Preparedness and Communications

Garfield County, Okla., Sheriff's Office is offering training in active-attack response to area schools and also will provide the course to employees at the county courthouse.

Long was praised for shifting FEMA’s focus toward disaster mitigation — spending money to protect vulnerable communities before hurricanes, floods or wildfires occur, to reduce the damage later.

It means firefighters will be eligible for a 20 percent credit on their municipal property taxes and up to $500 on their earned income tax in the borough in 2020.

The Huber Heights, Ohio, department received a $216,846 grant from FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Program to help pay for the new breathing equipment.

The atmospheric river-fueled storm, packed with subtropical moisture, will take aim at large swaths of the already-soaked state beginning early Wednesday and lasting through Thursday.

A new proposal that's being considered in Florida would reduce the response for certain minor medical issues.

In Wisconsin, the Dells-Delton Area Response Exercise Series is using a Department of Homeland Security grant to prepare susceptible local businesses for a mass-casualty event.

Newly hired director of emergency management, Mark Gower, brings to OEM a background in cybersecurity and a network of partners.

The program works with states, technology providers, public safety officials and 911 professionals to ensure a smooth transition to an updated 911 system that takes advantage of new communications technologies.

County officials unveiled a plan this week to enhance the EVAC system with seven more ambulances and 28 emergency medical technicians and paramedics, plus new technology.

FEMA periodically updates its flood maps to take into account new developments, changes in topography, etc.

The city of Dallas has 162 sirens to warn residents about an imminent weather emergency. Fort Worth has 153. But Austin, Houston and San Antonio have gone a different route.

Whenever there’s a serious emergency affecting a large group of people, it can be important to deliver information swiftly and through reliable channels.

Georgians encouraged to take advantage of Severe Weather Preparedness Week to review your family's emergency procedures and prepare for weather-related hazards.

The scale will work like the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Not yet given a more formal name, the AR scale will rank the storms as Categories 1-5 — Category 1 being “weak” and Category 5 being “exceptional,” with 2 through 4 denoted “moderate,” “strong” and “extreme,” respectively.