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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Private Nonprofit Organizations
From the Document: "All 50 states, the District of Columbia, five territories, and numerous tribes are working directly with FEMA under President Trump's March 13, 2020, nationwide emergency declaration for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Under this emergency declaration, and subsequent major disaster declarations, certain private non-profit (PNP) organizations are eligible to apply for funding through FEMA's Public Assistance program. This fact sheet provides guidance for determining the eligibility of PNP applicants and work performed in accordance with the COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-31
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Managing Patient and Family Distress Associated with COVID-19 in the Prehospital Care Setting: Tips for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
From the Purpose: "Intended to provide care instructions for the psychological challenges associated with real or perceived exposure to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. This document includes practices for therapeutic communication between the EMS [Emergency Medical Services] provider, their patient and the patient's family to ensure that every aspect of the patient's well-being is being managed by EMS."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Department of Health and Human Services . . .
2020-03-30
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Mitigate Absenteeism by Protecting Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Clinicians' Psychological Health and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "The resilience of our Nation's healthcare system depends on our healthcare workforce's ability to report for duty. Critical supplies, equipment, and surge capacity rely on dedicated, trained health professionals and support staff to enable care. Prepare now and take actions, such as those listed below, to help your EMS [emergency medical services] agency protect your workers' psychological health and well-being."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; United States. Department of Health and Human Services . . .
2020-03-30
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force
From the Document: "The Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force is executing a whole-of-America approach to address limited supply of critical protective and life-saving equipment. Through a four-prong approach of 'Preservation, Acceleration, Expansion and Allocation', FEMA is bringing the full capacity of the Federal government to bear to find solutions to protect the American people and defeat COVID-19."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-29
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Administrator Gaynor's Letter to Emergency Managers
This document contains the Administrator Gaynor's letter to emergency managers.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-27
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Covid19 Best Practices for Food Stores
From the Document: "Stores will remain open out of necessity. The biggest threat to the food system is to the distribution points (stores, restaurants and markets) where the population meets the food production system. They are gathering and transmission nodes. The health of truckers is also a primary concern as truckers interact with stores in cluster areas. Absent healthy truckers, food stores will close. The food system as a whole has little centralized control. Food stores are in the front line in the fight against Covid19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and many are creating their own practices for dealing with this threat. While mandatory standardization is not possible, a shared set of best practices will be helpful to food stores."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
InfraGard National Disaster Resilience Council
2020-03-27
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Short Term Administrative Relief for Recipients and Subrecipients of FEMA Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Due to Loss of Operations
From the Document: "On March 19, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued OMB Memorandum M-20-17, 'Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations,' affording Federal awarding agencies with additional flexibilities (exceptions) to provide administrative relief to financial assistance recipients affected by the loss of operational capacity and increased costs due to the COVID-19 crisis. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing short-term relief for various administrative actions under 2 C.F.R. Part 200, 'Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards'[.] In accordance with M-20-17, these exceptions are time-limited and will be reassessed by OMB within 90 days of the issuance of its memo."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Bean, Bridget E.
2020-03-27
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Chart Describing Applicability of OMB Memo M-20-17 to FEMA Grant Programs
This document contains charts explaining the OMB (Office of Management and Budget) Memo M20-17 and its "applicability to FEMA programs."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-27
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COVID-19 Fact Sheet: Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) and Emergency Protective Measures for COVID-19
From the Document: "The Office of Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (OEHP) is committed to facilitating timely and prompt compliance reviews for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] activities. This includes identifying activity types where the Applicant will need to provide minimal information or documentation in order to conduct an environmental and historic preservation (EHP) review. Although certain emergency protective measures are statutorily exempted from review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), these actions may still require review for compliance with other EHP laws, regulations, and executive orders. For activities where there is potential to adversely affect natural, historic, and/or archaeological resources, OEHP is working with our other federal agency partners to streamline EHP compliance through a programmatic approach. Applicants are responsible for completing activities in a manner that complies with all state and local guidelines and for obtaining all necessary permits. Work in violation of local, State, or Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders may be ineligible for FEMA funding. Additionally, non-compliance with EHP conditions associated with individual projects may jeopardize receipt of federal funding."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-27?
