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Principles of Classification Management for the Intelligence Community
"The Principles of Classification Management for the Intelligence Community (IC) are intended to facilitate and align IC decisions on classifying and marking Classified National Security Information (CNSI), particularly categories of CNSI common to multiple agencies. The Principles articulate norms IC elements will follow in exercising their authorities when classifying and marking intelligence information, products, and reports. Classifying and marking CNSI accurately and consistently are critical to ensuring accountability and transparency throughout the Community. The requirement to do so will grow in importance as the IC moves increasingly into an era of shared data and must respond to new technology that is changing ways information is communicated." The seven principles are listed in the document, each accompanied by a brief explanation.
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Fentanyl Safety for First Responders [website]
"The status and trends of the illicit drug trade, which includes Fentanyl, Fentanyl analogues and other potent synthetic opioids and analgesics in Canada are ever evolving. The intention of this site is to provide first responders with accurate safety information related to situations where opioids may be involved."
British Columbia. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
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Fentanyl: A Real Threat to Law Enforcement [video]
From the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) webpage description: DEA has released a Roll Call video to all law enforcement nationwide about the dangers of improperly handling fentanyl and its deadly consequences. Acting Deputy Administrator Jack Riley and two local police detectives from New Jersey appear on the video to urge any law enforcement personnel who come in contact with fentanyl or fentanyl compounds to take the drugs directly to a lab.
"Fentanyl can kill you," Riley said. "Fentanyl is being sold as heroin in virtually every corner of our country. It's produced clandestinely in Mexico, and (also) comes directly from China. It is 40 to 50 times stronger than street-level heroin. A very small amount ingested, or absorbed through your skin, can kill you."
United States. Drug Enforcement Administration
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: 3 Years Long, 3 Years Strong: New Jersey's Successful Approach to Purchasing Homes along Sandy's Flooded Path
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about storm mitigation efforts in New Jersey. "On October 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy pushed ashore New Jersey coastline: damaging or destroying 346,000 homes, cutting power to more than 2 million households, taking the lives of 37 people, and flooding a large portion of the state. As part of the recovery process, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie decided the State would purchase 1,300 properties in flood-prone communities, through its Blue Acres acquisition program, to dramatically reduce the risk of future catastrophic flood damage and to move families out of harm's way. The Blue Acres program has been able to complete, in just a few weeks for some homes, the acquisition (buyout) process which normally takes many communities months or even years to complete."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Defensible Space and Fire Resistant Building Materials Saves Property
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about wildfire mitigation efforts in California. "'When it looks like it's snowing and its 90 degrees outside, that's not a good thing,' recalled Darren Borgedalen of Mountain Ranch, a community in rural Calaveras County, California. The 'snow' Borgedalen was referring to was actually ash from the Butte Fire that swept his property in September 2015. It burned through more than 70,000 acres, mostly in Calaveras County, damaging or destroying more than 1,000 homes. [...] For years Borgedalen and his wife had maintained a defensible space around their property by keeping the underbrush cleared. With the wildfire fast approaching he brought in his bulldozer and cleared the trail he had established in the previous years. Meanwhile, Mrs. Borgedalen began to clean up any problem areas surrounding the house, garage and workshop before the fire arrived. Borgedalen had used fire resistant metal roofing and siding on his house, garage, and shop building, which withstood the extreme heat and the burning embers from the approaching wildfire."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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NCCIC/ICS-CERT FY 2015 Annual Vulnerability Coordination Report
"This report provides a summary of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC)/Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) vulnerability coordination activities for FY 2015. The goal of ICS-CERT is to reduce industrial control systems (ICS) risks within and across all critical infrastructure sectors by coordinating efforts among Federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as industrial control systems owners, operators, and vendors. ICS-CERT coordinates activities to reduce the likelihood of success and the severity of the impact of cyber-attacks against critical infrastructure control systems. This report provides trend analysis for all vulnerabilities reported to ICS-CERT in FY 2015. Most notably, researchers found that 52 percent came from improper input validation and permissions, privileges, and access controls. While this high percentage may indicate a pressing cybersecurity gap, it is also possible that it merely reflects the type of vulnerabilities targeted by researchers reporting to ICS-CERT. The majority of reported vulnerabilities for FY 2015 came from the Energy, Critical Manufacturing, and Water and Wastewater Sectors."
Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Digs in to Help Carencro
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Carencro, Louisiana. "Lush, green Lafayette Parish in Louisiana is surrounded by an abundance of water from lakes, swamps, marsh basins, bayous, and other streams that require constant management. Carencro, a small suburb of Lafayette, sits on the northern tip of the Parish within the Carencro Bayou. Its excess water is drained primarily through the Coulee Beau Bassin, Lantier Coulee, the Coulee Mine (covering more than 30,000 acres) and smaller coulees through the bayou into the Vermilion River. Coulee is a French term for 'flowing' or 'running' in reference to drainage of waterways or streams. While the community is enhanced by the beauty of its natural environment, all that water plagued the more than 8,000 residents of Carencro for many years with major flooding. […] While the study's final report had found that cleaning the coulees was an absolute necessity, it would not be sufficient to alleviate the problem adequately. Ultimately it was decided that, in addition to clearing the coulees of refuse and blockage that had built up over the years, a detention pond should be constructed to hold excess water that would slowly disperse into the coulees and on to the bayou.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Texas Water Development Board Helps Guadalupe County Safeguard Severe Repetitive Loss Properties
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Guadalupe County, Texas. "The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program assists states and communities. It provides federal funds for cost-effective measures to reduce or eliminate long-term risk from flood damage to Repetitive Loss (RL) and Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Guadalupe County, with assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), has tapped into the FMA program to come to the rescue of homeowners of these identified properties. […] To participate in the project, homeowners were asked to provide a copy of their elevation certificate, the declaration page of their flood insurance policy, a flood loss history from their insurance agent, photos of all four sides of the home and information regarding the type of foundation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: New Rest Areas Designed with Tornado Safety in Mind
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about tornado mitigation efforts in Texas. "The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is constructing new rest area facilities throughout the state to provide more services and a safer experience for travelers. Not only are the new facilities equipped with surveillance cameras, air-conditioned and heated restrooms, as well as an assisted-use restroom, they have tornado shelters!"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Water Pump Protects North Little Rock Community
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in North Little Rock, Arkansas. "Homes in the Rose City subdivision of North Little Rock were kept flood-free during the severe weather of Christmas 2015, thanks to a 1800-2200 gallon-per-minute water pump put in place by the city's Public Works Department. The pump kept floodwaters at bay during the worst flood the state had experienced since 1990."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Better Unpaved Roads for Nature and People in Arkansas
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about transportation mitigation efforts in Arkansas. "A common FEMA project in rural areas is the repair or rebuilding of unpaved roads. In 2013, the Arkansas Association of Counties, the Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts, the Farm Bureau, The Nature Conservancy and a dozen public and private partner organizations joined forces to establish the Arkansas Unpaved Roads Program. Over 85 percent of county roads in Arkansas are unpaved. Eroding unpaved roads can channel rainfall runoff, increasing erosion, and sediment delivery to streams, rivers, and lakes. This sediment can have negative effects for both people and nature. It can fill in gravel stream beds, causing the loss of in-stream habitat for game and non-gamefish and other aquatic species alike, make freshwater sources more expensive to treat for drinking water, and ultimately contribute to loss of lake capacity."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Emergency Manager's Efforts in Hard-Hit Texas Area Ensure Community Readiness
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about mitigation efforts in Buna, Texas. "For more than three decades, Emergency Management Coordinator and Floodplain Administrator Billy Ted Smith has taken a proactive approach to engaging the communities he serves in preparing for when disaster strikes. With good reason. Since 1973, according to Smith, Texas has had 72 major disaster declarations. The three counties he serves-Jasper, Newton, and Sabine-have seen more than their fair share of hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and floods, as well as tropical and winter storms. […] Everything from identifying hazards common to the area, knowing the risks, making an emergency supply kit, developing an emergency plan, becoming familiar with evacuation routes, heeding warnings and purchasing radios. Smith also encourages homeowners to find out if they live in a floodplain. Some of the worst natural disasters in history-measured by fatalities-have been river floods."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: East Texas Community Sees Far Less Flooding with Construction of Detention Pond
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flooding mitigation efforts in Pine Forest, Texas. "Texas was hit with torrential rain during most of March, resulting in a federal disaster declaration for 11 counties including Orange. […] Since 2012, however, the city's detention pond-a mitigation project prompted by the flooding that followed Hurricane Ike in 2008- has proved a valuable investment. A detention pond is a low-lying area that temporarily holds water while slowly draining to another location. The pond provides some flood control during heavy rains."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Surveillance and Control of 'Aedes aegypti' and 'Aedes albopictus' in the United States
