Emergency management is one of the most consequential functions in state government, yet in most states it is not positioned ...

This chapter presents a discussion and decision-support tool to facilitate the development of indicators and triggers that help guide emergency management decision making during a disaster. This tool ...

Communities and neighbors: Preparedness behaviors (insurance uptake, defensible space, go-bags) and spontaneous collective efficacy. A shift from “get a kit, have a plan” to a mentality on ...

Senior leaders from the V.I. Department of Health and the V.I. Territorial Emergency Management Agency met Thursday with ...

New flu viruses, such as H1N1, influenza virus, create a greater threat for a pandemic. A wide-spread emergency, such as a severe hurricane or large-scale public health emergency, may require an ...

BUTTE, Mont. — A conference for emergency managers across the state has wrapped up In Butte. Around 85% of the state’s local emergency managers were in attendance over the last three days at the ...

The University of Oregon is pleased to announce that registration is open for the First Annual Oregon Higher Education Emergency Management Summit. Although it is impossible to predict exactly when ...