The National
Planning Frameworks, which are part of the National Preparedness System, set
the strategy and doctrine for building, sustaining, and delivering the core
capabilities identified in the National Preparedness Goal. They describe the
coordinating structures and alignment of key roles and responsibilities for the
whole community and are integrated to ensure interoperability across all
mission areas.
As part of a National Engagement
Period, drafts of the National Planning
Frameworks containing proposed updates are posted online for review and feedback. This is a draft document and
FEMA feels it is important to seek stakeholder input at this critical juncture.
This update of the National Planning Frameworks focuses on
discrete, critical content revisions, and confirming edits as a result of comments
received on the National Preparedness Goal.
Additional changes in the attached draft are the result of the lessons learned
from implementing the Frameworks and recent events, as well as the findings of the
National Preparedness Report.
To ensure all feedback is properly handled,
reviewers are asked to use the provided feedback submission form to submit feedback
and recommendations. Please provide
any comments and recommendations, using
the submission form, to
PPD8-Engagement@fema.dhs.gov by June 3 at 5 p.m. ET. For more information on national
preparedness efforts, please visit www.fema.gov/national-preparedness.
FEMA encourages partners
to join in supporting National Building
Safety Month in May, a public outreach and
education campaign coordinated by the International
Code Council (ICC) and their thousands of members worldwide.
Building Safety Month aims to increase awareness of the need for overall safety
and sustainability of buildings through the adoption of model building codes
and promotion of code enforcement. The campaign includes an array of community
events, safety demonstrations, and educational outreach activities which are
designed to promote awareness of the need for safe and sustainable structures
where people live, work, and play.
This year's theme is “Resilient
Communities Start with Building Codes." Each week in May will have an
individual theme. The theme for May 11-17 is "Bounce Back from Disasters –
Build To Code." Find out how
organizations can participate in Building Safety Month by visiting ICC’s Building Safety Month page for more
information.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation formally presented its tribal flag to the FEMA Region II Office in New York City on April 2. The ceremony represented FEMA Region II's partnership and validated FEMA's continued support of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. Regional Administrator Jerome Hatfield expressed gratitude for the significant display of solidarity and partnership to Chairman Daniel Collins, Sr., for honoring the regional office with the Shinnecock tribal flag. Ceremony participants included Shinnecock Nation trustees Bryan Polite, Lucille Bosley, Brad Smith, Drummers Weyhan Smith, and Fordell Willis, and Shinnecock Nation Emergency Manager Tracey Pace.
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is known as the "People of the Stony Shore." The nation is along the shores of eastern Long Island, adjacent to the town of Southampton. It is among the oldest self-governing tribes of Indians in the United States and has been a self-recognized tribe for more than 200 years. On October 1, 2010, the nation became the 565th federally recognized
tribe. Today, the tribe numbers more than 1,400 tribal members, with more than half residing on tribal land.
With
severe spring weather and the fast approaching hurricane season that begins
June 1, FEMA wants to remind the public that severe weather can happen
anywhere and at any time. Being aware of severe weather conditions in the
area is an essential component of knowing how to prepare for the unexpected. When
severe weather occurs, imminent threat weather alerts can be sent directly to
your personal cell phones and can provide the public a
critical window of time to find safety.
Imminent
threat weather alerts are one type of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) that
are sent directly to cellular devices. The National Weather Service
Forecast Offices send imminent threat weather alerts for tornadoes, flash
floods, extreme wind, tsunami, hurricane, typhoon and dust storms. Local
public safety officials may also send WEAs for a wide range of threats
to public safety. States
and counties interested in information about becoming an alerting authority
can visit www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws
for more information.
WEA capable cell phones use a
unique tone and vibration deigned to grab attention when an imminent threat
is in the area. All that is needed is a wireless device that receives the
90-character, WEA messages. WEA alerts are free and do not require
individuals to register to receive them. WEAs are sent from cell towers in a
warning area, and resemble text messages, but they are not the same as text
messages. WEAs use one-way cell broadcast technology that ensures the alerts
will not get backlogged during times of emergency when networks are highly
congested. The WEA is a “heads up” that there is dangerous weather or other
imminent threats in the area – local radio and TV sources can provide detailed
warning information about the threat.
The availability of WEA alerts
will depend on a wireless carrier’s network availability and if the handset can
receive WEAs. To determine if a wireless device can receive WEA alerts
contact the wireless carrier for more information or visit www.ctia.org/Wea. For a
list of public safety agencies using WEA visit www.fema.gov/integrated-public-alert-warning-system-authorities. State
AMBER Coordinators in coordination with the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children can also send WEAs for missing children. If
ever an extreme national emergency were to occur, a Presidential WEA could be
sent to wireless devices.
For the public to learn more about WEA Alerts,
go to the FEMA website at www.ready.gov.
The fourth public meeting of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council (TMAC), is scheduled
for May 12 – 13, 2015, in Reston, Virginia. The public meeting will be held at
the U.S. Geological Survey Headquarters Main Auditorium on May 12
from 8:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. and May 13 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET located
at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Virginia, 20192.
A public comment period
will be held on May 12 from 5:15 – 5:45 p.m. ET and May 13 from 3:15
– 3:45 p.m. ET for those who registered with FEMA. Those not
attending and who wish to submit written comments can do so in the following ways:
- Online at the Federal eRulemaking Portal
- Email to FEMA-RULES@fema.dhs.gov and cc: FEMA-TMAC@fema.dhs.gov
- Mail to Regulatory
Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C St SW, Room 8NE,
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
All submissions received
must include the words “Federal Emergency Management Agency” and docket number,
FEMA-2014-0022. Comments received will be posted without alteration at www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided.
FEMA and the Readiness and Emergency
Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center, on behalf of the U.S.
Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, will be hosting
a webinar on May 14 from 2-3 p.m. ET regarding Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and how schools may use it to engage youth in school
emergency management planning and promote student preparedness. The webinar will provide an overview of FEMA’s Teen CERT program along with
examples of how schools and districts are using Teen CERT to support their
emergency preparedness and response efforts. The guest speakers are Dante Randazzo, program specialist at FEMA's Individual and Community Preparedness Division, and Susan Graves, safety coordinator of Oregon's Lincoln County School District.
Participants can register for the webinar online. Closed captioning will be offered.
Secretary of Homeland
Security Jeh Johnson announced the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Notices of
Funding Opportunity for DHS preparedness grant programs totaling more than $1.6
billion. The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal and
territorial governments, as well as transportation authorities, nonprofit
organizations, and the private sector, to improve the nation’s readiness in
preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering from and mitigating
terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. The grants
reflect the Department’s focus on implementation of an all-of-nation, whole-community
approach to the building, sustainment, and delivery of those core capabilities
essential to achieving a secure and resilient nation.
All preparedness grant
applications – excluding Emergency Management Performance Grant and Fire Grant programs – are due no later than May 19,
2015. Final submissions must be made through the
Non-Disaster Grants system located at https://portal.fema.gov.
More information on the
2015 grant guidance is available online.
Final submissions must be made through the Non-Disaster Grants system
located at https://portal.fema.gov. Further information
on DHS’s preparedness grant programs is available at www.dhs.gov and www.fema.gov/grants.
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