Bill Cumming, as is normal way of doing things, sent out an email to a few folks with the following question. I recently noticed that FEMA in its official dialectic has added the word "Prevention" to ...

Investing in pre-disaster mitigation can save taxpayers billions of dollars by reducing the cost of recovery from natural disasters, while also providing strong protections to vulnerable local ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has created what one outlet described as a logjam for nearly $1 billion in disaster prevention projects across the country, leaving critical safety plans ...

The Division for the Advancement of Women is organizing, in collaboration with the Secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), an Expert Group Meeting on "Environmental ...

Federal disaster mitigation spending provides substantial returns for at-risk states and communities, in some cases nearly $7 in avoided disaster costs for every $1 spent before a flood, fire, ...

Natural disasters, while undoubtedly disruptive and damaging, can serve as powerful catalysts for organizational transformation if approached with foresight and strategic intent. As we’ve explored, ...

Fire burns in the Mount St. Francis area of Colorado Springs, Colo., while firefighters continue to battle several fires in Waldo Canyon June 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock ...

Firefighters with Oceanside Fire Department and the Camp Pendleton Fire Department (CPFD) initiate prescribed burns at Ranges 108 and 109 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 12, 2019 ...

QINGDAO, China, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 11, the Forum on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation from the Grassroots Level was held in Qingdao, Shandong, co-hosted by the China Public Relations ...

The Trump administration faces another legal challenge from Democrat-led states over cutting federal grants. Several states filed a lawsuit Wednesday over the cancellation of disaster prevention funds ...

My August International Association of Emergency Mangers (IAEM) Disaster Zone column went live recently. See below for a copy of what I wrote. Try asking around for yourself with your peers and see ...