This week I published my second book, Crisis Communications and Emergency Management: Why Alignment Matters and How to Earn It. This book makes the case that emergency managers and crisis ...

The National Research Council’s Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were formed to provide a neutral setting for ...

HAPPENS WITH THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, PREPARING STUDENTS TO BECOME LEADERS IN TIMES OF DISASTER. ONE OF OUR REGION’S UNIVERSITIES IS NOW COVERING AN ADVANCED DEGREE THAT’S EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION ...

As another hurricane season approaches, communities across the country will hear familiar advice: “It only takes one.” “Have ...

Cobb County's 911 system upgrade includes AI-enhanced features like real-time translation and live video streaming, improving communication and situational assessment for emergency responders. The new ...

Disaster response is a race against time. Hurricanes and wildfires, in particular, demand swift, coordinated, and informed actions to save lives and protect infrastructure. Historically, emergency ...

Despite the rise of natural disasters in the United States, one in four companies still are not prepared to protect their employees in a crisis, according to a survey by Fusion Risk Management.

Satellite messaging is becoming a major part of modern mobile connectivity because it allows people to stay connected even when traditional cellular networks fail. As smartphone satellite connectivity ...

Helen Haines’ private member’s bill is meant to address ‘repeated failures’ of mobile networks during escalating natural ...

THE GOVERNMENT on Saturday sent a test notification in the form of a text message with a sharp beep sound to almost all ...

India has launched its Cell Broadcast messaging system using indigenous technology, for instant disaster alerting service for its citizens.