Disaster Management Interoperability Services (DMIS) software can provide the emergency management community with up-to-date weather reports and imported flood-plain maps to reduce the loss of life ...

I was thinking that Thanksgiving might not be the best day to roll out my next "big idea." But, I've got the time, and now is as good as any to suggest: We need to establish mobile applications of ...

Many articles are written about all of the disciplines in the public safety sector, and both fire operations and EMS have been the focus of many available journals. Yet, emergency management has been ...

The current “nonsystem” for providing information for disaster management is not effectively utilizing a wealth of information that resides with various organizations. Existing technologies could ...

Version 3.5 is another semi-annual update of this reference library. It has been published as of April 6, 2021, some three weeks later than originally scheduled (March 15) due to additional ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Crises, whether natural disasters such as hurricanes or earthquakes, or human-made disasters, such as terrorist attacks, are events with dramatic, sometimes catastrophic impact. Natural disasters in ...

There is so much to think about in the hours, days, and weeks after a disaster. Whether you’re seeking shelter, wondering how to clean up safely, or looking for financial help, there are an ...

Damage assessment teams are expected in Wisconsin next week as Marathon County Emergency Management prepares applications for ...

New World Bank report shows how gender inequalities drive disaster impacts and vice versa. The report is a tool for those seeking to improve policies and interventions by considering gender as part of ...