FEMA Updates Its National Risk Index
FEMA has recently updated its National Risk Index. Since 2016, FEMA’s Natural Hazards Risk Assessment Program has collaborated with federal, local, and state government and private industry to help illustrate …
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Streamlining Emergency Management
The U.S. emergency management system has met a number of increasingly difficult challenges in recent years, such as extended wildfire seasons, more intense storms, and of course an ongoing global …
FEMA’s Community Resilience Exercise Resource Guide
With communities around the U.S. experiencing negative impacts of climate change, such as extreme heat waves, increased wildfires, and severe floods, resilience planning is more important now than ever. FEMA …
FEMA Strategic Plan: 2022-2026
The field of emergency management has seen tremendous change in the last decade. Ten years ago, FEMA managed an average of 108 disaster emergencies a year, compared to 311 today- …
FEMA Releases COVID-19 Pandemic Operational Guidance
As the 2021 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons as well as the peak Western wildfire season are fast approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released new guidance for state, …
FEMA Community Vaccination Centers Playbook Update
As of February 2021, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has claimed over 500,000 American lives. While mitigation efforts such as social distancing and masks are effective preventative tools, the widespread administration …
FEMA Releases COVID-19 Initial Assessment Report
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to grip the nation, FEMA has released Pandemic Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Initial Assessment Report. This assessment focuses solely on FEMA’s …
2020 National Preparedness Report
FEMA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have released the 2020 National Preparedness Report, based on data through December 31, 2019. The National Preparedness Report (NPR) “summarizes the …
FEMA Issues Guidance for 2020 Hurricane Season
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released COVID-19 Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all levels of government, this document aims to …
FEMA Issues a Guide on Disaster Financial Management
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the “Disaster Financial Management Guide” to support state, local, tribal and territorial jurisdictions in obtaining necessary resources to establish efficient disaster financial management …