Emergency operations are complex events that demand the full attention of responders. The myriad details, policies and procedures, rules and regulations, standard operating guidelines/procedures (SOGs ...

KCFD Captain Andrew Freeborn says the Emergency Operations Center's tools meant they were prepared for potential flooding "before a single drop of water hit the ground." Flooding over the past week ...

In an effort to stay poised and ready to confront potential threats, the staff at the Keller Army Community Hospital exercised a mass casualty/decontamination scenario testing their emergency ...

It’s day two of “Operation Pinecone,” a major emergency operations scenario taking place all over Western Washington to help teams prepare for “the big one.” Hundreds of emergency workers in six ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - The Michigan State Police (MSP) Office of School Safety (OSS) has new resources for K-12 schools to develop or update its Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). An EOP details the actions ...

Little training is given to new emergency managers as it relates to the different types of documents or plans that are the foundation of preparedness and response. Over time this has led to confusion ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — One of the most active emergency operation centers in the country will be revamped. The groundbreaking ceremony of the new Brevard County Emergency Operations Center took place ...

The Emergency Operations Plan establishes the policies, procedures, and organizational structure for response to emergencies that cause a significant disruption to all or portions of the university.

Center Grove schools presented its site plan for an emergency operations center at a school board meeting earlier this month. Police and firefighters, and their emergency vehicles, from the White ...

Emergency responders in D.C. have been busy in recent years — whether it’s at the city or federal level. Now, the next time things hit the fan, District and federal officials have an improved space to ...

Minnesota has relocated its emergency operations center from downtown St. Paul to Blaine, expanding space and adding modern energy systems to strengthen statewide disaster response. The new ...