Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Emergency situations are simply a part of life, but schools now have a wider range of ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the Next-Generation Incident Command System (NICS,) an information sharing tool for first ...

Purdue University’s Integrated Emergency Management Plan (IEMP) uses a management system widely known as the Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS provides an organizational structure capable of ...

During the next few months, emergency managers from the Michigan State Police will unveil a software platform that allows them to send alert notifications to state agencies and provide communications ...

The Rhodium Incident Management Suite, a cloud-based command and control software, was widely deployed in response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Rhodium Incident Management Suite, a cloud-based ...

Ed Krell operates FEMA's Incident Response Vehicle (IRV) set up at the base of Lake LaMoure spillway during North Dakota flooding on March 24, 2010. (Michael Rieger/FEMA) The Department of Homeland ...

You are in the midst of a crisis situation. A wave of adrenaline rushes through your body. At the same time, you feel fear, panic, anxiety, rage, shock and terror ...