As in common in many disasters, the California Legislature is considering legislation to improve perceived problems arising from the recent Wine Country Fires. But will their good intentions be enough to overcome obstacles to improvement?
Featured Article for November/December 2017 Gender and Disasters: Are we fully addressing all needs in our planning? Download Dec17 Gender
Featured Article for October 2017 Catastrophic Events Can we really plan for them? Download Oct17 Catastrophic planning
Featured Article for September 2017 Planning for Extreme Temperatures Response problem or social problem? Download Sep17 Extreme temperatures
Featured Article for August 2017 Should We Evacuate? The decision to evacuate depends on many complex factors Download Aug 17 Evacuation Planning
In our haste to help disaster victims we can easily become part of the problem or the victim of fraud.
The ripple effects of a disaster can result in permanent social change that continues long after the disaster is forgotten.
San Francisco seeks to ban carcinogenic flame retardant chemicals. But can you put the genie back in the bottle once it’s out?
Featured Article for June 2017 The Laki Eruption of 1783 A case study in cascading disasters Download Jun 17 The Laki Eruption
Can today’s technology be leveraged within the next fifteen years to create a safer, more effective suite of tools for first responders? A participants in a DHS-sponsored project think so.