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Like most healthcare facilities across the country, (and especially those in California, the second most vulnerable state to natural disasters), San Joaquin General Hospital understands the importance of preparedness, especially as it pertains to operational continuity and community resilience. [...]

In case you haven't heard the news already, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will award eight preparedness grant programs totaling more than $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2019. The grants, like usual, are reflective of the Department’s focus [...]

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) believes that Hazard Mitigation Plans (HMPs) are key to breaking the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction and repeated damage from natural and human-caused disasters. In fact, the National Institute of Building Sciences now [...]

Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) is considered the “gold seal” among preparedness organizations. EMAP is an independent, non-profit organization, that fosters excellence and accountability in emergency management and homeland security programs by establishing credible standards applied in a peer [...]

This week, BOLDplanning representatives are in the Lone Star State, where the annual Texas Emergency Management Conference (TEMC) is taking place in San Antonio. The event, sponsored by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), runs through Thursday, April [...]

For some, it’s probably hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Columbine High School Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999. For others, it may seem like just yesterday. Images from that frightful day still [...]