A Canadian province is getting ready to roll out a new text message system to warn residents about impending emergencies. Alert Ready is a Government of Canada initiative for residents of Ontario and uses information [...]

In the city of brotherly love, city officials are encouraging residents to carry naloxene in order to be able to use it to save the lives of others in cases of opioid overdose, according to [...]

With school shootings continuing to be an unfortunate regular event, schools are increasingly working to ensure their students know how to react to best protect themselves by conducting mandatory active shooter drills. Intended to help [...]

  Although the terms are often used interchangeably in error, it is crucial that disaster recovery, business continuity and backups are keenly distinguished, writes David Metzger, senior solutions engineer at TierPoint, in Data Center Journal. [...]

A new survey on cybersecurity found that only 13 per cent of government employee respondents in the U.S. felt that they were responsible for securing their tools and data, according to CNBC. "Uncovering the Gaps: [...]

Emergency responders have a free online resource for learning about epidemics on topics such as incident management systems, pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases and more. The World Health Organization has released a platform designed to educate [...]