March 18 order follows layoffs of more than 200 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees and a Jan. 24 order for a task ...

A spokeswoman for the department, Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement Friday that it was implementing a “reduction in ...

But House committee members voiced strong support to keep agency in tact, saying a federal role in disaster response is vital, even as they called for changes in approach.

Matt Haney, scientist-in-charge with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said in an interview Monday, March 24, that Spurr first ...

During her tenure in Grand Rapids, Farole is credited with establishing the Office of Emergency Management and its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and navigating the transfer of associated ...

The states are dry or under drought, and a burn ban is in place because of conditions that can cause wildfires to spread.

A retired firefighter, Sen. Kelly Seyarto has advocated to be more involved in disaster management work. A new committee assignment is a step in that direction.

A Summit County Sheriff’s Office director has been named the regional emergency manager of the year. The Colorado Emergency Management Association has named Summit County emergency management ...

The closure between Allegheny and Cottman Avenues began around 5 a.m., impacting about a five-mile stretch of the highway.

A fire weather watch was issued for Montgomery County due to dry conditions and strong winds that could lead to the rapid ...

Ethridge said the Jackson County EOC is moving from Pascagoula to Sunplex Industrial Park on Highway 57. That’s where workers ...

Heavy rain has caused flooding of small streams, creeks and rivers, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management said.