The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created nearly 20 years ago in response to catastrophic terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Emergency management became a pivotal ...

Documents outline potential reductions to CORE and surge staffing, raising concerns about disaster response capacity ...

The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of disaster response and recovery staff at the Federal Emergency ...

The Biden administration has opened the door for volunteers throughout government to deploy to regions struck by disasters, tapping a cadre of federal employees who can supplement recovery efforts.

The increasing tendency since 9/11 to look to Washington for every answer regarding disaster response is troubling. The insistence that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) play an ...

With an increase in back-to-back hurricanes, historic wildfires and unprecedented flooding, preparing the next generation of disaster management professionals to respond in times of crisis is vital ...

The first 72 hours after a disaster are the most critical. The most effective responses during this period come from those closest to the scene. Faith-based and community organizations play vital ...

Project 2025 outlines changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including reducing the federal government’s share of local disaster relief contributions from 75% to 25%, privatizing flood ...

In 2018, the small, picturesque town of Ellicott City, MD was devastated by a one-in-1,000-year flash flood. This happened just two years after it was similarly devastated by what was also ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal-Soldiers, Airmen, Seamen and Marines assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command worked together with more than 300 civilian and military disaster response professionals from 14 countries ...

In Colombia, World Bank support helped extend social protection to approximately 340,000 households and supported the incorporation of disaster risk management into new construction, renovation, or ...