CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - More than three years after the derecho swept through Eastern Iowa, Linn County is using that experience and the lessons learned from it to improve the community emergency ...

Purdue University has incorporated major emergency planning programs into its Integrated Emergency Management Plan (IEMP). The plan considers all phases of emergency management operations in order to ...

September is National Preparedness Month, and across the Nation, Emergencies highlight the importance of personal, hazard-specific, and family preparedness. In addition to updating your basic ...

Roof damage is pictured in north Cedar Rapids on Aug. 21, 2020, more than a week after a devastating derecho. (The Gazette) Buy Photo CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Sustainability is about halfway through ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that can happen at any time. It’s a reminder ...

Each building at UAB should have a Building Disaster Plan that addresses such scenarios as fire, bomb threat, loss of electrical power and severe weather. To protect yourself and others, you should ...

Imagine a family member falls ill and is unable to pay her bills, contact her lawyer, or locate her social security card. You’re called on to step in. Wouldn’t it be helpful if all of these documents, ...

Disasters can strike at any time with little warning and catch owners, employees and quests of small hotels, motels and restaurants by complete surprise. People might have to react quickly to escape a ...

Spring and summer can bring a range of weather emergencies in Australia, from bushfires to floods and severe storms. And as Tropical Cyclone Fina tracks towards the Northern Territory coast, it's more ...

FORT RILEY, KS – Spring weather in Kansas can be extreme and unpredictable. To help people prepare, Fort Riley’s Emergency Management Office spearheads their Severe Spring Weather Awareness campaign ...