Recovery

Web developers rally in service of new site for tornado-ravaged city.

Wal-Mart’s Mark Cooper addresses the private sector’s potential in emergency management and disaster response.

Improved numerical modeling may mean more early, high-risk warnings in the future, like those issued prior to Central Plains tornadoes.

Most governments have the infrastructure and planning in place to handle an uptick in emergency care. But what about for a really big disaster?

We spend most of our time on preparedness and only 1 to 2 percent of our time on the disaster response phase — which can last years following a large emergency.

Data from the experiment will help improve building construction and assist in handling earthquake-related scenarios.

Partnering with animal welfare groups can help emergency managers put pets in the disaster preparedness and recovery equation.

Government agencies could share regional applications and GIS databases once an infrastructure project is complete.

Although much work remains nationwide, several states are in the process of deploying statewide IP networks for NG911.

The director of the Natural Hazards Research Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Kathleen Tierney, shares information about her research on the social impacts of extreme events.

The legislation provides spectrum and funding, allows public safety input and ensures a national governance structure.

Illinois’ Private Sector Alliance Project joins emergency managers and the private sector for a more coordinated approach.

Emergency managers disagree about how useful the CEM certification is to individuals and to the profession.

While extreme space weather is considered a low probability event, it could have catastrophic effects on the U.S. — and even the world.

The Manchester Police Department now uses a “hyper-local” geographic notification system to help keep citizens safe.