I spent the past week at FEMA’s Emergency Management Training Institute with 71 county officials and emergency professionals. We attended a four-day course tailored to Humboldt County on responding to ...

Ken Blanchard who is with FEMA and heads up their Higher Education Project at the Emergency Management Institute (EMI), has put together a list of the Top Ten Competencies for Professional Emergency ...

WASHINGTON - Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that current FEMA Region VI Administrator Tony Russell was selected to become the new Superintendent of FEMA's ...

Essential emergency services play a key role in saving lives when snowstorms blanket the Northeast or a wildfire erupts out West. However, many communities are still being left out and face ...

Retired Lt. Gen. Julius Becton discusses leadership with attendees at the 2012 Rocks National Conference at Fort Belvoir, Va. (Army photo) The Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency ...

The Disaster Center Highlights resources related to weather, natural disasters, fires, and newspapers/radio/TV links. Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association (DERA) Highlights ...

One of the hats emergency managers wear is community outreach. They must share research and best practices, but also create long-term behavior change. Today, outreach revolves mostly around event ...

Here is a fun trivia question to throw out at dinner parties. What was the name of America’s oldest learning institution when it was founded in 1636? The Answer? New College. It was founded by the ...

Nearly 40 years ago, I was asked by my fire chief whether I would consider handling media requests for information about fires, emergencies and fire safety. He informed me of a new term that was being ...

The emergency management field can provide extensive career opportunities for transitioning veterans in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Some titles that may interest veterans seeking a new ...

After last year’s derecho, Marion is in the process of developing a new emergency management plan beginning this year. Fire Chief Deb Krebill said the last time the city updated its plan, Marion, a ...