Local emergency managers, the behind-the-scenes coordinators who mobilize help during disasters, have raised the same point time and again: We need adequate resources to protect people in harm’s way — ...
State and local governments, Governors, Mayors, County Commissioners, and Tribal Councils need to have real conversations with their local Emergency Managers and their communities. Historically, ...
The U.S. emergency & disaster management system is undergoing its second major transformation since 9/11. Without continued federal grant funding and support from DHS and FEMA, the U.S. emergency and ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) will hold a planned statewide drill for local warning systems on April 2. TDEM said in a press release that testing local warning ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, March 17, declared a state of emergency for seven northern counties as officials respond to a ...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) announced Wednesday a test impacting Texans statewide to evaluate and analyze the strength and functionality of public warning ...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Local emergency managers, the behind-the-scenes coordinators ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) will hold a planned statewide drill for local warning systems on ...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday, March 17, declared a state of emergency for seven northern counties as officials respond to a historic winter storm that hit the state. The emergency declaration is ...