Klamath County currently doesn’t have an emergency operations center. Emergency Manager Ian Thigpen said the county has had ...

When disaster strikes and the community is in need of help, who or what decides what happens next? It’s called the Emergency ...

A lot of people will converge on the nation’s capital on the Fourth of July for several big events, and D.C. leaders say the city is ready.

When a major incident occurs at Fort Leonard Wood that tests first responders’ capabilities to meet the community’s need for ...

In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a ...

However, how do you know if your emergency plan is effective, efficient, and adaptable? One way to measure and improve your emergency plan is to use key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics.

The Department of Homeland Security's intelligence arm in Washington is planning significant staff reductions, aiming to ...

A new 37,000-square-foot facility that will house 911 dispatch services for 30 agencies in Lake County has officially been ...

Bulloch County commissioners deferred action on five rezoning proposals at their July 1 meeting, but heard extensive public ...

The Surfside condo collapse: An operational play-by-play, from deployment to AAR Detailing the US&R system in Florida, challenges faced by SAR crews, and lessons learned from the catastrophic incident ...

The plan is available online, and aims to provide a comprehensive framework for how Lafayette Parish prepares for, responds ...

The Lafayette Mayor-President has created the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to develop a ...