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By Katherine Hafner/WHRO Last fall, after Hurricane Helene devastated communities in North Carolina, it swept into southwest ...
State lawmakers have been quick out of the gate to file bills to address the July 4 floods that have killed at least 135 people in Texas’ Hill Country. Gov. Greg Abbott said addressing the floods is ...
Outdated systems are holding back disaster response. It’s time to invest in smarter, integrated platforms that empower both survivors and emergency management professionals.
Meteorologist Ryan Shoptaugh has more on the revolutionary satellite.
Weather forecasting, climate research and climate resilience are being hit with major budget and staffing cuts by the Trump ...
The major disaster declaration that residents from flood-ravaged parts of Ohio and Marion counties had waited for for more ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, along with local, state, and federal partners from the Chattahoochee Valley, gathered July ...
But emergency management experts say Trump's order technically wouldn't do much to shift responsibility. Currently, local and state governments are already in charge of disasters.
To better respond to future disasters, The York County Office of Emergency Management is launching a new Community Emergency Response Team, also known as CERT. Officials say they will train and ...
On Saturday, a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opened at the Burnet Community Center, located at 401 E. Jackson St. The center ...
In Ottawa County, emergency preparedness is not just the responsibility of public officials – it’s a community effort.