One of the key items to have in case of an emergency is a back-up power generator — and that’s true even if you’re the county’s emergency management department. Emergency Management Director Chris ...

From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...

The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

BEDFORD – Lawrence County Emergency Management Director Valerie Luchauer shared a heartening story with the commissioners ...

If you have time to prepare before an emergency situation that may require evacuation, such as incoming extreme weather, fill ...

Hawaii will conduct its monthly outdoor warning siren and Emergency Alert System test on February 3 at 11:45 a.m.

The Los Gatos Town Council at its Tuesday meeting voted to set aside $1 million for emergency management efforts in the wake ...

Over the past two years, members of the Central Washington University and Kittitas County communities have benefited from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, which equips people with ...

President Trump can reform or rebuild FEMA into the world-class emergency management agency that it can, and must, be. On ...

With recent wildfires in California raising concerns, Spokane residents are focusing on their own emergency preparedness. One ...

The Woodbury County Emergency Management has announced it will be hosting free disaster revival survival training sessions.

ANDREW VLIET / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER / FEB. 7 Aerial view of a residential neighborhood in February shows progress with removal of debris from the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that destroyed much ...