Emergency Management Archives

Senior Airman Christopher Smith, 56th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight journeyman, reviews a forecast at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2019. Weather supports flying units by providing Mission Execution Forecasts, detailed descriptions of the weather conditions for a specific mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Leala Marquez)

OPM: All federal employees in DC area must leave office by 3 p.m. as storm approaches

OPM said federal employees will receive weather and safety leave to commute home safely and then resume work.

Aug 7, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 28: Screens display information on Hurricane Ian inside the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images).

At least 100,000 people impacted by bug in FEMA mobile app software update

A recent update to a FEMA app, which is meant to help in disaster response, undid many peoples' locations settings.

Jun 23, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Keeping agencies operational when natural disaster strikes

The last thing agencies can afford during natural disasters is for communications to go down, but many agencies have yet to adequately diversify their networks.

Aug 5, 2021 By FedScoop Staff

A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter helps fight wildfires near Bastrop, Texas, Oct. 14, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard / Sgt. 1st Class Malcolm McClendon).

New AI consortium for first responders fuses efforts from DOE, JAIC and Microsoft

The project will focus on getting technology to state and local first responders to better track and respond to natural disasters.

Aug 18, 2020 By Jackson Barnett

How agencies can deliver the right alerts, to the right employees, during emergencies

Cloud-based tools are giving agency leaders better situational awareness during critical events to keep dispersed employees safe and informed.

Sep 4, 2019 By Tracy Reinhold

Tests of wildfire-tracking AI are just months away, JAIC says

The goal is to produce hourly updates to crews instead of the daily wildfire maps that are the current standard.

Aug 14, 2019 By Jackson Barnett