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Emergencies & Disasters

ICMA provides resources and technical assistance to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters, both natural and manmade. Our guides, e-books, and case studies feature first-person accounts and best practices from experts to provide suggestions for educating, communicating, and engaging with community members, elected officials, and other stakeholders.

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Hurricane Ian: Lessons Learned from the Perfect Storm
July 31, 2023

No strangers to big storms, a group of Florida city/county managers gives advice for all phases of storm management.

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One of over 150 downed trees during the Pineapple Express rain event, which affected the community’s Monterey Pine forests more than other parts of the community.
Investing in Your Teams and Alliances Before a Crisis Strikes
July 31, 2023

How early relationship-building prepares us for the next emergency

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It Can Happen Here: No Local Government Is Safe from Fraud
July 31, 2023

The fact that fraud and embezzlement are growing problems in local government is a clarion call for a more robust focus on elimination and prevention.

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ASSISTANTS AND DEPUTIES: Leading Through Crisis as the Number Two
July 31, 2023

As assistants and deputies, we must decide who we are and how we want to show up for our organizations in times of crisis.

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LETTER FROM THE CEO/ED: Priority One for Local Government Leaders: Keeping Our Children Safe
June 29, 2022

Resources to help answer the question that so many of our members are asking: “What can we be doing now?”

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A memorial to victims of the August 3, 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.
Until We Find a Way to Prevent Mass Shootings, Your City Needs to Prepare
June 30, 2022

Vital resources developed especially for city officials

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Turning Fort Knox into the Army’s Energy Powerhouse Post-Crisis
June 30, 2022

When Fort Knox and the surrounding communities were caught off guard and unprepared for a 2009 storm, leadership vowed to never allow such a crisis to happen again.

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DHS and FBI Urge Cybersecurity Vigilance
March 7, 2022

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has included cyberattacks on Ukrainian government and critical infrastructure organizations. Local governments are urged to report cyber incidents and intrusions to the FBI and CISA.

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The Importance of Ethical Decision Making in Our Response to Emergencies
February 28, 2022

Personal and professional ethics provide an opportunity for local government managers to step up to the challenge of any disaster and ensure integrity in our response.

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