The Weather Channel predicts 16 named tropical storms in the 2013 season, which officially begins June 1. Nine storms are expected to become hurricanes.

Insurance companies use data to determine levels of risk. Why can’t a fire department?

As local government management professionals prepare for the 2012-13 winter season, resources from the Knowledge Network on a variety of topics can prove invaluable.

Local government teams from 20 states have been deployed through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact to assist in the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort.