A recent report from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) noted a decline in local government preparedness ...

As climate change’s effects intensify, high schools and community colleges are introducing or expanding classes in fire science, search and rescue and ecological sustainability.

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has shown a steady increase in the number of billion-dollar disasters happening in America. This year, NOAA has stopped tracking this ...

FEMA is stretched thin, a GAO report warns. Its author offers advice for local leaders to respond strategically and build ...

NOAA kept a database of disasters that exceeded $1 billion in damage since 1980, but the agency halted the project amid ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Is the City of Houston prepared for natural disasters? That was a topic of discussion during Wednesday's city council meeting. City Controller Chris Hollins released a report ...

An outside review of Los Angeles County’s response to January’s deadly wildfires found a lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delays in warning residents about ...

Climate change is a public health emergency, driving heat, poor air quality, stronger storms, and new diseases that threaten ...

Presenters of an after-fire report of alerts during the Eaton and Palisades fires get an earful from LA County supervisors, ...

A major AI-enabled disaster is increasingly likely, but a new report warns the U.K. lacks the authority and tools needed to ...