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COVID-19 Fact Sheet: Floodplain Considerations for Temporary Critical Facilities
From the Document: "Even a slight chance of flooding can pose too great a threat to the delivery of services provided by a critical facility (such as those that provide temporary medical services, including, but not limited to hospitals, medical sheltering, and mortuary facilities). Further, these critical facilities are likely to have occupants who may not be sufficiently mobile to evacuate in order to avoid injury or death during a flood. Site considerations for such facilities must include an evaluation of flood risk. All critical facilities--including those of a temporary nature--should be located outside all high-risk flood hazard areas, including Zones V and A and Shaded X. Specifically, these facilities or uses should not be located in the Coastal High Hazard Area (including Zone V), the entire Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA, or 1-percent-annual-chance flood hazard area), or the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood hazard area (including shaded X zones)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-27?
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Whole-Of-Government Response [March 25, 2020]
From the Document: "Under the direction of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, FEMA, HHS [Department of Health and Human Services] and our federal partners are working with state, local, tribal and territorial governments to execute a whole of government response to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the public."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-25
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Response
From the Document: "[1] The federal government continues taking aggressive and proactive steps to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The health and safety of the American people is our top priority. [2] Under the direction of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, FEMA, HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] and our federal partners are working with state, local, tribal and territorial governments to execute a whole of government response to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the public."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-23
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FEMA Frequently Asked Questions: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Non-Congregate Sheltering
From the Document: "Subsequent to President Trump's March 13, 2020, Nationwide Emergency Declaration for Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes that non-congregate sheltering may be necessary in this Public Health Emergency to protect public health and save lives. This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about non-congregate sheltering during the Secretary of Health and Human Services' (HHS') declaration of a Public Health Emergency for COVID-19."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-21
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Accessible Public Service Announcements Category B: Emergency Protective Measures
From the Document: "Under Category B of FEMA's Public Assistance Program, state, local, tribal, and territorial entities can request assistance for providing communications of general health and safety information to the public. Expenses associated with making those communications accessible and effective for the whole community, including people with disabilities, people with limited English proficiency, and others with access and functional needs, may also be eligible for assistance as Category B emergency protective measures."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-21
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Public Assistance: Non-Congregate Sheltering Delegation of Authority
From the Document: "Under President Trump's March 13, 2020, national emergency declaration for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, FEMA's Regional Administrators have been delegated authority to approve requests for non-congregate sheltering for the duration of the Secretary of Health and Human Services' declaration of a Public Health Emergency for COVID-19."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-19
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Fact Sheet: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Eligible Emergency Protective Measures
From the Document: "Consistent with the President's national emergency declaration for the coronavirus (COVID- 19) pandemic on March 13, 2020, FEMA urges officials to, without delay, take appropriate actions that are necessary to protect public health and safety pursuant to public health guidance and conditions and capabilities in their jurisdictions. FEMA provides the following guidance on the types of emergency protective measures that may be eligible under FEMA's Public Assistance Program in accordance with the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration in order to ensure that resource constraints do not inhibit efforts to respond to this unprecedented disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-19
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Procurement Under Grants Conducted Under Emergency or Exigent Circumstances for COVID-19
From the Document: "Subsequent to the President's March 13, 2020 Nationwide Emergency Declaration for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is issuing the attached Fact Sheet addressing procurements made during periods of exigent or emergency circumstances. FEMA recognizes that noncompetitive procurements may be necessary to save lives, to protect property and public health, and to ensure public safety, as well as to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe. The attached Fact Sheet provides answers and guidance surrounding the need for such measures."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-17
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Final After Action Report: Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station [March 13, 2019]
