Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

In my last article, I focused on the use of NFPA 1600 in creating a solid foundation to build or improve an emergency management (EM) program. Although there are other guidelines that should be ...

The Trump administration is approaching hurricane season with the smallest disaster workforce since 2021, a huge backlog of state aid requests and 15 vacancies in top emergency management jobs.

We have all been there: you’re committed to picking up the kids, attending a ballgame or meeting with a teacher when disaster strikes and your role as emergency manager requires you to respond to the ...

Have you been disappointed by the quality and quantity of people who are applying for your open positions in emergency management? It can happen. I’ve seen multiple advertisements for the same ...

Emergency Management (EM) Practitioners and Academicians have been investigating key elements to professionalize and standardize the EM career field for over twenty years. This paper presents findings ...