In the 1970's, California (U.S.) resources were severely taxed by major wildfire outbreaks. These incidents required the cooperation of multiple agencies that did not usually work together. Many ...

(TNS) - A consultant's report on the official response to the Almeda and South Obenchain fires largely confirmed what everyone who lived through the disasters already knew: firefighters and other ...

From inside a burning house, the muffled voice of a missing firefighter crackled through the radio, uttering a distress call: “Mayday.” But on that day in 2003, as flames strangled the single-family ...

This story is republished from Grist. Read the original article. As thousands waited on federal government assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans residents came up with their own ...

In the aftermath of every major disaster, Americans watch a familiar scene unfold, where communities are devastated, families displaced and survivors struggle to navigate a system that often feels ...

The Small Business Administration’s new centralized disaster management system may not be in a position to provide efficient relief for small businesses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, according to ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) held the First Joint Project Team Meeting for establishing a disaster management system called the “Sentinel-Asia”* in the Melia Hanoi Hotel in Hanoi, the ...

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced changes to the Boulder Office of Disaster Management, formerly known as the Boulder Office of Emergency Management. In addition to the name change, the ...