Emergency management is, at its heart, a profession obsessed with the future. We model storms that have not yet formed, train for attacks that have not yet occurred, and write plans for cascading ...

Outdated systems are holding back disaster response. It’s time to invest in smarter, integrated platforms that empower both survivors and emergency management professionals. The Impact of Outdated ...

With hurricane season still going strong, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says its disaster fund has run out of money. Traditionally, hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, ...

ICF has appointed John Rabin, most recently assistant administrator for response at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as a vice president within the disaster management practice. The consulting ...

President Donald Trump has floated abolishing FEMA, citing the agency’s struggle to deliver timely disaster assistance, and in his second term he’s used executive actions to cut staff and freeze funds ...

A hybrid federal-state partnership could yield more efficient and effective disaster governance without sacrificing equity ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $867 million in disaster recovery funding for communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Okl ...

The changes have rattled state emergency management teams, many of whom have spent months seeking information and guidance about the flow of federal funding and future of the agency. FEMA Disaster ...

Emergency Programs Manager Ryan O’Shaughnessy shares lessons learned from the major storm events in December and January and how the department operates.

County staff said the overhaul is needed now that participation demands and state requirements have changed, and the county wants more control over what responders are learning.