PERSPECTIVE: An ‘All Hazards’ Plan to Steer Your Organization Through Disruption and Chaos
Quick and effective targeting of direct and indirect consequences to maintain institutional integrity is essential. Keep Reading
Preparedness for Extremely Deadly Catastrophes Urged on Tsunami Awareness Day
In the past 100 years, 58 tsunamis have claimed more than 260,000 lives, or an average of 4,600 per disaster, surpassing any other natural hazard. Keep Reading
Hurricane Michael: What If It Had Hit Tampa Bay?
The death toll would have been catastrophic, and the damage far greater than what occurred in the Panhandle, according to experts. Keep Reading
WATCH: FEMA Prep Talk on Disaster Needs of People with Access, Functional Challenges
Vance Taylor discusses the needs of people with disabilities and how emergency managers can achieve better integrated planning. Keep Reading
Disaster Preparedness for Your Pet: Don’t Leave Animals Out of Emergency Plan
Start today by including your pet in your family’s preparedness plans to protect the health of yourself, your family, and your pet. Keep Reading
Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Plans from Workplace Violence to Natural Disasters
The emergency evacuation plan should identify the different types of situations that will require an evacuation of the workplace. Keep Reading
HSToday Asks Leaders: How Should We Measure Preparedness?
"It begins with a choice. A choice to be more self-reliant, to be more ready." Keep Reading
Google and Harvard Team Up to Use Deep Learning to Predict Earthquake Aftershocks
The deep learning network was significantly more reliable than the most useful existing model, known as “Coulomb failure stress change.” Keep Reading
FEMA Launches FEMA Integration Team in Tennessee
FEMA currently works closely with Tennessee Emergency Management Agency; co-locating staff is a new enhancement of that cooperation. Keep Reading
Hurricane Season 2018: How Emergency Leaders Plan to Weather the Storms
Mid-Atlantic officials discuss new plans put into place, training to face catastrophe, and cooperative relationships. Keep Reading
