For workers, safety drills are often an opportunity to step out for a moment and gain a minute of respite in an otherwise busy day. But for the safety officers in charge of organizing and executing ...

While healthcare systems universally complete an HVA, a CMS requirement, the HVA alone does not define what the system must be able to do. FEMA’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment ...

The Federal Emergency Management System has scheduled an Oct. 4 test of its emergency warning systems, and some social media users are broadcasting baseless warnings about it. FEMA, in cooperation ...

All State of California employees are considered “disaster service workers” and may be called on to provide assistance if a disaster occurs. Since the SEMS/ICS system will be used by first responders ...

There are a variety of techniques and tools that agencies can use to get the most out of the time and money they spend testing their emergency management systems. FEMA State and Local With fears that ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-- Knightscope, Inc., a leading developer of autonomous security robots and blue light emergency communication systems, today announced that it has released its Knightscope ...

Emergency Management, whether conceived as a management system or an operational unit of government, should not be in the ‘business’ of managing global pandemics. While pandemics are certainly ...

Genasys, a leading provider of emergency alert software, had a tempting pitch for California counties looking for a seamless way to send evacuations orders with a click of a button. Lured by a better ...

Acting city Emergency Management Director Jennifer Walter spoke Monday about the city’s new notification system, HNL Alerts, during a news conference at the Honolulu Emergency Operations Center.

DEPARTMENT. AND FIRST RESPONDERS SAY IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. MONDAY’S GAS EXPLOSION ON AMHERST STREET UNFOLDED QUICKLY AS FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE FOCUSED ON SAFETY AT THE SCENE. NASHUA’S OFFICE ...