Tag: emergency management

A suburban residential area in South Florida (iStock image)

News

Local officials call on Florida House to act on bill amending 2024 planning restrictions

February 26, 2026

But time is running out, with the legislative session slated to end March 13.

A search-and-rescue swimmer prepares to assist in a rescue of a Hurricane Katrina survivor in Louisiana in August 2005. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jeremy L. Grisham, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

Hurricane Katrina: 3 painful lessons for emergency management are increasingly important 20 years later

August 29, 2025

Lessons from Katrina stand out today as the Trump administration talks about dismantling FEMA.

FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance teams, along with FEMA Corps members, canvass Lake County to help residents after Hurricane Milton. (Chief Petty Officer Daniel M. Young/U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, via Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

News

Florida emergency managers prep for hurricane season amid FEMA uncertainty

May 21, 2025

Federal proposals to overhaul disaster recovery have cast a shadow over this week's hurricane exercises and drills.

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