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, ...

Planning is an important avenue to community emergency preparedness. The practice of emergency response planning is best thought of as a process - a continuing sequence of analyses, plan development, ...

[Editor's Note: This is the second part of a series of articles from Walter Ulmer, president of REMLU Inc., an emergency preparedness firm. His first article presented a checklist on emergency ...

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Team Rubicon members Crysty Skevingcon and Gary Keil cleans out a survivor's home impacted by flooding on May 16, 2017. (Steve Zumwalt/FEMA) Whenever a strategic plan is released, most people who ...

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.

On Wednesday, Appalachian Power hosted local leaders, first responders, and emergency management officials at its downtown ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...