"The primary objective of this document is to provide guidance for 'Aedes aegypti' and 'Aedes albopictus' surveillance and control in response to the risk of introduction of dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever viruses in the United States and its territories. This document is intended for state and local public health officials and vector control specialists."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Recovery is Built Through Partnerships
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about storm mitigation efforts in New York. "The scope of Sandy's damage reinforced a basic principle of good government: coordination among all affected applicants and agencies to achieve a common goal. Nowhere was this more vividly illustrated than with the Region II New York Sandy Recovery Office's (NYSRO) Environmental and Historic Preservation's (EHP's) collaborative efforts during Sandy's recovery. EHP worked closely with internal staff, federal partners and New York State to streamline the project review process. Their work covered projects that varied in complexity, including projects for more than 100 bridges and a Mesonet, a network of more than 100 automated environmental monitoring stations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Programmatically Achieving Excellence in Historic Preservation Stewardship
FEMA's [Federal Emergency Management Agency] National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland is responsible for training emergency managers and first responders to prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from disasters. The NETC campus is also a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the site of the former St. Joseph's College, founded in 1809 by Mother Elizabeth Seton, the first American born woman beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. In 2013, with the encouragement and support of FEMA Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (OEHP), NETC executed a programmatic agreement with the Maryland State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and other consulting parties to integrate FEMA's historic preservation compliance responsibilities outlined in Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) into the day-to-day management of the NETC facility. Based in part on FEMA's Prototype Agreement, the document provides a framework for expediting historic preservation compliance and the flexibility to address specific preservation issues and concerns."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
DiGiuseppe, Dan
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Preserving and Protecting a Community Treasure - the Historic Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Galveston, Texas. "The first floor of the historic Rosenberg Library located in Galveston, Texas, a barrier island 40 miles south of Houston, was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike storm surge. Thanks to flood mitigation funds from FEMA, flood insurance reimbursements, the state of Texas and private donations, it is now fully restored and protected from future storms. FEMA funding covered repairs to flooring, walls, and other interior components, as well as emergency protective measures taken by the Library before, during, and after the storm to protect the building and its contents from further damage. These efforts included relocating all of the buildings systems (electrical distribution system, telephone system, HVAC, Internet D-mark, etc.) that could be moved to the upper floors of the building."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Niangua Darter Endangered Species Act Success Story
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) routinely consults the services under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This requires Federal agencies to avoid jeopardizing continued existence of threatened or endangered species. However, many of us bypass Section 7(a)(1) ESA, which requires Federal agencies to use their program for conservation measures. Conservation of a species involves more than just avoiding jeopardy.
Starting with a disaster in 2002, FEMA-1412-DR-MO, the Service approached FEMA Region VII with a partnership opportunity to enhance fish passage in Niangua darter critical habitat. Low water crossings provide a barrier to Niangua darter and result in habitat segmentation. In 2008, the Service identified 32 priority low water crossings in Niangua darter habitat; these priority crossings provide the most formidable barriers for the Niangua darter and gauge the magnitude of the benefit that would be realized by improving fish passage based on both proximity and the linear stream miles that would be reopened to unobstructed passage. Over many years, in a very fragmented disaster recovery approach, FEMA has contributed to replacing several of these priority low water crossings."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Sessa, Ken
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Elevated Home along Arkansas River Survives Christmas, 2015 Flood
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Jefferson County, Arkansas. "The Christmas weekend of 2015 is one that many residents in Arkansas will never forget. The holiday began with up to 10 inches of rain on December 24 and Christmas Day was drenched. The downpour finally came to an end on December 26, but not before causing widespread destruction. Jefferson County was among the hardest hit areas. Hundreds of homes were inundated, roads were washed out and farmlands submerged. [...] John and Kathy Erwin live along the Arkansas River, and were prepared. They had elevated their home above the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) as local code required elevating the property at least a foot above the BFE. While other homes in the neighborhood flooded, their home remained dry."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: The Curtain Goes Up...and the Building Stays Up: Seismic Retrofit Protects Historic Theater
