The Federal Emergency Management Agency has halted the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency preparedness grants, requiring states to prove their population counts before they can ...

September is National Preparedness Month, and across the Nation, Emergencies highlight the importance of personal, hazard-specific, and family preparedness. In addition to updating your basic ...

September is National Preparedness Month – a time to reflect on the role each of us plays in strengthening our nation’s resilience. Too often, preparedness is framed as solely an operational or ...

This National Preparedness Month, my Administration recommits to ensuring that every American community has the resources and support they need and deserve, so that when disaster strikes, our State ...

The White House’s pandemic preparedness team has quietly withered to a single part-time employee. Congress established OPPR in 2022 with broad bipartisan support to coordinate and strengthen domestic ...

We’re in the thick of strategic planning season—a time of big binders, slide decks, and multi-day meetings designed to map out the future. But when the unexpected hits, how much of that work actually ...

When reports circulated in February that the White House had selected biosecurity expert Gerald Parker as the head of its Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, there was palpable relief ...

Eight EU countries on Thursday launched a coalition of the willing on crisis preparedness calling for "urgent, European coordinated action" to make the bloc more resilient to natural and man-made ...

CLIMATEWIRE | When the McBride wildfire erupted in New Mexico three years ago, David Merritt had a math problem. The fire was closing in on a Lincoln County hospital with 11 admitted patients, but the ...

Every year, hurricanes destroy lives, striking some of our Nation’s most beautiful regions and leaving devastation in their wake. National Hurricane Preparedness Week is a time to raise awareness ...

Climate disasters, cyber crime and even armed conflict: The EU wants its members to be more ready for crisis. "Prepare, but don't panic," is the message. Do you have enough supplies stored to get you ...