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 ...

Those who develop and write emergency management plans should be familiar with the Moltke the Elder quote, “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” While there are several versions of it floating ...

Prevention/mitigation operations are intended to eliminate hazards and vulnerabilities, reduce the probability of hazards and vulnerabilities causing an emergency situation, or lessen the consequences ...

Planning is an important avenue to community emergency preparedness. The practice of emergency response planning is best thought of as a process - a continuing sequence of analyses, plan development, ...

34% of employers didn't have an emergency preparedness plan before the pandemic, a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management reported. Businesses should be ready for any emergency ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has issued a guide called Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America’s Communities for ...

On any given day, a quick scan of headlines throughout the world reveals increasing turmoil, causing distress, uncertainty and fear among those living through any number of traumatic scenarios in real ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The City and County of Honolulu updated the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for 2025, which was recently approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The plan helps the city ...

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a news release on behalf of HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, announcing the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE ...

Each year the International Code Council designates May as Building Safety Month. It is an annual opportunity to review and understand the role building codes have in keeping us safe. These Codes ...

In a joint initiative, designed to bolster community safety, Federation Council and Berrigan Shire Council have announced a ...