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

Intelligent drones and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are rapidly evolving from experimental prototypes into essential infrastructure across disaster response, health care delivery, agriculture, ...

The Biden administration has opened the door for volunteers throughout government to deploy to regions struck by disasters, tapping a cadre of federal employees who can supplement recovery efforts.

Emergency Programs Manager Ryan O’Shaughnessy shares lessons learned from the major storm events in December and January and how the department operates.

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 ...

In the morning, participants are assigned to six teams – Red, Blue, Green, Gray, Yellow, and Purple – for four hours of hands-on training in topics such as Field Assessment and Co-ordination, ...

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 ...

The Director of Emergency Preparedness coordinates the Critical Incident Management Program and emergency procedures. These are designed to be an all-hazards disaster response and emergency management ...

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.

Free CERT training begins Feb. 19 in Detroit, teaching residents disaster response, first aid, and emergency preparedness ...