Evacuations and lockdowns are two events no organization wants to face, but every organization should be prepared for. They often happen in response to particularly dangerous situations that pose an immediate threat to people and property. It can be difficult to know how and when to make the decision to lockdown or evacuate, and it can be even more difficult to manage once the decision has been made. In either case, it requires organizations plan, test and have the right tools in place to reach all of their people quickly with information on what actions they should take to stay safe.

Nonprofit research and technology group First Street Foundation has released flood risk data for more than 142 million homes and properties across the country.

For the third year in a row the potential of a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, tornado, flood or wildfire, is the type of threat that causes most concern among Americans.

Climate Central, a nonprofit news organization that analyzes and reports on climate science, has ranked the U.S. cities most vulnerable to major coastal floods.

The House of Representatives voted to pass legislation that encourages the sale of private flood insurance in place of policies from the federal government.

New York City will be awarded $176 million in federal funding to build a new flood protection system around Lower Manhattan.
 

A new report shows which states face the greatest threat from natural disasters.