Purpose: To provide an overview of the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy (NEMAA) program and the FY17 application process. Program Description: The National Emergency Management Advanced ...

Planning is an important avenue to community emergency preparedness. The practice of emergency response planning is best thought of as a process - a continuing sequence of analyses, plan development, ...

On average, the federal government needs 72 hours to marshal national resources in response to an incident that has surpassed a state's response capacity. Usually, a 72-hour delay is not a problem.

Many articles are written about all of the disciplines in the public safety sector, and both fire operations and EMS have been the focus of many available journals. Yet, emergency management has been ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

The following is a guest post from Scott Cormier, VP of Emergency Management, Environment of Care and Safety at Medxcel Facilities Management. Natural disasters cause nearly 500 deaths annually in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has signed three executive orders focusing on upgrading the city’s recreation, emergency management and a speedy hiring process for city workers.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Executive Director Kevin Guthrie addresses the State Emergency Response Team on Aug. 29, 2023, ahead of Hurricane Idalia impacts. (Florida Division of ...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division Commander Maj. Gen. Diana Holland attended the Hurricane Dorian FEMA update hosted by Acting FEMA Director Pete Gaynor at the South Carolina ...