Disaster preparedness and recovery are no longer optional for businesses today. Instead, they have become essential. Such events can affect businesses in various ways, including damage to storefronts, ...

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Purdue University has incorporated major emergency planning programs into its Integrated Emergency Management Plan (IEMP). The plan considers all phases of emergency management operations in order to ...

Having an emergency preparedness plan for you, your family, and anyone who lives in your home gives you peace of mind. Planning for emergencies gives you comfort. You can rest assured that if and when ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Emergencies affect the entire family, so including children in preparedness planning makes sense. Build emergency kits as a family and talk to children about what types of ...

Each year the International Code Council designates May as Building Safety Month. It is an annual opportunity to review and understand the role building codes have in keeping us safe. These Codes ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – September is National Preparedness Month. The nationwide observance is designed to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies. In a ...

How do I report an emergency? To report an emergency, call or text 911 and tell the dispatcher your location and your emergency. You can also report an emergency by using one of nearly 300 Emergency ...

A derecho has hit downtown. How will emergency management officials respond? What should police do? Firefighters? Medical ...

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 ...

The Gulf Coast's hard lessons in disaster response are already on a list of things to be reviewed in Montgomery County's homeland security department. Officials will reevaluate four key areas of the ...