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We heard from more than 40 current and former emergency managers in 11 states about what they need to prepare for the next disaster — and what they aren’t getting.

The Trump administration has denied the state of Illinois’ appeal for a disaster declaration that would have unlocked federal assistance to thousands of residents affected by heavy rains and flooding ...

Experiencing a natural disaster in childhood can shape how business leaders approach workplace safety decades later, according to a new Concordia-led study. The study found that CEOs who have lived ...

We are the survivors of natural disasters that have devastated our communities: the floods in Texas, tornadoes in Missouri, wildfires in California and hurricanes in North Carolina. Over the past year ...

Just prior to the full fury of January’s great winter storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declared it would “cease offboarding” frontline disaster responders whose terminations were pending ...

Gov. Tate Reeves requested a Major Disaster Declaration following last weekend's winter ice storm crippled much of northern Mississippi.This includes a request for individual assistance, as well as ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration on Thursday to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into the Lone Star State, as he seeks to better protect ...

Forty years to the day since the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a former astronaut and teacher recounted watching the launch as a child and reflected on why she still chose to fly years later in a ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

COMING UP HERE, GUYS, IN JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. WE’LL SEE YOU IN A FEW. THANK YOU. RYAN. AND GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO DECLARED A DISASTER EMERGENCY AHEAD OF THIS STORM. HE SAID THE ...

ALL RIGHT, SUSAN, THANK YOU. AND EVEN BEFORE THE STORM HITS, ALREADY THOUSANDS OF FLIGHTS REALLY NATIONWIDE HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR DELAYED, STRANDING TRAVELERS. THAT’S RIGHT. SO WE WANT TO BRING IN ...