Cherokee County EMA Launches Faith-Based Partnership Program to Strengthen Disaster Response CENTRE — The Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency is encouraging local churches and faith-based ...

This article is the second in a three-part emergency management series exploring the importance of strengths-based approaches ...

Miami-Dade County, Fla., emergency management officials have been praised for their effective preparedness and recovery in a hurricane-and flood-prone area. Now the county is serving as the pilot for ...

In disaster-prone central Vietnam, community-based disaster risk management puts local villages and communities at the center of preparedness efforts. The Government of Vietnam is spending $18.5 ...

Recognition of faith-based groups as vital cogs in emergency preparedness, response and recovery efforts is on the rise. In 2009, faith-based organizations were formally recognized on a national level ...

An emergency management system includes activities to prepare for, respond to, recover from and mitigate future potential harm. The planning should comply with the national strategy as specified in ...

Emergency management has long centered on four essential pillars: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.

“I have all of the personnel and resources that I need,” said no fire chief ever. When applied to prevention efforts and community risk reduction services, that statement becomes even more ...

TACLOBAN CITY (PIA) — Local officials recognize continuous community-based disaster preparedness training, regular evacuation drills, and risk mapping initiatives for a successful disaster response.

In the wake of the devastating landslides that ravaged Wayanad last year, disaster management expert Prof. Rajib Shaw of Keio University, Japan, has called for a fundamental shift in India’s disaster ...