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Fire Risk in 2017
From the Document: "This topical fire report explores fire risk as it applies to fire casualties in the U.S. population and is an update to 'Fire Risk in 2016,' Volume 19, Issue 6. The focus is on how fire risk, specifically the risks of death or injury, varies with age and how other demographic factors weigh upon that risk."
United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-09
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Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Tribal Governments
From the Document: "'The Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Tribal Governments' provides a basic framework and guidance for tribal leadership and stakeholders as they plan for recovery and recognizes that different tribes have different levels of capacity and different ways of planning. This guidance is applicable to both federally recognized and state recognized tribes and is appropriate preparation for all incidents with or without a Presidential Disaster Declaration. FEMA acknowledges the sovereignty of federally recognized tribes and is committed to helping tribal governments build more resilient communities. [...] Pre-disaster recovery planning helps ensure that if a natural or man-made disaster strikes, tribes will be prepared to address recovery after the incident even if the incident does not rise to the level of a federal declaration. [...] Recovery planning will put tribes in a better place to address pre-existing community needs, take advantage of available resources, think differently about how their resources can be adapted to new purposes, and seize opportunities to rebuild in a resilient way. Effective planning and preparation for potentially harmful events, both large and small, will save both time and money because roles and responsibilities will be clearly identified, and resources will be directed where they are needed most."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-09
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PrepTalks: Our Changing World: The Challenge for Emergency Managers [video]
From the Webpage: "David Kaufman is the Vice President and Director for Safety and Security at CNA and previously served as the Associate Administrator for Policy, Program Analysis, and International Affairs at FEMA. In his PrepTalk, Kaufman takes time to pause, step back, and absorb the big changes occurring across the globe. He explains the evolving trends, where they intersect, and how they will dictate the future of emergency management."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kaufman, David J.
2019-09
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South Napa Earthquake Recovery Advisory: Earthquake Strengthening of Cripple Walls in Wood-Frame Dwellings, Second Edition
From the Purpose: "The August 24, 2014 South Napa earthquake (FEMA DR‐4193) has reinforced past observations that wood‐ frame dwellings with flexible wood foundation walls (known as cripple walls) and inadequate anchorage (bolting) to the foundation are vulnerable to damage from earthquake shaking. [...] This Recovery Advisory Addresses: [1] Installation of pre‐engineered plywood bracing and foundation anchorage details intended to improve the performance of cripple walls in wood‐frame dwellings in future earthquakes. [2] Information on how and when to use the FEMA Plan Set, and when to engage the services of a design professional."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.)
2019-09
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Preptalks: Dr. Carolyn Kousky 'Harnessing the Power of Disaster Insurance' [video]
From the Video Description: "In her PrepTalk, Dr. Carolyn Kousky, Executive Director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, demonstrates the essential role of insurance in disaster recovery. She explains why not enough people have insurance coverage, and offers suggestions for how the public and private sectors can work together to overcome challenges to increasing insurance coverage across America." The duration of the video is 22 minutes and 29 seconds.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kousky, Carolyn
2019-09
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FEMA Section 504 Implementation Plan
From the Executive Summary: "The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is the federal statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. Under Section 504, FEMA, as a department or agency within the Federal government, must ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all its programs and activities. [...] FEMA's Section 504 Implementation Plan sets forth concrete steps to strengthen the Agency's approach to providing equal access to individuals with disabilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Plan is based on data collected during a six-month self-evaluation process that assessed FEMA's public-facing programs and activities and their compliance with Section 504."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-08-12
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of July 31, 2019 (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. 116-6 requires that the FEMA Administrator provide a report by the fifth business day of each month on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that includes a funding summary, a table delineating DRF funding activities each month by state and event, a summary of the funding for the catastrophic events, and the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance. Consequently, the following report elements are included: 1. Appendix A is an appropriations summary that includes a synopsis of the amount of appropriations made available by source, the transfers executed, the previously allocated funds recovered, and the commitments, allocations,and obligations. 2. Appendix B presents details on the DRF funding activities delineated by month. 3. Appendix C presents obligations and estimates by spending category for Hurricanes Sandy, Harvey, Irma, and Maria and declarations since August 1, 2017. 4. Appendix D presents funding summaries for the current active catastrophic events including the allocations, obligations, and expenditures. 5. Appendix E presents the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance. 6. Appendix F presents a bridge table that provides explanation for the monthly and baseline change for all activities to include details for catastrophic events."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-08-06
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Individuals and Households Program Assistance for Occupational Tools (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Document: "This report provides a review of FEMA's Individual Assistance policy for the delivery of financial assistance to self-employed applicants for the loss of occupational tools incurred as the result of a major disaster or emergency."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-08-06
