A business that does not address risk management from the onset is one that will find itself vulnerable to the various intangible things that happen. There are four primary methods a company can plan ...

NICEVILLE — Okaloosa County is better prepared for disasters with the recent Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approval of its local hazard mitigation strategy (LMS). This long-term plan to ...

Hazard mitigation has often been one of the more neglected components of emergency management in the higher education setting. Colleges and universities spend a lot of their time, and rightfully so, ...

Under federal law, the Lehigh Valley’s hazard mitigation plan for Lehigh and Northampton counties and municipalities has to be updated every five years. For the previous plan, only 38 municipalities ...

FRAMINGHAM — Like those old TV ads for Fram oil filters, "Pay me now or pay me later," Framingham consumers can invest in a reliable product now or risk having to pay for expensive repairs down the ...

WESTFIELD, Mass. (The Westfield News) — The final draft of the noise mitigation program for Barnes Municipal Airport is expected to get in front of city council next week, but not without more ...

SALEM, Ark. (KAIT) - A Northeast Arkansas county is fighting against the clock to get a plan together if disaster strikes. Fulton County has been working to form a hazard mitigation plan that would ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Various departments in San Luis Obispo County ...

Midland County is in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan. County Emergency Management Coordinator Jenifier Boyer recently appeared before commissioners to explain the process and set a ...

A year after a heat wave killed over 30 people in King County, officials are working to develop an extreme heat mitigation strategy to prevent further loss of life. On June 27, officials from several ...

Bastrop County began the process of updating its hazard mitigation plan last week by holding a workshop with the team tasked with modernizing the plan and hosting a public meeting to provide an ...