsa and Pryor
An EF3 tornado damaged the Pfizer factory responsible for producing nearly 25% of the company’s sterile injectable medicines
