Think you live in a safe neighborhood? An interactive map from the U.S. Census Bureau may change your mind about just how ...

Preparing Neighborhoods to Care for Each Other When Disaster Strikes The reality is - neighborhoods may need to respond to fire, injuries, and leaking natural gas during and after a disaster. This ...

We received this note about a free class the county is offering to prepare people in the event of an emergency and wanted to pass it along: Thurston County residents are invited to a "Map Your ...

Not all communities face disasters equally. Some are hit harder, recover slower, or are more vulnerable from the start. FEMA's Risk Map ranks every county and Census tract in the U.S. based on three ...

Using a simulated disaster scenario of a chemical accident on a highway near their school, Livonia High School students soon discovered how important geographic information systems and imaging science ...