(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A high school in Widefield became the site of a disaster simulation on Wednesday May 7, with the goal of helping teachers, students, and first responders prepare for a day they ...

When you try to start disaster prevention, you often get stuck because you don't know the right answer, wondering, "What should I do?" or "Is this really okay?"Recently, I've had several opportunities ...

Students from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) schools of medicine, nursing, veterinary and more, as well as health professionals and graduate school of biomedical sciences in ...

"If a major earthquake were to happen at this very moment, what is the first action you would take?"Even if you know in your ...

The simulation transported participants to the aftermath of Hurricane Marcia, a fictional Category 5 hurricane that devastated the Caribbean, a region that’s been pummeled by hurricanes in recent ...

The simulation involved the aftermath of a tornado. “The event was held … with the lights off, tables and chairs knocked over, and even tree branches on the floor to make the scenario as lifelike as ...

Verizon’s MERIT hazmat team executed a high-stakes disaster simulation in Ohio to ensure continuous network resilience during ...

The National Disaster Management Authority has carried out its first large-scale search and rescue simulation exercise to improve coordination and strengthen disaster response systems across the ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A tornado blows through a rural area, multiple injuries dot the landscape, and people are trapped underneath cars and tree trunks. This is only a drill, but it’s made to be as ...

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NEARLY 400 personnel converged at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport for a full-scale aircraft accident simulation to test ...

DIASTER SIMULATION: The use of unmanned aircraft during a U.S. disaster - an option that was blocked in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina - will be attempted again. That critical capability will be ...