How Hurricane Katrina exposed failures in disaster response and changed FEMA, evacuations, and emergency planning in America.
HOUSTON — 20 years later and I’ll never forget when the first buses from New Orleans rolled into Houston. I stood at the Astrodome as families stepped off. I hugged survivors, held back tears, helped ...
The role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in emergency response is part of the national response plan for disasters. The agency is involved in the preparedness and planning ...