National Preparedness Month serves as an opportunity to consider potential emergencies and make efforts to get ready for them by learning where safe places are for evacuation and discussing plans with ...

State Senator Pete Flores, who represents eight of 13 counties affected by July's Hill Country Floods, spoke to KSAT on Monday, the first day of the state legislature's special session.

Lava fire flares up as it flows down dirt road, a result of the 2014 Kilauea Volcano eruption and lava flow. (Kelly Hudson/FEMA) The Department of Justice established the National Center for Disaster ...

AUSTIN, Texas – The Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Joint Committee met for the first time on Wednesday with the goal of improving flood warning systems, communications, allocating funding and ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A renowned public speaker and influencer began a cross-country journey in Raleigh on Sunday. Jason Browne is driving from Raleigh to Oregon for a seven-day outdoor survival ...

FEMA has released a report providing an overview of the nation’s current disaster risk and capability landscape. The 13th annual National Preparedness Report (NPR) outlines progress toward achieving ...

Many have spent much of their career studying disasters—how people perceive risk, how institutions communicate, and why preparedness so often falls short of good intentions. But this study forced me ...