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

The director of the Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency has issued a “call to action” for churches and faith-based ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

“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.

SEGAMAT: The government will launch a series of community-based disaster simulation exercises nationwide starting this October to strengthen disaster preparedness, following a series of earthquakes ...