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FEMA Releases Updated National Incident Management System (NIMS)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the refreshed National Incident Management System (NIMS) doctrine on October...
Oct 17, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Wildfire Resources for Local Health Departments
Over 40 wildfires threaten the public’s safety and health across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and throughout...
Oct 11, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Host a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency Preparedness
The FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs,...
Sep 28, 2017
Funding Opportunity: Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Flood Mitigation...
Aug 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Preparedness Month 2017: The Opportunity to Strengthen Community Resilience...
This September marks the fourteenth annual National Preparedness Month, created to raise public awareness about the importance of...
Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
FEMA National Level Exercise Planning: Opportunity for Local Health Departments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct their biennial National Level Exercise (NLE) to test and evaluate the...
Aug 08, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
New NACCHO Report: Population Monitoring Data Management during Radiological...
Radiological emergencies can vary by size and type and result from transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosive...
Jul 26, 2017 | Alexandra Harris
FEMA Seeks Feedback: National Incident Management System Resources
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking public comment on several newly released drafts of supplemental guidance...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
FEMA Seeks Partners to Gather Community Feedback on Disaster Readiness
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is launching a collaborative effort to gather feedback from communities across the...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
FEMA Releases Updated National Incident Management System (NIMS)The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the refreshed National Incident Management System (NIMS) doctrine on October 17, 2017. NIMS provides a common, nationwide approach to enable the whole community to work together to manage all threats and hazards. NIMS applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity. The refreshed NIMS: Retains key […] Oct 17, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Wildfire Resources for Local Health DepartmentsOver 40 wildfires threaten the public’s safety and health across California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and throughout the western United States. At least 15 people have died in California as a result of the fires in Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino counties. Wildfire smoke also poses a health risk to communities who are not directly impacted […] Oct 11, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Host a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency PreparednessThe FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, designed a one-day, eight-hour health sector emergency preparedness course to provide training to healthcare providers and suppliers in the achievement of the four core elements outlined in the September 2016 Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and... Sep 28, 2017 |
Funding Opportunity: Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant ProgramThe U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (FEMA). FEMA provides funding to states, territories, federally-recognized tribes and local communities for projects and planning that reduces or eliminates long-term risk of flood damage. FEMA requires state, tribal, and local governments to... Aug 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Preparedness Month 2017: The Opportunity to Strengthen Community Resilience and ResponseThis September marks the fourteenth annual National Preparedness Month, created to raise public awareness about the importance of emergency preparedness and encourage Americans to take action. Each year, throughout the month of September, more than 3,000 public and private organizations at the national, state, and local levels promote guidelines and resources on planning for and […] Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
FEMA National Level Exercise Planning: Opportunity for Local Health DepartmentsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will conduct their biennial National Level Exercise (NLE) to test and evaluate the capability of the nation to respond and recover, in a coordinated and unified manner, to a catastrophic incident. This year’s effort will focus on a catastrophic hurricane impacting the National Capital Region. Themes for the exercise include protective […] Aug 08, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
New NACCHO Report: Population Monitoring Data Management during Radiological EmergenciesRadiological emergencies can vary by size and type and result from transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosive radiological dispersal devices (RDDs/ dirty bombs), radiation exposure devices, and improvised nuclear devices (INDs). However, regardless of origin, large scale radiation emergencies, are likely to leave a sizeable group of individuals impacted by radiation... Jul 26, 2017 | Alexandra Harris |
FEMA Seeks Feedback: National Incident Management System ResourcesThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking public comment on several newly released drafts of supplemental guidance documents for the National Incident Management System (NIMS). These documents are designed to strengthen the resource management component of NIMS. Click here to access each draft document and its dedicated feedback form. In order to submit comments, FEMA requests... May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
FEMA Seeks Partners to Gather Community Feedback on Disaster ReadinessThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is launching a collaborative effort to gather feedback from communities across the country on the topic of disaster preparedness messaging. The collective data will be used to supplement findings from a 2016 FEMA pilot study, examining how preparedness messages are received and interpreted among populations disproportionately affected by disasters.... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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