At HCA Healthcare, Kat Kemper, Director of Physical Security, has built the enterprise security program from the ground up, developing and implementing physical security measures to support patient care, privacy and overall security goals.

The University of South Florida's Emergency Management Program has earned accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). 

In a new report, 65% of parents believe schools are proactively improving safety awareness versus 95% of school administrators.

North Carolina's Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks appointed William Ray as the state's new Director of Emergency Management.

A new book, authored by past publisher of Security, Mark McCourt, takes a look into the history of crisis management and mass casualty events.

Mandatory safety drills for cruise ship passengers are changing on Carnival Cruise Lines. What has traditionally been a large group exercise involving everyone on the ship at once, will now be completed by passengers on their own time.

A cooperative study by University of Colorado and Boise State University researchers has found that more than half of U.S. buildings are in areas prone to natural disasters.

Riverside County in California's Emergency Management Department received a $2.57 million federal grant to distribute to local entities for disaster preparedness and response training and activities.