Three Additional National Planning Frameworks Released

“The Frameworks outline how the whole community can take steps to collectively achieve the National Preparedness Goal.” ... More

Boston is one of the best prepared U.S. cities to handle a crisis

“Emergency management personnel in the Boston region had not only been imagining such a complex scenario, they had been rehearsing it.” ... More

Colorado Technical University Launches Master of Science in Homeland Security Degree

Now among a handful of U.S. universities to offer advanced degree in this evolving field. ... More

Congressional Calls for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Chemical Facility Security

Devastating explosion at the West, Texas facility prompts a call to examine industrial chemical facility security. ... More

President Obama Addresses the National Academy of Sciences on its 150th Anniversary

Founded by President Lincoln during the American Civil War ... More

United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction Short List Announced

Projects and initiatives from the Philippines, Sweden, Bangladesh, and Brazil. ... More

Building Collapse in Bangladesh “underlines how deficient building codes can fuel disasters,” says UNISDR’s Wahlström

National building codes need to be strengthened and implemented to minimize casualties. ... More

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