FEMA accepting requests for waivers of certain debts from disasters declared between 8/05 and the end of 2010, if the debt arose from an improper individual assistance payment.

Local governments need a solid network and a disaster recovery plan. What’s yours?

Laws and codes developed with the best of intentions accomplish nothing if they are not followed. This is the second excerpt from ICMA's newly published book <i>Managing Fire and Emergency Services.</i>

For each type of emergency, the building blocks for prevention (including mitigation) are essentially the same: engineering, enforcement, education, and investigation designed to reduce risk or actual loss. We'll focus on engineering in this issue.

During the ICMA Annual Conference in Milwaukee, a panel of local government leaders discussed the state of emergency management post-9/11.

Here are tools and resources to help you prepare for disasters you expect as well as those that you don't anticipate.

What are the most important 9/11 lessons for the future of local governments?

During any disaster, information is one of your most valuable resources and the public needs as many options as possible to stay informed during an emergency.

Local government managers watch the events in Japan unfold with sorrow, understanding the time and effort it will take for the Japanese people to regain some semblance of normalcy.