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.

The topic of campus safety often focuses on the preparation for violent attacks and active shooters. Because of high-profile incidents over the last 20 years, most schools have a strategic plan in ...

Roof damage is pictured in north Cedar Rapids on Aug. 21, 2020, more than a week after a devastating derecho. (The Gazette) Buy Photo CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Sustainability is about halfway through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two days before floodwaters brought death to Camp Mystic, an inspector approved the camp's operations and noted that it had an ...

Why prepare? 90% of the population believe an emergency will occur within the next two years but not where they live. OHSA states, “that a workplace emergency is a situation that threatens workers, ...

Although nine in 10 Americans believe it’s important to be prepared for the worst in the event of a natural disaster — less than half actually have a preparedness plan in place, according to a new ...

Establish a downtime threshold When building a disaster-recovery plan, the first objective should be to decide the recovery point objective (RPO) and recovery time objective (RTO). The RPO dictates ...

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A wall is missing on a building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area. HUNT, Texas — Texas ...

As a community health center physician in Boone, I saw firsthand how patients in recovery for opioid use disorder (OUD) are left out of disaster planning. The consequences have been dire. One patient, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Kerr County and the City of Kerrville had a plan to prepare for and respond to disasters like the deadly Independence Day floods that killed at least 108 people — including 37 children ...