Workplace violence is on the rise. In May, there was an active shooter event in Virginia Beach, where a disgruntled city employee murdered 12 of his co-workers. As the debate for sensible gun-control continues, gun laws alone will not stop the next massacre.

The number of calls to an FBI tip line designed to prevent and investigate mass shootings and other attacks rose by 70 percent in the week after the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, FBI officials said.

Alarms are sounding, lights are flashing, and there is a sense of panic in the air. There is a fire in your facility that requires an immediate evacuation of all employees and visitors, and you are in charge. How you handle that emergency process can be a matter of life and death. 

FEMA announced $10 million in competitive awards for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) to eight local governments to assist in developing innovative regional solutions to issues related to catastrophic incidents.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) is calling for a total ban on the use of facial recognition software for policing, according to a "Justice and Safety for All" pledge he released. 

Mayor of Prairie Village Eric Mikkelson (Kan.) proposed an ordinance that would restrict the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. 

Hurricane season is here, and business leaders are once again asking themselves: Is my company prepared? Often, the answer is “no.” 

Global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2019 amounted to $44 billion, according to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimates.

A new report examines the reasons, contributing factors and actionable solutions surrounding mass violence in America through the lens of behavioral health.

Congressman Roger Williams introduced The School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, which would establish federal grant programs for public schools to identify security risks and fix them and would appropriate $200 million  for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2030.