EVENTS

Since emergency medical services were merged into the FDNY in 1996, the workload of EMS has increased steadily. In the meantime, most of the promised improvements from the merger have…

New York CIty has a large population of persons who may require extra assistance in evacuation, sheltering, or post-disaster recovery. Following a settlement in the litigation Brooklyn Center for I

With funding from FEMA as part of the Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack Program, the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES) has created a “Managing Cha

Jeffrey Schlegelmilch,  Deputy Director of the Center. will discuss “Planning for Resilience to 21st Century Disasters.” Drawing on the Center’s extensive research and ongoing pr

SAVE THE DATE: The Regenhard Center is assembling another day-long high-rise building safety conference. Speakers will include: Roger Sakowich, Assistant Chief, FDNY Jake Pauls, Occup

Kelly McKinney is long-known for his time a Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Mnagement for the City of New York, and more recently Chief Disaster Officer for the American Red Cross…

Rodrick and Deborah Wallace have distinguished themselves across a diverse range of diciplines including public health, fire risk and deployment, and urban planning. From their early work identifyi

The opioid crisis and the rise of fentanyl have enveloped many communities and created challenges across society. Nowhere is this more apparent than in British Columbia, Canada, which is home…

Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Reeves of the London Metropolitcan Police will discuss policies on response to unattended deaths in London, and contrast those with of New York CIty. Issues to…

Dr. Rae Zimmerman is a leading expert on critical infrastructure interdependencies. She is Professor Emeritus at New York University, and Director of the Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems