I am pleased to announce that Jason Philhower, program manager with the Office of Emergency Preparedness, is now a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) through the International Association of Emergency ...

Emergency Management (EM) Practitioners and Academicians have been investigating key elements to professionalize and standardize the EM career field for over twenty years. This paper presents findings ...

In my last article, I focused on the use of NFPA 1600 in creating a solid foundation to build or improve an emergency management (EM) program. Although there are other guidelines that should be ...

As we wade into another year, with COVID still around and more disasters lurking, let’s think about how we engage the next generation of emergency managers. What do we need to teach them? How do we ...

The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired the first full-time Agriculture Emergency Coordinator for the state, and it’s a name Greeley residents know well. Dan Frazen, who previously operated ...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Linn County Emergency Management Agency has named a new coordinator to succeed Steve O’Konek, who is retiring after 4 years with the agency. B.J. Dvorak, who’s served as ...

Berkeley County has named Cole Shirley as its new Emergency Management director, selecting an experienced public safety professional to lead the county’s preparedness and response efforts. Shirley, a ...