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Campus CERT: Starter Guide
"The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a nationally supported, locally implemented program that teaches people how to be better prepared for hazards that may impact their communities and trains them in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Local CERT programs train and organize teams of volunteers to safely assist their families, neighbors, co-workers, and other community members during emergencies when professional responders may not be immediately able to provide assistance. During disasters, CERT volunteer teams perform basic response activities, including checking in on their neighbors following an incident to make sure they are okay, distributing information to the public, supporting emergency operations centers, and helping to manage traffic and crowds. This allows professional responders to focus their efforts on more complex tasks. CERT volunteers also support their communities by organizing, promoting, and participating in emergency preparedness events, activities, and projects."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-10
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Strategic Foresight Initiative: Technological Development and Dependency: Long-term Trends and Drivers and Their Implications for Emergency Management
"Worldwide, mobile devices have become the preferred choice for communication and internet access. There were 4.6 billion mobile phone subscribers in 2009 up from 1.8 billion in 2004 (39% increase). If trends continue, it is predicted there will be 6.9 billion mobile phone subscribers worldwide by 2020 (67% increase). In 2009, half a billion mobile phone subscribers used their device to connect to the internet. This number is expected to double to one billion by 2015.Information searches, mapping/location, messaging, social networking, and music downloads are among the current and projected most popular mobile internet sites accessed by mobile device users. Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site, currently has 500 million users of which 200 million (40%) access the system through mobile devices. By 2020, mobile devices will be a primary connection tool to the internet for most people in the world."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011-05
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Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100.b): Student Manual [August 2010]
"The goals for this course are for you to: (1) Demonstrate basic knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). (2) Be prepared to coordinate with response partners from all levels of government and the private sector. This course is designed to provide overall incident management skills rather than tactical expertise. Additional courses are available on developing and implementing incident tactics."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2010-08
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ICS for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents (ICS 200.b): Student Manual [August 2010]
"Unit Objectives At the end of this course, you will be able to: (1) Describe the Incident Command System (ICS) organization appropriate to the complexity of the incident or event. (2) Use ICS to manage an incident or event."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2010-08
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Example Application Guide for ASCE/SEI 41-13 Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings, with Additional Commentary for ASCE/SEI 41-17
From the Preface: "For over 30 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has had an extensive and long-term program to address the seismic safety of existing buildings. This program has led to the development of guidelines and standards for existing buildings that form the basis of current seismic evaluation and performance-based design of seismic retrofits in the United States. In 2014, the Applied Technology Council (ATC), with funding from FEMA under Task Order Contract HSFE60-12-D-0242, commenced a series of projects (ATC-124, ATC-124-1, and ATC-124-2) to develop a document that would present design examples for seismic retrofit and evaluation of buildings using the consensus standard ASCE/SEI 41-13, 'Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings,' published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. This 'Example Application Guide' and its design examples provide helpful guidance on the interpretation and use of ASCE/SEI 41-13, and the 'Guide' is intended to benefit both practicing engineers and building officials who have limited or no experience with ASCE/SEI 41, as well as those engineers and building officials who have used ASCE/SEI 41 in the past but have specific questions."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Applied Technology Council
2018-06
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Hazus Quarterly (Summer 2019)
This issue of the FEMA Hazus Quarterly Newsletter features: "Hazus Tsunami Model Adapted for Risk Assessment in Israel" adapted from Eran Frucht's Mater's thesis; in addition to updates and announcements.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-09-05
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Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide (IAPPG)
From the Introduction: "The Individual Assistance Program and Policy Guide (IAPPG) consolidates information on all of FEMA's Individual Assistance (IA) programs and activities and provides a comprehensive policy resource for state, territorial, tribal, and local (SLTT) governments, non-governmental partners, and entities that participate in or support the recovery of disaster survivors."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2019-03
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Strategic Plan FY 1998 Through FY 2007, with Operational Objectives Through FY 2002: Partnership for a Safer Future
