Just because a critical failure hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future. The question becomes: If it ...

Although getting out of your station and addressing immediate risks are the basis of a CRR program—and something certainly is better than nothing—a solid CRR program that produces beneficial results ...

While the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) first standards for employers in 1971 were revolutionary for their time, they have since fallen by the wayside with the introduction of ...

“I have all of the personnel and resources that I need,” said no fire chief ever. When applied to prevention efforts and community risk reduction services, that statement becomes even more ...

Disaster risk reduction should be embedded in policymaking, especially industrial and spatial planning, to prevent economic ...

Armando Suarez Del Real promoted to Assistant Chief of Community Risk Reduction at West Allis Fire Department.

Risk governance is key to establishing social resilience. It is the system of institutions, mechanisms, policy and legal frameworks used to guide, coordinate and oversee disaster risk reduction and ...