Outdated systems are holding back disaster response. It’s time to invest in smarter, integrated platforms that empower both ...

Purdue also embraces National Incident Management System (NIMS) concepts, requirements and policies. Moreover, the University's first responders use the Incident Command System. The IEMP blends these ...

Abstract Emergency Management, whether conceived as a management system or an operational unit of government, should not be in the ‘business’ of managing global pandemics. While pandemics are ...

What is emergency management’s role in a campuses response to bomb threats and suspicious packages? Let’s look at this question from the perspective of the four phases of emergency management ...

Preparedness Preparedness activities, programs, and systems are those that exist prior to an emergency incident and are used to support and enhance response to an emergency incident. Planning, ...

The Crucial Role Digital Signage plays in Emergency Management Digital signage enhances all four phases of emergency management—Prevent, Prepare, Response, and Recovery—by delivering real-time alerts, ...

While loss of life may have been inevitable after the Guadalupe River flooded on July 4, missteps by authorities at the local level up to those in power in Washington may have worsened the tragedy.

17 cadets graduate from new Texas Emergency Management Academy One of the reasons Gov. Greg Abbott said the academy is necessary is because Texas leads the nation in the most declared disasters.

The plan corresponds to the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The emergency is completely fake. Severe flooding impacted a fictitious Texas town, Needland, before an EF-3 tornado touched down in the town less than a day later, causing ...