From the Foreword: "In the period covered by this Plan, we will identify four communities in high-risk areas that are committed to protecting their citizens, businesses, and infrastructure from disasters. Each community will address the hazard to which it is most vulnerable: flood, earthquake, hurricane, or fire. The experiences of these communities will enable us to begin the development of transferable models of disaster-resistant communities to the rest of the country. Other steps leading to the creation of disaster-resistant communities include (1) overhauling FEMA's public assistance process to reduce red tape and time, (2) establishing a Federal pre-disaster mitigation fund, and (3) continuing to establish and strengthen the public-private partnership for emergency management. This strategic plan includes revisions to FEMA's 1994 strategic plan. [...] This Plan also includes specific 5-year operational objectives for each major strategy employed to achieve each strategic goal."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1997-08-21
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Annual Preformance Report: Partnership for a Safer Future 1999
From the Report Overview: "In FY 1997, FEMA developed its strategic plan, Partnership for the Future, and the FY 1999 Annual Performance Plan (APP) on which this report is based. [...] This report is divided into two sections.The first section highlights FY 1999 activities, goals and measures that demonstrate the breadth of FEMA's efforts and achievement toward its strategic goals.The second section is a comprehensive report of FY 1999."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999
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Annual Performance Report: Partnership for a Safer Future 2000
From the Document: "Most of the events to which FEMA responds are natural ones: hurricanes, floods, the occasional tornado, and the less frequent earthquake. FEMA is also prepared to manage the consequences of those most heinous of crimes, politically motivated terrorism and acts of violent design. Sadly, recovery from any disaster is never fully complete. Emotional, physical, and financial losses leave individual and communal scars. To limit such trauma and subsequent adjustments, FEMA has focused during the past several years on what individuals, separately or within communities, can do as FEMA partners to mitigate the devastating effects of natural disasters. [...] In FY 2000 there were 166 requests for Federal assistance resulting in 103 Federal declarations of disaster, emergency, or fire suppression."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2000
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PrepTalks: Understanding the Value of Insurance [video]
"In his PrepTalk, Kevelighan shares the pivotal role that insurance plays in people's lives and communities, both before and after a disaster. 'What happens when the water drains, when the dust settles? You have to rebuild an economy,' Kevelighan says. 'This is what insurance does. It gets people back in their jobs. It gets people back in their homes.' He describes the deeper values of insurance, including how insurance improves safety, builds resilience, and promotes innovation. Sean Kevelighan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Information Institute, an organization dedicated to improving the public's understanding of insurance."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kevelighan, Sean
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Updated Guidance on Use of the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) to Ensure Timely Procurement of Food Resources
"USDA [U.S. Department of Agriculture] and DOC [Department of Commerce] have entered into a new agreement that authorizes DHS to place DPAS [Defense Priorities and Allocations System] rated orders for certain food resources in support of DHS Approved Programs. Pursuant to this agreement and the January 7, 2010, delegation of DPAS Delegation 4 authority from the Administrator, the addressees on this memorandum are now authorized to use their DPAS Delegation 4 authority to place rated orders for food resources, subject to the limitation described in the following paragraph. This authority will continue in effect until such time as USDA issues final regulations providing procedures for use of its DPA priorities authority with respect to food resources. In general, eligible food resources under the USDA-DOC agreement include, but are not limited to: Meals Ready-to-Eat; commercial self-heating meals; commercially packaged foodstuffs; commercial grocery items; carbonated beverages; fruit juices and other liquid consumables (other than water). (For a complete definition of 'food resources,' see the Attachment entitled 'The Exercise of Authority by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency Under DPAS Delegation 4.') The DPAS Delegation 4 limitation on use of rated orders for 'common use items' applies with respect to food resources. Rated orders may not be used for food resources that are commonly available in commercial markets for general consumption and do not require major modification when purchased for approved program use, unless these items are in short supply. This limitation does not apply to meals Ready-to-Eat or other food resources that are, generally, prepared or packaged to meet national defense procurement needs, including disaster preparedness and response needs. Nor does this limitation apply for contracts and orders placed to prepare for, respond to, or recover from a declared emergency or disaster under the Stafford Act. In the event of a declared emergency or disaster, it may be assumed that food resources needed for emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities are in short supply and could not be procured in a time fashion without using a rated order."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kaufman, David J.
2011-08-04
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PrepTalks: Saving Lives After a Nuclear Detonation [video]
"Brooke Buddemeier's PrepTalk, 'Saving Lives After a Nuclear Detonation,' emphasizes the importance of sheltering after a nuclear detonation and provides emergency managers with tools to help citizens, responders, and city officials get ready."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Buddemeier, Brooke R.
