Iowa State researchers are working with Polk County Emergency Management to develop an online, multiplayer training game to help emergency forces plan and practice their disaster responses. AMES, Iowa ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. federal disaster agency FEMA has sharply reduced training for state and local emergency managers ahead of the start of the hurricane season on June 1, according to ...

Last fall, Delaware experienced a record-breaking drought. October 2024 was the driest month in a century, with no measurable rainfall during a 42-day dry spell. With extreme heat and drought risks on ...

The simulated biological attacks, active shooter incidents and other emergency scenarios are part of the city's safety ...

The new Kensington-based facility uses high-fidelity disaster simulations to strengthen EMS readiness for mass casualty and ...

State Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, will propose a $300 million package to get more disaster training facilities statewide and to create a new response office under the governor. Oregon state Rep. Paul ...

On the first Saturday in April, a Buffalo blizzard set the stage for a deadly traffic pileup resulting in serious injuries with the added risk of hypothermia. While a springtime snowstorm is nothing ...

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office Citizen Corps is offering a free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy starting July 10. This hands-on training program is designed to empower residents ...

The Zachary Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness — led by Emergency Preparedness Director Ty Stephens — in partnership with the Zachary Fire Department and Zachary Police Department and Lane ...

Efforts to overhaul local emergency response to disasters failed after the Texas Senate concluded its business early Thursday without taking up the House's version of a bill that would have mandated ...