From the Executive Summary: "On March 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program staff evaluated a full participation plume exercise for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. The Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, operated by the Entergy Corporation is located in Claiborne County, 29 miles south of Vicksburg and seven miles north of Port Gibson. The 10-mile emergency planning zone encompasses portions of Claiborne County, Mississippi and Tensas Parish, Louisiana; it also includes a small-unpopulated portion of Warren County, Mississippi, which is managed by Claiborne County. FEMA Region VI issues a separate report on the evaluation of the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station exercise for Louisiana and Tensas Parish. The evaluation of out of sequence activities during the weeks of February 14 and February 25, 2019 is included in this report. These activities included: traffic control interviews; reception centers; congregate care and sheltering; emergency worker decontamination; and a medical service drill. An evaluation of the demonstration for the correction of level 2 findings by the Mississippi State Department of Health on August 8, 2019 is also included in this report."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-16
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After Action Report: Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise, Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant [June 26, 2019]
From the Executive Summary: "On June 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program staff evaluated a full participation plume exposure pathway exercise for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant. [...] Federal Emergency Management Agency's overall objective of the exercise was to. assess the level of State and local preparedness in coordinating and responding to a radiological emergency at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant. The purpose of this report is to analyze exercise results, identify strengths to be maintained and built upon, identify potential areas for improvement, and support development of corrective actions."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-10
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of February 29, 2020 (Fiscal Year 2020 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."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-06
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan: Full Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise, Limerick Generating Station, Pottstown, Pennsylvania [November 19, 2019]
From the Executive Summary: "On November 19, 2019, a full participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise was conducted and evaluated for the IO-Mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the Limerick Generating Station (LGS) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region III. The previous full participation exercise at this site was evaluated on November 14, 2017. [...]The purpose of the exercise and out-of-sequence demonstrations was to assess the capabilities of State, counties, and local jurisdictions to implement Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERP) and Procedures to protect the property and lives of residents and transients in the event of an emergency at the Limerick Generating Station. The findings in this report are based on the evaluations of the Federal evaluation team, with final determinations made by the FEMA, Region III Regional Assistance Committee (RAC) Chairperson, and approved by FEMA Headquarters."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03-04
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Information for First Responders on Maintaining Operational Capabilities During a Pandemic (Revised March 2020)
From the Executive Summary: "First responders have a critical role in prehospital emergency care and must continue to provide this essential service and fill the many emergency response roles in a community. [...] During a severe pandemic, workloads will increase, and staff sizes will diminish as employees and their families become ill or are quarantined. Contingency planning can help reduce the worst impacts; smart planning can save lives. To help with planning for the impacts of a severe pandemic, this document provides the following kinds of information for first responders: [1] Potential ways to adjust operations to maintain readiness and response. [2] Potential ways for leaders in the first responder community to plan at the local level; including a planning tool for these efforts. [3] Present out-of-the-box planning and operations concepts to drive thought and discussion. [4] Reference sheets with discipline-specific potential action steps."
United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-03
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PrepTalks: Dr. Howard Kunreuther 'Human Biases: Why People Underprepare for Disasters' [video]
From the Video Description: "In his PrepTalk, Dr. Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, discusses the processes and biases in decision-making under uncertainty. He also proposes a behavioral risk audit that couples protective decision-making with economic incentives, enabling individual and collective actions to achieve greater resilience." The duration of this video is 22 minutes and 21 seconds.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kunreuther, Howard
2020-02-25
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Grant Effectiveness Case Study: Las Vegas
From the Overview: "In 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conducted a grant effectiveness case study of the Las Vegas urban area to understand how the state and local jurisdictions use preparedness grants to increase their emergency preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities. Specifically, FEMA examined how the Las Vegas urban area used grant funds to close capability gaps and examined the impact that those investments had on the area's response to the October 1, 2017, incident (1 October) at the Route 91 Harvest festival. Overall, the case study found that FEMA preparedness grants played a significant role in the Las Vegas urban area's ability to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to the 1 October incident. The investments highlighted in this report represent a snapshot of years of planning in the urban area, including capability building and sustaining projects that prepared the region for an effective response to the incident and, ultimately, saved lives."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-13