2018-09
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Elevated Residential Structures
From the Preface: "Whenever possible, residential structures should not be located in flood-prone areas. Flooding in these areas is virtually assured at some point in the future, bringing with it the potential for property damage-no matter how well a structure is designed-as well as danger to building occupants. However, it is not always possible to avoid flood-prone areas. This manual is for designers, developers, builders, and others who wish to build elevated residential structures in flood-prone areas prudently. [...] This is a revision of a manual of the same title published in 1976 by the Federal Insurance Administration. This revision reflects changes since 1976 in floodplain management techniques and regulations, improvements in construction materials and practice, increases in construction costs, and additions to the relevant literature."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1984-03
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Hurricane Irma in Florida: Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance, Mitigation Assessment Team Report
From the Executive Summary: "Hurricane Irma resulted in one of the largest evacuations (approximately 6.5 million people) and most extensively used sheltering operations for the State of Florida (Florida House of Representatives, 2018). Presidential disaster declarations were issued for Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the storm (FEMA, 2018c). Hurricane Irma caused damage to buildings across the entire affected area, as well as widespread power outages and interruptions in utility service."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-12
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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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Local Capacity Building Support Catalog: Training, Toolkits, Technical Assistance for Local Governments
From the Document: "The Local Capacity Building Support Catalog contains resources useful to local governments recovering from severe disasters. It is a compilation of ongoing trainings, toolkits, and technical assistance offered by over 40 federal and state departments, professional and trade associations, and national non-profit organizations. Most offerings are free or low cost. The Catalogs purpose is to help local governments address knowledge and capacity gaps in disciplines necessary for long-term recovery. Local Governments should see the Catalog as a buffet of offerings that can be used to address their self-identified needs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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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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Search and Rescue Operations in California During Flooding: January to March, 1995
This report is part of a series of reports on technical rescue incidents across the United States. Technical rescue has become increasingly recognized as an important element in integrated emergency response. Technical rescue generally includes the following rescue disciplines: confined space rescue, rope rescue, trench/collapse rescue, ice/water rescue, and agricultural and industrial rescue. The intent of these reports is to share information about recent technical rescue incidents with rescuers across the country. The investigation reports, such as this one, provide' detailed information about the magnitude and nature of the incidents themselves; how the response to the incidents was carried out and managed; the impact of these incidents on emergency responders and the emergency response systems in the community; and the lessons learned. The U.S. Fire Administration greatly appreciates the cooperation and information it has received from the fire service, county and state officials, and other emergency responders while preparing these reports.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA Fact Sheet: Task Force for Emergency Readiness
This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fact sheet provides information on the Task Force for Emergency Readiness (TFER) pilot program. It also presents the organization, duration and evaluation of TFER. "The TFER initiative centers on the creation and employment of a dedicated planning team, which will be formed around a set of highly-skilled planners with strong backgrounds in state or regional catastrophic preparedness planning, National Guard civil-military support operations, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA). The goal of the pilot is to assess the viability of the initiative to strengthen integrated state and federal planning [...]"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of February 28, 2021 (Fiscal Year 2021 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. 116-260 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. P.L. 116-136 requires that both projected and actual costs for funds provided by it for major disasters and any other expenses be provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-03-11
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of December 31, 2020 (Fiscal Year 2021 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. 116-260 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. P.L. 116-136 requires that both projected and actual costs for funds provided by it for major disasters and any other expenses be provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-01-08
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of November 30, 2020 (Fiscal Year 2021 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "P.L. 116-93 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. P.L. 116-136 requires that both projected and actual costs for funds provided by it for major disasters and any other expenses be provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-12-07
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Improving Public Messaging for Evacuation and Shelter‐in‐Place: Findings and Recommendations for Emergency Managers from Peer-Reviewed Research
From the Overview: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted this study to provide emergency managers with: [1] peer-reviewed research findings on public understanding and decision-making for evacuation and shelter-in-place protective actions, and [2] data-driven recommendations for improving public messaging to inform the public about risk and to increase compliance with instructions to evacuate or to shelter-in-place. FEMA tasked Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) with conducting a literature review of published peer-reviewed research, summarizing the research findings, and developing related recommendations. This analysis can inform outreach strategies, communication strategies, evacuation planning, and emergency operations plans. Some recommendations are best implemented before an event and some suggest ways to improve response operations." A supplemental slideshow presentation of this report can be found in the HSDL here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=853704]
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Freeman, Carol; Nunnari, Nicole; Edgemon, Lesley . . .
