A makeshift memorial dedicated to the lives of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who were killed during last year’s Texas Hill Country flash floods is seen on June 24, 2026 in Hunt, Texas. Camp Mystic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy nearly one year after the devastating July 4th Texas Hill Country floods that claimed the lives of 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the camp’s location along the Guadalupe River. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
A year after catastrophic flooding in Texas's Hill Country exposed critical gaps in emergency warning systems, state and local officials are expanding efforts in flood detection technology.
Rather than developing new AI models, the AIDE initiative focuses on developing practical ways the technology can support state and local emergency managers before, during and after…
A recent review of FEMA offers hints at some of the challenges local governments may face in preparing for future disasters and large-scale emergencies.
A new flood monitoring platform in Philadelphia aims to provide real-time information to residents of some of the city's most flood-prone neighborhoods.
Officials and public safety firms told Congress that FirstNet could use some improvements, including stronger oversight or the introduction of additional service providers.
Timothy Glassett, Alaska's statewide avalanche and artillery program manager, says he's hopeful that drones, roadside sensors and other commercial products will allow the state to move away…
Pokey Harris, excecutive director of the North Carolina 911 Board, says the redundancy built into the state's next-generation 911 system helped the state withstand outages during a…
