In a recent study done by Governing Research, State and Local Government respondents provided a glimpse into their absence management processes...

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.

The City of Olathe is now ready for anything Mother Nature dishes out—thanks to its utilization of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)...

This report combines IBHS’ engineering expertise and regulatory research to create a model for assessing the quality of residential building code and enforcement systems in hurricane-prone states.

This document was used to supplement part one of a presentation from the 2011 ICMA Annual Conference in Milwaukee.

This session from the 2011 ICMA Annual Conference in Milwaukee is about the best ways to use Stormwater Management Systems.

This session from the 2011 ICMA Annual Conference in Milwaukee is about the best ways to use Stormwater Management Systems as a cost effective(...)