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Final After Action Report: Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise, Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant [October 22, 2019]
From the Executive Summary: "On October 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV, Radiological Emergency Preparedness [REP] Program staff evaluated a plume exposure pathway exercise for the 10-mile emergency planning zone for the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant. The Hatch Nuclear Plant is located in Appling County, approximately eleven miles north of Baxley, Georgia, and is operated by Southern Nuclear Company. [...] The Federal Emergency Management Agency's overall objective of the exercise was to assess the level of state and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency at the Hatch Nuclear Plant. The exercise was conducted in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency policies and guidance concerning the exercise of state and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. The previous federally evaluated exercise at this site was conducted on October 17, 2017. [...] All jurisdictions demonstrated their objectives and the corresponding core capabilities identified in Section 2.2 of this report. Federal Emergency Management Agency staff did not identify any level 1 findings during this exercise; however, one level 2 finding was identified. The level 2 finding was related to emergency workers demonstrating incorrect monitoring and decontamination techniques and unfamiliarity with radiological exposure limits and the use of potassium iodide. The Federal Emergency Management Agency REP staff has worked with the State of Georgia on the development of a schedule of corrective actions to address the level 2 finding."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-12
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Department of Homeland Security: Disaster Contracts Quarterly Report: Fourth 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 (DHS) 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
2020-02-10
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Disaster Relief Fund: Fiscal Year 2021 Funding Requirements (Fiscal Year 2020 Report to Congress)
From the Background: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to P.L. 116-93, is providing this report on the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) budget requirements. Specifically, the reporting requirements include: [1] The amount that will be required for obligations for emergencies [...] for major disasters, [...] for fire management assistance grants, [...] for surge activities; and for disaster readiness and support activities; [2] The amount that will be obligated for catastrophic events; [3] The amount that will be obligated for noncatastrophic disasters; [4] The amount that will be required for activities not covered under Section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 [...]; [5] The unobligated balance of funds in the DRF that has been carried over from the prior fiscal years; [6] The unobligated balance of funds in the DRF that will be carried over in the next fiscal year; [7] The amount of previously obligated funds that will be recovered for the budget year; and [8] The amount of funds that previously were obligated or will be required for catastrophic events, delineated by event and state for all prior years, the current year, the budget year plus one, the budget year plus two, and the budget year plus three."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-10
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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Report as of January 31, 2020 (Fiscal Year 2020 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."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-07
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After Action Report: Wolf Creek Generating Station [December 3-4, 2019]
From the Executive Summary: "On December 3-4, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII conducted a plume and ingestion pathway exercise in the emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS). In addition, out-of-sequence drills were conducted on March 26, 2019, June 3, 2019, June 5, 2019 and September 12, 2019. The purpose of the exercise and drills was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. The exercise and drills were held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. [...] The State and local organizations demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. There were no Level I or Level 2 findings or planning issues identified as a result of this exercise. There were no open findings from the previous exercise in 2017. For this exercise there was one protective action decision (PAD) made. The (PAD) was for the closing and evacuation of Coffey County Lake (CCL), John Redmond Reservoir (JRR) and subzones Center (CTR), North 1 (N-1 ), Northeast 1 (NE-1 ), North 2 (N-2), Northeast 2 (NE-2) and Northeast 3 (NE-3). The evacuation included the city of Waverly. Approximately 1167 residents were affected by the evacuation."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-06
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Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications and Standards for Public Assistance
From the Purpose: "The purpose of the Recovery Interim Policy FP-104-009-11, Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications and Standards for Public Assistance (Policy) is to define the framework and requirements for consistent and appropriate implementation of consensus-based design, construction and maintenance codes, specifications and standards (subsequently referred to as 'consensus-based codes, specifications and standards' in this Policy) for Public Assistance (PA) to promote resiliency and achieve risk reduction under the authority of the Stafford Act §§ 323 and 406(e) (42 U.S.C. §§ 5165a and 5172) and 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 206, subpart M. These codes, specifications and standards only apply to repair and replacement of disaster damaged elements and facilities. Nothing in this Policy makes eligible the cost associated with ongoing operations and maintenance. This interim Policy supersedes the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (PAPPG) subsection: FEMA Required Minimum Codes and Standards."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-06?
