A hybrid federal-state partnership could yield more efficient and effective disaster governance without sacrificing equity ...

Nearmap conducts rapid aerial imagery captures across the United States following natural disasters, often flying more than 40 missions per year. In 2024 alone, the company captured over 57,000 square ...

Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

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

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, local response was critical to clearing roads and activating rescues in Southwest Virginia ...

A March 18 Trump administration executive order directs that the Federal Emergency Management Agency shift more responsibility for U.S. disaster emergency response and rebuilding to states and ...

People across the country and the world are reflecting on former President Jimmy Carter and his life, which was full of achievements. He died at the age of 100 at his longtime home in Plains, Georgia.

First responders did their jobs. Now city leadership must do more to prepare for the next crisis.

At any given time, splashed across your TV or phone screen, may be a story about a natural disaster. A typhoon in Guam, an earthquake in California, a flood in Arkansas. Although natural disasters are ...

From severe weather and supply chain issues to active shooters and civil unrest, the number of threats and the frequency at which they occur continue to increase. With endless streams of information ...

County staff said the overhaul is needed now that participation demands and state requirements have changed, and the county wants more control over what responders are learning.