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The Knox County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) provided an update on its operations to the Knox County Commissioners, ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish the FEMA Review Council, which will be tasked with reviewing several aspects of the agency for drastic improvements.

The Fire Protection Technology and Emergency Management Associate of Applied Science degree programs at Rowan-Cabarrus ...

A Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Finance Committee’s review of upcoming ordinances turned into an impromptu detailed ...

Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, or wildfire, disasters "don't discriminate" in where they will be and whom they ...

UAE: Corpolgia, a leader in corporate governance and business excellence under the umbrella of La Stella Group, is pleased to ...

Registration for Glynn County’s fourth Community Emergency Response Team training class is open. The program, also called CERT, prepares volunteers in essential emergency response skills so they can ...

Chief Kelly Starling’s career to date has seen him fill a lot of big shoes and boots when necessary. In his younger days he was putting out fires around High River, to lighting fires on the bench of ...

Now, in February 2025, Starling is again to polish his shoes to accept a federal honour in Ottawa: an Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award (EMESA).

An all-new progressive strength training program will help guide users through the process of building and maintaining strength. The program is three weeks in duration and targets every major ...

Emergency Management Agency. He manages the emergency operations center (EOC), oversees training programs, and acts as a liaison for regional and state-level initiatives, including serving as the ...