Prevention focuses on preventing hazards from occurring, whether they are natural, technological or caused by humans. Not all hazards are preventable, but the risk of loss of life and injury can be ...

The "standard" four phases of emergency management are "Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery." Ask any emergency manager and I’ll predict that 9 out 10 will say there are four phases ...

Use digital signage across the four phases of emergency management (prevent, prepare, respond, recover) to keep government ...

The four phases of emergency management – mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery – serve as the backbone of the department, again with an all-hazard approach.

What is emergency management’s role in a campuses response to bomb threats and suspicious packages? Let’s look at this question from the perspective of the four phases of emergency management: ...

The chapter on healthcare waste management in emergencies is new to the handbook, and includes steps to take to remove waste as soon as possible after an emergency to reduce the risk of disease ...

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a grant of about $550,000 to Georgetown to improve campus emergency management. The grant will be funded and used over an 18-month period to address four ...

The Texas Department of Emergency Management is training the future of emergency management in a one-of-a-kind program no other state offers.