Joseph Light reports on how data analysis, resource allocation, communications and training all benefit by including artificial intelligence algorithms. As emergency operations evolve, emergency ...

It is data that tells the story. More data, better stories, more engagement and with open data, more opportunity for others to use what we have and perhaps in return help us improve our own programs.

This will help emergency management and public health officials to make data-driven decisions at the speed of thought, rather than the speed of bureaucracy. Government has the opportunity to educate ...

Susan Cutter, a geography professor at the University of South Carolina, discusses the use of GIS in emergency management and the ‘why of the where’ when working with maps.

Clavicular fractures are common injuries among children, usually due to sports-related trauma or accidental falls. The ...

“Our analysis of FEMA data shows the agency has been responding to a growing number of climate-driven disasters over the past few decades. This is in line with what scientists warned us would ...

Not really, according to an analysis of eight months of Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) data. With the summertime addition, the fleet was up to 80 ambulances. It wasn't ...

Australian emergency services are using social media for a number of purposes during disasters. What they are not doing well is analysing social media data in real time to improve disaster management.

For Dr. Shruti Dhapodkar, San Mateo County’s director of Emergency Management, decisions often come down to an unexplainable gut feeling. She’s open to being wrong — even hoping so at ...

“Our analysis of FEMA data shows the agency has been responding to a growing number of climate-driven disasters over the past few decades. This is in line with what scientists warned us would ...