The most important role of DES in the immediate aftermath is creating communication between those responding and the people ...

Little training is given to new emergency managers as it relates to the different types of documents or plans that are the foundation of preparedness and response. Over time this has led to confusion ...

Has it ever struck you as odd that cavemen didn’t have fire departments? After all, they discovered fire, right? The absence of this emergency service, though, makes a whole lot of sense given that ...

Proactive planning, partnerships and communication highlighted best practices by Florida’s assisted living communities in disaster response and recovery efforts during the 2024 hurricane season, ...

TYNGSBORO — A snowy, rainy night might have kept some people away, but a group of nearly 20 potential volunteers came out — despite the driving conditions — to hear about an opportunity to help their ...

Ten villages, towns and rural municipalities are teaming up to tackle threats before they happen. Communities surrounding the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Five months after a wall of flames claimed at least 100 lives and leveled Lahaina, the state still doesn’t have an emergency response plan specific to wildfires. HNN ...