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  • [New] Recent whitepapers from the Center for Internet Security highlight three interconnected risk areas that demand attention from public safety, emergency management, and security professionals: evolving UAS threats, drone-enabled cyber risks, and deepfakes and synthetic media. DRONERESPONDERS
  • [New] Trump officials have presided over big cuts to emergency management services and are considering further shrinkage, which experts warn could further erode US capacity to handle hurricanes. The Guardian
  • The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management under the New Jersey State Police has issued a mandatory overnight travel restriction in response to a major winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard conditions statewide. WRNJ Radio
  • Federal pullbacks are already undermining San Francisco's routine emergency management, and proposed shifts in the federal government's disaster management role could further strain already overburdened local and state budgets. SPUR
  • With the Trump Administration's reform push for disaster management, state and local elected officials will now be more accountable than ever for emergency management. Hstoday
  • Modern flood modelling identifies more than 2.2 times as many properties at substantial flood risk as the US Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps, uncovering nearly 600,000 additional properties outside designated high-risk zones. ReinsuranceNe.ws
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency has flood risk maps, but they are often outdated or underestimate the risk of inland flooding. Wbur
  • Recent analysis highlights a 20% projected increase in emergency management workforce requirements by 2028, driven largely by AI's role in predictive analytics within disaster response. Research.com

Last updated: 19 June 2026



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