Cooling kits and emergency preparedness at Portland summer block party. A highlight of the event is the "Make Your Own Emergency Preparedness Kit" activity, meant to equip attendees with the tools ...

When a natural disaster strikes or an emergency occurs, we have witnessed how our community comes together to respond. For many older adults, the chaos of an emergency can be especially overwhelming.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency Sunday through Tuesday, with temperatures forecast to reach 95 degrees and hotter during the summer’s first heat wave, the city announced.

The merger would create a new Emergency Services Department in the county to increase efficiency by reducing the number of departments operating within the county.

Maui County officials issued emergency alerts on Sunday, as the Kahikinui wildfire grew to approximately 500 acres by 7 p.m. The blaze, located mountain side of the Piiilani highway between Mile ...

Under this plan, all personnel involved in emergency response will participate in regular training sessions guided by a newly developed Integrated Preparedness Plan.

WASHINGTON—Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are scrapping a hurricane-response plan that its recently appointed leader, David Richardson, had said was close to completion, according ...

According to the Carroll County Emergency Management Director, Jim Klinefelter, crews are searching for a body in the Mississippi River in the area around Marquette Park after a “boating ...

Hancock County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Buffington discussed the county’s hazard mitigation plan with supervisors May 27. He also sought their feedback, because it is being updated ...

Fort Buchanan's leadership participation in Puerto Rico’s Emergency Preparedness Summit underscores how the Army's presence in the Caribbean has become an increasingly relevant element in the ...

Facing a nearly $1-billion shortfall, L.A.'s City Council voted last week to pass a budget that rejected funding increases for emergency management.

As the 2025 hurricane season approaches, hundreds of emergency response leaders from across Texas are gathering in Fort Worth for one of the most significant preparedness events of the year: the ...