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about earthquake mitigation efforts in Charleston, South Carolina. "Nestled in the middle of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, sits a little piece of history. The Dock Street Theatre originally opened in 1736, and was the first building constructed in the 13 colonies with the express purpose of serving as a venue for the performing arts. After numerous reconstructions and different uses over the years, the current theater facility underwent a major retrofit in 2010 that offers significant protection from both seismic and high wind damages."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Higher Standards Mean Lower Flood Insurance Rates for Myrtle Beach Property Owners
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. "The Myrtle Beach boardwalk is a sight to see. A meandering 1.2 miles of solid oak walkway guides visitors along a scenic path that's reminiscent of a 1940s classic film. Situated along that boardwalk are boutiques, restaurants, and a pre-war replica of a 187-foot-high Ferris wheel, which harkens back to a time when World War II soldiers took their dates on evening rides, soaring through the night air beneath a well-lit sky. […] Boardwalk merchants and other property owners in this southern coastal community understand that an oceanfront lifestyle has its risks. To manage those risks, the city of Myrtle Beach joined the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1971, agreeing to adopt and enforce a flood damage prevention ordinance designed to protect property that is at high risk for flooding. In exchange, residents are allowed to purchase federally-backed flood insurance."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Richland County's Onsite Mobile Permitting Initiative: It's Never Too Late to Mitigate!
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Richland County, South Carolina. "On an ordinary day, Brittany Hutcherson can be found in the comfort of an air-conditioned office, sitting in front of her computer, providing guidance on safe building practices and obtaining building permits; but on this day the Richland County Permits Supervisor is seated in a metal folding chair, behind a makeshift counter, in the front yard of a storm-ravaged home. With her feet planted in soil still damp from the remnants of October 2015's historic flood, Hutcherson is focused on helping homeowners on the road to recovery. [...] Hutcherson was asked by Richland County Housing Official, Kecia Lara, to assist with the onsite mobile permitting operation. With prior training and experience in customer service, her priority was to tend to the needs of property owners in the process of rebuilding their homes and lives from the devastation. This initiative was particularly imperative because many of the area's homeowners are elderly and have transportation challenges, which prevented them from visiting the permitting office in person to get the help they needed."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Mapping Risks and Vulnerabilities to Increase Resilience Planning
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about disaster mitigation efforts in Columbia, South Carolina. "As we learn more about the dynamic arena of disaster preparedness, the realities of just how little we understand about the potential hazards we face reveal a need for increased focus on the educational front of this evolving field. The University of South Carolina's (USC) Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute (HVRI) is working to advance theories and promote practical uses of geospatial mapping and analysis. They strive to develop and maintain powerful analytical tools with the purpose of planning for - and protecting against - potential disasters. [...] To qualify for certain forms of assistance in the wake of a presidentially declared disaster, communities must have an approved Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) on file. Part of the requirements of such a plan involves identifying the hazard risks present within a community and formulating strategies to deal with such threats."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: New York Floodplain Management Team Advances Progress through Education and Collaboration
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about storm mitigation efforts in New York. "While education is an essential element of community floodplain management activities, so is relationship building. The unwavering commitment of the FEMA Region II's Sandy-focused Floodplain Management and Insurance (FMI) team gave a big boost to ten Long Island communities struggling to comply with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards after Hurricane Sandy. To help build solid relationships and increase stakeholder knowledge and confidence, FMI team members Justin Barnes and Jacqueline Chapman took on the mission of providing targeted customer support to ten storm-damaged communities striving to meet NFIP standards. […] They supplied local officials with information, tools and mentoring to help align their floodplain management programs with NFIP standards. The team provided technical assistance through community visits and biweekly follow-ups, increasing collaboration between FEMA staff and community stakeholders."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: City of Leon Valley Proactively Protects Citizens
