Use these practical tips and best practices to create and maintain an effective emergency response plan. Frequent practice drills are essential. Now is a great time to refresh or create your emergency ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) - More than three years after the derecho swept through Eastern Iowa, Linn County is using that experience and the lessons learned from it to improve the community emergency ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in cooperation with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Department of ...

Keep the list of emergency contact numbers next to your phone. See below. Know how to contact the Fire or Police Department Dial 911 froåm a campus phone so that Campus Safety will be notified ...

An emergency is any unplanned event that can cause deaths or significant injuries to employees, customers or to the public, or significant injuries to employees, customers or the public. An emergency ...

In the dim pre-COVID past, I wrote an article detailing what we at the Idaho Office of School Safety and Security consider the foundational elements for K-12 school safety: effective communications, a ...

Establishing a crisis management plan may seem overwhelming to school officials unsure of where to start. That’s why we broke the process down into manageable steps designed to help them take action.

Call 911 for fires, medical emergencies (including significant chemical contamination), and major chemical spills. (775) 327-5040, EH&S (answered 24 hours a day) Call (775) 327-5040 for situations ...

“About 15 floors down from the top, it looks like it’s glowing red.” — Pilot of helicopter Aviation 14, radioing at 10:07 a.m., 9/11, New York City. “I don’t think this has too much longer to go. I ...

When workers are hired, their first days, weeks or even months may be spent learning how to do their jobs correctly. This training often is multi-faceted and can include everything from where to put ...