The program will focus on disaster preparation, counter-terrorism and crime.

Estimated insured losses from a hurricane striking NYC weigh in at $100 billion, not counting economic or uninsured damage.

Nursing home disaster plans are often unrehearsed and filled with potential disasters, including losing patients.

Many organizations lack complete visibility into their supply chains and remain vulnerable to disaster, according to a new white paper published by Marsh.

Plans to make anthrax-antidote kits available to the 114 million households in the U.S. may lead to misuse of medicines and stir up public fears, advisers said.

A nationwide emergency alert test last week proved less than perfect with a number of technology and local coordination mistakes.

A small but easily accessible book has plenty of information on first aid and other crises.

The National Research Council presented a 20 year road map to preparing the country for earthquakes, including quietly testing new warning systems.

Denial is not a strategy for keeping your operation running. Let alone recovering from an emergency. If you don't yet have compliant and up to date Emergency Action, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity and Crisis Communications Plans, let Hurricane Irene be your wake-up call.

Small and mid-sized businesses still haven’t recognized the tremendous impact a disaster can have on their businesses. Despite warnings, it seems like many still think it can’t happen to them, says a study by Semantec Corp.