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Leon Valley, Texas. "Leon Valley, Texas, has had its share of flooding events. Located in Central Texas within Northwest San Antonio, it is a community that has taken a proactive approach to keeping its citizens safe. Under the guidance of Fire Chief Luis Valdez, the City of Leon Valley has become the first High Water Mark (HWM) Initiative Community in Region 6 and is recognized as part of the national program. Chief Valdez has seen firsthand the damage caused by flood to homes and the lives of the citizens of his fair city. [...] As part of FEMA's HWM Initiative, the City of Leon Valley placed a permanent High Water Mark sign on the Raymond Rimkus Park Walking Path. It serves as a daily reminder of the day the City of Leon Valley faced over 6-feet of water in the park. The HWM Initiative encourages local residents and businesses to learn about their flood risks. The sign itself reminds residents to make emergency plans and build disaster supply kits. The initiative was based on tools and strategies developed by FEMA and eight other Federal agencies."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Greenville County 'Buys Down the Risk' With Property Acquisition Program
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Greenville County, South Carolina. "Creeks can be deceiving. The unassuming, meandering bodies of water convey a sense of calm to passersby, and sets scenes of solitude for the homeowner peering at its subtle wonder. Throughout history, communities have grown up around these bodies of water, resulting in thriving businesses and robust economies. But growth and development does not come without risks, and communities like Greenville County have learned to manage this risk in order to save lives and property, while ensuring future growth and prosperity for residents. […] As a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Greenville County conducted detailed studies of the watershed and found that the amount of new development occurring upstream of Brushy and Gilder creeks was causing severe flooding during storm events."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Earning Points Towards Savings: Charleston County's CRS Efforts Pay Off for Residents
This document is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Best Practices Portfolio. "The FEMA Best Practices Portfolio consists of mitigation stories submitted by individuals and communities that describe measures they have taken to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters. These Best Practices are meant to provide ideas and concepts about reducing losses and to encourage others to evaluate their own risk and consider mitigation as a long-term solution to reducing that risk." This Best Practice Story is about flood mitigation efforts in Charleston County, South Carolina. "Carl Simmons is the Director of Building Services for unincorporated Charleston County, and he is on a mission. Simmons leads the effort to ensure that property owners in his community benefit from the Community Rating System (CRS), a program initiated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1990. The CRS was designed to reward property owners in NFIP participating communities by offering reductions in the costs of their flood insurance premiums. Built on a ranking system, participating communities earn points for performing a variety of activities, some as simple as providing educational materials to the public all the way up to undertaking complex flood mitigation actions."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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South Asian Voices [website]
"South Asian Voices (SAV) is an online platform for strategic analysis on South Asia. Hosted by theStimson Center in Washington, D.C., SAV seeks to encourage emerging policy analysts and academics from the region to engage in critical inquiry and free-flowing debate on South Asia's security, political, and economic affairs. SAV provides greater visibility and deepened debate across borders to a rising generation of strategic thinkers on the subcontinent. Contributors put forth innovative analysis, challenge misperceptions, and engage in respectful, thoughtful commentary to enhance understanding of the region. SAV editors engage contributors in a thorough, collaborative review process to ensure their voices are heard by scholars and policymakers in Islamabad, New Delhi, Washington, and beyond. Views presented on SAV do not necessarily reflect the institutional positions of the Stimson Center. SAV does not offer financial compensation to authors. However, it does work to promote visibility of their work throughout South Asia and the United States. High quality submissions will be prominently featured on the site, engaged with by leading experts, promoted through social media, discussed in SAV podcasts, and cross-published in other leading online platforms or magazines. A small number of Visiting Fellowships are also offered biannually to outstanding analysts who contribute a substantial number of high quality submissions. SAV Visiting Fellows are hosted for one month at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. to develop a research project, meet with leading scholars and policy makers, and publish articles in different venues."
Henry L. Stimson Center
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How to Protect Your Networks from Ransomware
"Ransomware is the fastest growing malware threat, targeting users
of all types-from the home user to the corporate network. On
average, more than 4,000 ransomware attacks have occurred daily
since January 1, 2016. This is a 300-percent increase over the
approximately 1,000 attacks per day seen in 2015. There are very
effective prevention and response actions that can significantly
mitigate the risk posed to your organization.
Ransomware targets home users, businesses, and
government networks and can lead to temporary or
permanent loss of sensitive or proprietary information,
disruption to regular operations, financial losses incurred to
restore systems and files, and potential harm to an
organization's reputation."
United States. Department of Justice
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Exercise Evaluation Guide: Mass Search and Rescue Operations
This template provided by the Department of Homeland Security serves as a guide for evaluation full-scale exercises on the core capability of Mass Search and Rescue Operations.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
