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Jeff Hansen named Chair of FEMA National Advisory Council

November 3, 2022

Jeff Hansen, Director of Community Safety for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, will serve as Chair of the FEMA National Advisory Council.

FEMA conducts earthquake preparedness tabletop exercise

Security Staff

May 3, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is conducting a tabletop exercise on the risks posed by and response to a potential Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake-tsunami event.

FEMA's 2022 Nonprofit Security Grant Program webinar

Maria Henriquez

March 1, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2022's Nonprofit Security Grant Program webinar will include an overview of resources available for security enhancements to nonprofit organizations at high risk of attacks.

3 types of national security risk to monitor

Madeline Lauver

January 6, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s 2021 National Preparedness Report outlines three types of risk facing U.S. organizations, including catastrophic, systemic and emerging risks.

FEMA disaster recovery centers help survivors of Hurricane Ida

September 21, 2021

As people recover from Hurricane Ida's damage, the Federal Emergency Management Agency opens Disaster Recovery Centers to aid in rebuilding what's been lost.

Port Canaveral awarded $1.4 million for security enhancements

September 17, 2021

Port Canaveral will use federal and state funding to enhance security detection at the Port with upgraded equipment.

FEMA to host 2021 Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop

May 3, 2021

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host the Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop on May 3, 2021 - May 6, 2021. The Hazard Mitigation Partners Workshop is the annual gathering of hazard mitigation stakeholders with the purpose of informing and updating them about mitigation grants and floodplain management, strengthening those relationships, and providing knowledge transfer between FEMA and invited attendees.

FEMA & Department of Labor create Job Corps Emergency Management Advance Training Program

December 22, 2020

FEMA and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating the Job Corps Emergency Management Advance Training Program (EMATP) recently. This program consists of approximately 12 weeks of advanced emergency management training for Job Corps students to become mission-ready emergency management specialists. The MOU establishes a framework for emergency management capacity building between the two agencies.

FEMA releases survey results on harassment and discrimination within its workforce

December 4, 2020

The RAND Corporation released results from a 2019 survey requested by FEMA which was designed to estimate the prevalence of workplace harassment and discrimination within the agency.

FEMA publishes loss prevention and natural disaster study: Building codes save lives

November 24, 2020

FEMA’s landmark study, “Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study,” shows that modern building codes lead to major reduction in property losses from natural disasters. The FEMA report calculates losses from three types of natural hazard (earthquakes, flooding, and hurricane winds) for each state and Washington, D.C.