CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - More than three years after the derecho swept through Eastern Iowa, Linn County is using that experience and the lessons learned from it to improve the community emergency ...

All affiliated youth programs are required to create an emergency preparedness plan. The template below was created with University Emergency Management. You can use the template to complete the ...

COSHOCTON − September is National Preparedness Month with the Emergency Management Agency putting a focus on families being ready for any natural disaster or emergency event that might strike.

Building Deputies and/or BEP developers will complete Building Emergency Plans in conjunction with building-specific safety committees. These plans will include basic information as specified in the ...

Natural disasters are often unexpected and can cause considerable damage to properties. Recent wildfires have highlighted the importance of disaster preparedness both personally and professionally.

34% of employers didn't have an emergency preparedness plan before the pandemic, a recent survey by the Society for Human Resource Management reported. Businesses should be ready for any emergency ...

According to the Nursing Facility Licensing Standards for the state of Louisiana, nursing facilities should have an emergency preparedness plan in place, ready to be executed. Nursing home ...

[ Editor’s Note: September is National Preparedness Month. Ready Army is an Army-wide campaign developed by the Headquarters Department of the Army, Army Emergency Management Program to inform the ...

Those who develop and write emergency management plans should be familiar with the Moltke the Elder quote, “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” While there are several versions of it floating ...

A new report finds that one in five organizations lacks an emergency preparedness/business continuity plan, which could mean a double disaster for those companies. Workers clean out the basement of an ...

New law requires nursing homes to have their emergency plans approved each year by the state. All Louisiana nursing homes are required to maintain an emergency preparedness plan approved by the ...