Preparedness has to be built around the reality that wildfire risk is dynamic. A few hot, dry, windy days can rapidly shift parts of the East Coast,or any traditionally lower-risk region,from typical ...

Mental preparedness is not just for athletes—it is a crucial skill for everyone. Jason Hunziker, MD, division chief of adult psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, unpacks techniques like ...

A review of the last couple of decades of the federal government’s approach to developing more disaster-resilient communities yielded the stark affirmation that those efforts have failed because of a ...

The United States faces ongoing risks from future public health threats, such as infectious diseases; extreme weather events; and biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological events.

What's changed isn’t just the frequency of crises, but the speed at which they escalate and how quickly reputations can be reshaped—for better or worse.

Since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an unfortunate decline in policy interest in preparations for the next one. Congress has not acted to renew the federal Pandemic and All Hazards ...

Despite the regulatory requirements placed on safety training and emergency preparedness in the workplace, many employers still fall short of setting their workers up for success. Providing staff with ...

Hurricane Katrina and other disasters have given us a series of emergency preparedness wake-up calls. Do we pay attention now or continue to hit the snooze button? Let’s look at the most important ...

A resident stops by a FEMA booth to gather information about hurricane preparedness May 31, 2018, at the Mayagüez Mall in Puerto Rico. (Michael Medina Latorre/FEMA) The first goal of the Federal ...

September is National Preparedness Month which promotes the importance of readiness for natural disasters and other emergencies. This year alone, natural disasters have displaced thousands of ...