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Hazardous Materials Incidents: Guidance for State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Private Sector Partners
From the Purpose: "This document provides state, local, tribal, and territorial officials with information and resources to improve resilience to hazardous materials incidents. Resilience is the backbone of emergency management. The Nation's ability to weather storms and disasters without experiencing loss significantly reduces our risk. In 2018, through the Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) process and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR), 50% of states and territories and 40% or tribal participants identified chemical and radiological hazardous material releases as a hazard of concern. This represents the most frequent technological hazard identified by the respondents; 27% identified radiological hazardous materials, the second highest technological hazard of concern. This document compiles information on existing resources and training developed by FEMA and other Federal and whole community partners. It is intended to provide basic, high-level guidance and identifies additional resources and trainings from widely accepted authoritative sources on hazardous materials incidents."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-08
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FEMA Fact Sheet: Reunification Services
From the Document: "FEMA is statutorily required to facilitate the reunification of unaccompanied minors with their custodial parents/legal guardians, as well as the voluntary reunification of adults with their families, during declared emergencies or major disasters. Working collaboratively with whole community partners, FEMA Mass Care/Emergency Assistance (MC/EA) develops procedures, identifies best practices and provides resources to strengthen reunification services. FEMA coordinates deployment of national reunification resources, both human and material, to support state-led reunification task forces as well as field operations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-08
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Healthcare Facilities and Power Outages: Guidance for State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Private Sector Partners
From the Introduction: "This document provides guidance and resources on improving healthcare facility resilience to power outages. Resilience is the backbone of emergency management. The Nation's ability to weather storms and disasters without experiencing loss significantly reduces our risk. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) developed this guide in collaboration with, and support from, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and other partners to meet, in part, the requirements of Section 1208 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act. This document informs state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, first responders, utility companies, and healthcare facilities on: [1] Healthcare facility preparedness standards and challenges; [2] Ways to integrate emergency preparedness efforts throughout the whole community; and [3] Methods for prioritizing assistance to hospitals, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities during power outages."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2019-08
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Distribution Management Plan Guide
From the Purpose: "Emergency Management Preparedness Grant (EMPG) requirements were updated in 2019 to require that recipients' Emergency Operations Plans include a Distribution Management Plan. This guide provides information on the intent of the new requirement, how to develop a Distribution Management Plan, key components of Distribution Management Plans, how to review and update a Distribution Management Plan, and how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reviews and evaluates Distribution Management Plans."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-08
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CERT Hazard Annexes: Instructor Guide
This document includes the following instructor guides: "CERT [Community Emergency Response Team] Hazard Annex: Avalanche"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Earthquake"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Extreme Heat"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Fire"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Flood"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Hurricane"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Landslide"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Nuclear Emergencies"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Thunderstorms and Related Hazards"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Tornadoes"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Tsunami"; "CERT Hazard Annex: Volcano"; and "CERT Hazard Annex: Winter Storm." Each guide provides detailed instructions on prevalent information to present to class participants, such as: key facts, disaster impacts, preparedness overviews, and proper active and post disaster actions.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2019-08
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CERT Basic Training: Instructor Guide
From the Document: "This training covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services are not available. With training and practice, and by working as a team, you will be able to protect yourself and maximize your capability to help for the greatest number of people after a disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2019-08
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CERT Basic Training: Participant Manual
From the Document: "This training covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services are not available. With training and practice, and by working as a team, you will be able to protect yourself and maximize your capability to help for the greatest number of people after a disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2019-08
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CERT Hazard Annexes: Participant Manual
This guide from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) covers skills important to know when facing the following hazards: avalanches, earthquakes, extreme heat, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, nuclear emergencies, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and winter storms.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Community Emergency Response Team (U.S.)
