What's Happening

  • Washington Post: In the U.S., black, brown and poor people suffer the most from environmental contamination

    Dr. Brian Gerber and his colleague released an article on The Washington Post. The article discusses the disparities black, brown and poor communities suffer from environment contamination.

  • ASU Now: Disaster preparedness at ASU extends far beyond local response

    ASU’s role in preparedness begins with readying the campus to respond during crises and extends to degree and certificate programs, with many initiatives in between that support government at all levels.

  • Relaxed Environmental Regulations Heighten Risk during Natural Disasters

    Our very own co-directors, Dr. Melanie Gall and Dr. Brian Gerber released about the relaxed environmental regulations. The article discusses in context the damage Hurricane Florence caused to the community but to the surrounding environment of North Carolina.

  • CEMHS EVENT (Westward Ho, Concho Room, October 18, noon)

    In May 2018, ASU's Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security participated in a statewide National Mass Care Exercise to better understand the role and capabilities of voluntary, private, and governmental organizations in responding to a regional disaster in Arizona. Join us to discuss the findings.

  • National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resources

    DHS’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resources (NCSAM) 2018 efforts will promote and emphasize four key messages, tied together by one overarching theme for the month. Emphasis on these core actions are featured throughout the month as a whole and drive events, resources, and activities from DHS.

  • ASFPM Foundation's 9th Annual Collegiate Student Paper Competition

    Since 2011, the ASFPM Foundation has sponsored a student paper competition open to any full-time, college student enrolled in a floodplain management related field. Three finalists are invited to present their papers at ASFPM's annual national conference, which will be held in Cleveland, OH on May 19-23, 2019. The goals of this program are to encourage student engagement in floodplain management topics and to identify talented individuals with the potential to make lasting contributions to the floodplain management body of knowledge.

What we focus on:

  1. Risk Management Collaboratory 
  2. Cross-sector Relationships & Operations
  3. Risk and Threat Management
  4. Transformative Risk Reduction Strategies
  5. Disaster Analytics
  6. Hazards Governance

"We ensure that all of the theory taught is grounded in practice. Our goal is to instill the critical-thinking skills necessary to tackle large-scale problems."

Danny Peterson
former ASU Emergency Manager

What we are up to:

October 11, 2018: Stakeholder Workshop, Pima County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation, Tucson, AZ

October 18, 2018: CEMHS EVENT! Concho Room, Westward Ho, 618 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ. REGISTER

The Hazards XChange Collaboratory presents research findings from the 2018 National Mass Care Exercise.

November 16, 2018: CEMHS EVENT! Global Insitute for Sustainability, Tempe Campus
The Spatial Hazards Events and Losses Database (SHELDUS) is now housed at ASU and free to use for ASU researchers, Arizona planners, and others.

January 6-10, 2019: 99th Annual Meeting of American Meteorological Society in Phoenix, AZ

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Latest publication:

first page of Cutter et al. 2018 Flash flood paper in Natural Hazards Review

Cutter, S.L., C.T. Emrich, M. Gall, and R. Reeves. 2018. Flash flood risk and the paradox of urban development. Natural Hazards Review 19(1): online.

  

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New project:

Determinants of Disaster Mass Care Services Production and Impacts by Arizona Voluntary Nonprofit Organizations

The overall goal of the project is to account for nonprofit organizations’ mass care services production and impact. 

Project Period: April - September 2018

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Inspiring Students:

Arizona State University Outstanding Graduate Fall 2017: Robert Rowley