2021-04
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Improving Public Messaging for Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place: Findings and Recommendations for Emergency Managers from Peer-Reviewed Research [Presentation]
This slideshow is a supplemental presentation to the report of the same name in the HSDL library located here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=853703] From the Purpose: "An examination of published peer-reviewed research on evacuation and shelter-in-place protective actions to: [1] Document research findings; and [2] Present research-based recommendations to emergency managers on: [a] Informing community members about risk, and [b] Providing effective messaging to increase compliance with instructions to evacuate or to shelter-in-place."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-04
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FEMA's Role in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
From the Document: "In alignment with President Biden's plan to respond to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] [hyperlink], FEMA will work with other federal agencies to coordinate with state, tribal and territorial authorities and private sector partners and others to 'assist, augment and expedite' vaccinations in the United States."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-02-10
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Transitional Sheltering Assistance Policy (Interim)
From the Background: "Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) is a short-term, non-congregate sheltering form of assistance for displaced disaster survivors taking refuge in emergency shelter locations. The intent of TSA is to provide sheltering using facilities, including but not limited to, hotels and motels for survivors as they transition from emergency shelters to temporary or permanent housing solutions. Based on lessons learned from previous TSA activations and the coronavirus [disease 2019] (COVID-19) pandemic, and in alignment with FEMA's Strategic Plan to reduce complexity and simplify disaster recovery, the Recovery Directorate issues this Interim Policy for TSA to be applied under emergency or major disaster declarations that include Individual Assistance (IA)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-08-24?
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Stakeholder Engagement Plan
From the Introduction: "It is incumbent upon the Director of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Program Management Office (PMO) and his staff to reach out to both those who affect the program and those who are affected by the program. The purpose of this plan is to establish how this engagement will be accomplished in order to achieve the functional requirements stated in Executive Order 13407 and achieve the objectives set forth in the IPAWS Strategic Plan. The Director will reach out to program partners and stakeholders on two levels. First, the IPAWS PMO will engage with various partners on an individual and/or group basis to ensure the right message about IPAWS is reaching the right audience at the right time. [...] Second, the Director will establish the mechanisms by which technological and operational experts can collaborate to: (a) develop, design, and implement the program at all levels of government and, (b) develop and implement a risk management program for critical IPAWS infrastructure in accordance with the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2010-03
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Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS): 'Outreach Plan for Communications and Partner Engagement' (May 2011)
From the Executive Summary: "The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) program will modernize and enhance alert and warning delivery to the American public. Established by Presidential Executive Order 13407, the IPAWS Program brings together existing and new public alert and warning systems and technologies in order to provide government alerting authorities at all levels a broader range of message options and communications pathways. During an emergency, the IPAWS will facilitate timely delivery of alert and warning information over more media to more people before, during, and after a disaster. In the event of a national emergency, the President will be able to use the IPAWS to send a message to the American people quickly and simultaneously through multiple communications pathways. The IPAWS will also provide Federal, State, local, tribal and territorial governments with capability to integrate their alert and warning systems with the national alert and warning infrastructure. Through this, the IPAWS will increase resilience of local systems and provide additional means by which life-saving information is distributed during a crisis. The IPAWS Program Management Office (PMO) is partnering with recognized government and industry leaders and technical experts to ensure the IPAWS program incorporates the latest technologies and is practical for prospective users. Partners include Federal Governance and Legislative, Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial Alerting Authorities, Private Sector Industry, Non-Profit and Advocacy, and the American People."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2011-05
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COVID-19 Resource Roadmaps
From the Document: "Our Resource Roadmaps (Roadmaps) assist state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) leaders and stakeholders with navigating some of the challenges, as well as the resources, associated with the Coronavirus [disease 2019] (COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, the Roadmap describes how supplemental appropriated funds and certain ongoing annually funded federal programs, can be used to implement potential solutions. 'The Roadmaps are for informational purposes only and are compiled with publicly available information or with information provided by sources that are publicly obtained and should be viewed as only a starting point for individual research. The user should always directly consult the provider of a potential resource for current program information and to verify the applicability and requirements of a particular program.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2021-03-23