2019-08
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2019 National Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA): Overview and Methodology
From the Document: "The '2019 National Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA): Overview and Methodology' provides an in-depth description of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) approach to completing a national-level risk assessment. The intended audience is emergency management officials engaged in risk assessment at the community and Federal level, as well as other practitioners in the private sector or academia."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-07-25
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FEMA CBRN Office: Chemical Portfolio Overview [presentation]
From the Presentation: "Chemical City Planner Resource (ChemCPR) Tool: A planning tool that focuses on providing detailed understanding and progression of a potential high consequence accidental chemical release (airborne, high toxicity)[.]"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Allen, Terrance
2019-07-17
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of June 30, 2019 (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. 116-6 requires that the FEMA Administrator provide a report by the fifth business day of each month on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that includes a funding summary, a table delineating DRF funding activities each month by state and event, a summary of the funding for the catastrophic events, and the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-07-09
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Fire-Related Firefighter Injuries Reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (2015-2017)
From the Document: "Annually, from 2015 to 2017, there were an estimated 63,000 firefighter injuries resulting from all types of fire department duties. Of these injuries, 25,975 occurred on the fireground or were considered to be fire related (includes structure fires, vehicle fires, outside fires, etc.). An additional 4,525 injuries occurred while responding to or returning from an incident, which includes, but is not limited to, fires. While the majority of injuries are minor, a significant number are debilitating and career ending. These injuries exact a great toll on the fire service. [...] This topical report addresses the details of firefighter injuries sustained at, responding to or returning from a fire incident, focusing on data as reported to the NFIRS [National Fire Incident Reporting System] from 2015 to 2017, the most recent data available at the time of the analysis."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States Fire Administration
2019-07
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Business Process Analysis and Business Impact Analysis User Guide
From the Document: "Conducting a BPA [Business Process Analysis] and a BIA [Business Impact Analysis] are critical steps in developing a comprehensive continuity plan. If a natural or man-made crisis occurs that forces an organization to perform its mission with fewer people and from a place different than where it normally operates, a solid plan is needed to accomplish that action successfully. Once the organization has identified its EFs [essential functions], the organization performs a BPA to determine and understand the processes necessary to perform organizational functions and requirements. The organization conducts a BIA to identify potential impacts on the performance of essential functions and the consequences of the failure to sustain those functions. The data collected and analyzed in the BPA and BIA process allows for the application of organization-wide risk analysis to contribute to sound decision making and strengthens operations through effective risk management. This guide will assist organizations so that the organization can create a comprehensive capability to sustain critical operations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-07
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Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-In-Place: Guidance for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Partners
From the Purpose: "This document supports state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place protective actions. It summarizes characteristics that jurisdictions should consider when planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place operations and builds on 'Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans' by providing unique considerations for development of evacuation and shelterin-place plans. In addition, this document contains job aids and checklists that jurisdictions can customize to meet their needs for all disasters regardless of scale."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-07
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of May 31, 2019 (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress )
From the Background: "P.L. 116-6 requires that the FEMA Administrator provide a report by the fifth business day of each month on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that includes a funding summary, a table delineating DRF funding activities each month by state and event, a summary of the funding for the catastrophic events, and the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-06-07
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Department of Homeland Security: Disaster Contracts Quarterly Report: First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2019 (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Document: "This report was compiled pursuant to the language set forth in Title VI of the FY 2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-295). The report provides information and data on contracts, including those using disaster funds that were entered into by means other than competitive procedures."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-06-03
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National Flood Insurance Program Claims Manual [June 2019]
From the Purpose: "The purpose of the NFIP [National Flood Insurance Program] Claims Manual is to improve clarity of claims guidance to WYOs [Write Your Own insurance companies], vendors, adjusters, and examiners so that policyholders experience consistency and reliability of service. The manual provides processes for handling claims from the notice of loss to final payment."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; National Flood Insurance Program (U.S.)
2019-06-01
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Prepared and Resilient Fire and Emergency Medical Services: Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2019-2023
From the Document: "The following pages represent the newly revised strategic plan (2019-2023) for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA). This plan is closely aligned with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Strategic Plan and depicts our revised vision, mission, strategic goals and objectives. [...] Our strategic direction began with a review of our vision and mission. We made some adjustments focused on the future of the fire and EMS [Emergency Medical Services]. Our new vision is a 'prepared and resilient fire and Emergency Medical Services'. This is our desired outcome for the men and women who selflessly serve. We revised our mission to 'support and strengthen fire and Emergency Medical Services and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards'. This mission elevates the opportunity to achieve our described vision."
United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-06
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Wildland Urban Interface Fire Operational Requirements and Capability Analysis: Report of Findings
From the Executive Summary: "In December of 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator requested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) research new and emerging technology that could be applied to wildland fire incident response, given the loss of life that occurred in California during the fall of 2017 in Santa Rosa and Ventura. [...] As a result, S&T formed an Integrated Project Team (IPT) and initiated the WUI [wildland urban interface] Fire Operational Requirements and Technology Capability Analysis Project. Over the course of the project, the IPT identified areas of innovation in wildland fire incident relating to wildland fire preparedness and mitigation and enhanced wildland fire suppression practices, including resistant infrastructure planning, building materials, and building codes."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate; United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-05-31
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Disaster Relief Fund: FY 2020 Funding Requirements (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Document: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to P.L. 116-6, is providing this report on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) budget requirements."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-05-28
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Hazus Quarterly (Spring 2019)
This issue of the FEMA Hazus Quarterly Newsletter features the article: "Bay Area uses Hazus Analysis to Prioritize Storm Water Mitigation Projects" by Satish Kumar; in addition to updates and announcements.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-05-16
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of April 30, 2019 (Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. 116-6 requires that the FEMA Administrator provide a report by the fifth business day of each month on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) that includes a funding summary, a table delineating DRF funding activities each month by state and event, a summary of the funding for the catastrophic events, and the fund exhaustion date, or end-of-fiscal-year balance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-05-08
