The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is hosting free webinars this spring for anyone interested in helping rural ...

Kane County is forming a countywide support network for natural disaster preparation, response and recovery, and it’s looking for local organizations to get involved. The new initiative, called ...

President Trump landed in Texas Friday to visit areas ravaged by floods. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dianna Bryant about the challenges rural areas face in preparing for and responding to disasters.

MOBILE, Ala. — Preparing for and responding to disasters is often a collaborative effort where you can learn from past successes and failures. Developing plans for responding to a crisis or disaster ...

(TNS) — The shutdown of the U.S. government has brought work determined by the Trump administration to be “nonessential” to a halt across the country as thousands of federal employees have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably noticed that disasters seem to be getting weirder and more intense. Every time you turn on the news, there’s ...

When the ground shakes or the waters rise, we see humanity’s true strength. It’s like watching society’s immune system work hard. Some areas become heroes, while others fall into chaos. Hurricane ...

Most nurses receive little, if any, disaster preparedness and response education in nursing school, and consequently they lack confidence in their abilities to contribute effectively during ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency are putting the country at risk of being unprepared to respond to massive natural disasters this year, Congress’ watchdog ...

In Indonesia, particularly on the islands of Sumatra and Java, heavy rainfall triggered widespread flooding, forcing ...

President Trump landed in Texas today to visit areas ravaged by last week's flash floods. Here he is speaking with first responders and local officials. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) PRESIDENT ...