The potential for a Katrina-type catastrophe exists in the heart of California.

Critical infrastructure keeps communities and regions running — five counties in the Pacific Northwest collaborated to protect and prioritize their key resources.

Dr. Gilberto Chavez, state epidemiologist for the California Department of Public Health and chief of the Center for Infectious Diseases, says California has spent the past five years planning for a pandemic.

Old technology is blamed for the slow production of H1N1 vaccines.

The Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s Mobile Education Team provides face time for emergency managers.