OSHA is urging North Carolina residents - emergency workers, employers and the public – who are struggling to clean up from the impact of Hurricane Joaquin to be aware of the hazards they may encounter and take steps to stay safe.

A siren blares in the night or mid-day. An emergency is occurring, and our first responder’s spring into action. They’re prepared.

Earthquakes, mud slides and flooding of monumental proportion; it's not uncommon to hear about disasters such as these occurring around the world.

Budget cutbacks at all levels of government are affecting the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to disasters, according to the Trust for America's Health, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to making disease prevention a national priority.

Federal and state budget cuts are endangering key programs that detect and respond to bioterrorism, new disease outbreaks and natural or accidental disasters, a new report finds.