Recovery

Oklahoma has racked up more major federal disasters since 1991 than anywhere else, but in recent years, it ranks behind eight other states in the amount federal money promised to help clean up debris and patch public infrastructure.

We talked with Administrator Fugate about improving disaster response and developing more resilient communities.

Students at the Oklahoma State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering designed preliminary storm drones that could someday gather data that saves lives.

Are plans based on historical data out of date? Emergency managers and scientists discuss the impact of irregular storms and other natural phenomena.

The Golden Guardian exercise helps California agencies practice emergency response and recovery after a simulated earthquake hits the San Francisco Bay Area.

Pamela Jenkins, research professor of sociology, addresses the “unevenness of the recovery” in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Long-term planning starts with partnership-building, encompasses economic revitalization and ultimately keeps a community viable.

The 30 recipients are recognized for their efforts to increase preparedness at the local level.

Federal grants that aided police in the Boston Marathon bombing have shrunk in recent years and are at risk of further cuts under the president's reform proposal.

San Jacinto College EMT program in Houston incorporates care under fire exercises in curriculum.

Tom Ridge addresses the importance of leadership and resiliency at the New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference.

Modeled after the national Community Emergency Response Team program, more than 500 colleges run C-CERTs to increase on-campus emergency preparedness.

There are numerous, ongoing threats to our water supply. Some of them could be catastrophic.

Scientists hope a new system for measuring hurricane intensity changes forecasting and response.

A look at which agencies were in charge of regulating the plant and who's investigating the explosion.