A division of the police department and Duke Life Flight, DUEMS provides medical services at a wide range of Duke events. Its staff serve on an all-volunteer basis — and, notably, are all students.

Event organizers should review their emergency plans after the deadly shooting at Gilroy Garlic Festival to see if they can make additional safety improvements, law enforcement experts said.

Social media has become a powerful tool for agencies charged with responding to disasters — both natural and man-made. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, for example, has more than 330,000 ...

One of the questions that comes up when I talk to people about using social media in emergency management is, "How do you simulate it in an exercise?" I know there are a number of solutions out there.

This story validates what I've said about social media use by emergency management: Social Media Changes Emergency Operations, Adds Immediacy. Ten years ago, you would put out two or three news ...