Disaster management is defined as the discipline of avoiding risks through proper and systematic mitigation strategies....

When people hear the term storms, vivid images of Hurricanes Katrina and Ivan fill their minds. Americans have witnessed the destructive forces of Nature haplessly battering affected cities, towns and communities.

No one actually would be quite prepared to encounter or even deal with a crime scene. The situation would even be more complicated if the crime scene involves a violent crime or a homicide, which involves blood and...

Nowadays, the trend is moving towards installing fire sprinklers in private homes. It has been an old yet still useful adage that prevention is better than cure.