Emergency Management

Sunday, August 23 was Family Preparedness Day at the Missouri State Fair. By Eric Leckey, Former Associate Administrator, Mission Support, FEMA for Homeland Security Today | www.HSToday.us Every September, Homeland Security Today (HSToday) and the Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC) amplify National Preparedness Month—sharing the expertise, ideas, and lessons that can help make our [...]

  ByDan Stoneking for hstoday.us Emergency management is, at its heart, a profession obsessed with the future. We model storms that have not yet formed, train for attacks that have not yet occurred, and write plans for cascading failures we hope never materialize. We pride ourselves on foresight.  And yet, one [...]

  ByDan Stoneking for Homeland Security Today.US | hstoday.us Each year brings its own set of known milestones. When my children were babies, I knew roughly what was coming. First words. First steps. The first day of school. Later came braces, learning to navigate friendships, and the early signs of independence that arrive [...]

FEMA Issues Seven Notices of Funding Opportunity—With More on the Way  WASHINGTON -- Over the coming weeks, FEMA is marking billions of dollars in federal funding available for state, local, tribal and territorial partners. This includes seven Notices of Funding Opportunity that FEMA published yesterday. These funds help states manage their response [...]

(Photo: Open source image of Chicago Emergency Operations Center via chicago.gov)Photo: Open source image of Chicago Emergency Operations Center via chicago.gov By Thomas C. Sivak  for Homeland Security Today.US Reflecting back to 2020, as cities across the nation grappled with waves of civil unrest, I was charged to lead [...]