FEMA invites you to participate in a webinar/conference call on the
recently released Tribal Declarations Pilot Guidance. The webinar will provide a forum to answer
questions about the declarations process for tribal nations. The pilot guidance
describes the process tribal governments will use to request Stafford Act
declarations and the criteria FEMA will use to evaluate direct tribal
declaration requests and make recommendations to the President.
The webinars will take place on February 2 and 27 from 3 p.m. - 4
p.m. EST. To participate via the web click
here. The link will prompt you to sign-in as guest. Please enter
your name and click “Enter Room.”
To participate via phone, please call 1-800-320-4330; Pin 265976#.
Please keep in mind if you choose to call in, you will hear audio (only) and
will not have visibility to the Adobe Connect slide deck presentation.
If you have any other questions, please contact FEMA’s
Intergovernmental Affairs Division at (202) 646-3444 or FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov.
FEMA is requesting individuals who are interested in serving on the
FEMA National
Advisory Council (NAC) to apply to be considered for appointment.
The NAC is a federal advisory committee established to ensure effective and
ongoing coordination of federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery,
and mitigation for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made
disasters. The NAC is a geographically diverse mix of officials, emergency
managers, and emergency response providers from state, local, and tribal
governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations who advise
the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of emergency management.
FEMA is accepting applications for open positions in the following
discipline areas:
Elected Tribal Government Executive (one representative appointment); Non-elected
Tribal Government Official (one representative appointment); Emergency
Management Field (one representative appointment); Emergency Response
Providers, which includes fire, law enforcement, hazardous materials response,
emergency medical services, and organizations representing emergency response
providers (one representative appointment); Standards Setting and Accrediting
Organizations, which includes the voluntary consensus codes and standards
development community (one representative appointment); Individuals with
Disabilities (one representative appointment); Health Scientist (one SGE
appointment); Infrastructure Protection Expert (one SGE appointment); Administrator
Selections (up to five SGE appointments)
All appointments are for three-year terms starting in September 2017.
Applications must be received by the close of business on March 15, 2017. Qualified individuals interested in serving on the
NAC are invited to apply for appointment. More information can be found here.
FEMA Region 9 and the State of Nevada will host the 2017 Regional
Public/Private Sector Workshop February 8 – 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The
workshop is open to public sector and faith-based, non-profit and private
sector stakeholders focused on discussing this year’s updated “Threat and
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment”(THIRA) for Nevada and FEMA Region 9.
The goal of the workshop is to provide a forum that will encourage
local collaboration and sharing of ideas through communication and coordination
before and after a disaster. Panel discussions and presentations will focus on
using THIRA as a basis for emergency planning, private sector best practices,
supply chain integrity, and economic recovery following a disaster.
Admission is free of charge, however, seating and lunch is limited to
the first 200 attendees. For more information on this workshop and to register click
here.
FEMA congratulates Hood River County, Oregon for completing their
Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) December 12-14, 2016. The four-day
training course was designed specifically for their jurisdiction, providing
both lecture and exercise-based training focused on response operations for a
hazardous material transportation Incident and real-time winter storm warning.
During the IEMC, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm
warning for Wednesday, December 14. Instead of conducting the scheduled
earthquake tabletop exercise, students and staff took the opportunity to
activate their emergency operations center (EOC) for the real world event. They
monitored the impending weather and gained hands-on experience. Throughout the
day, students and instructors engaged in discussions about their emergency
response processes and opportunities for improvement.
IEMC courses simulate realistic crisis situations that emergency
operations center personnel and community leadership/elected officials may
encounter during disasters or other events. Also, the course helps enhance
the skills of participating officials, and provides a forum to evaluate the
effectiveness of their specific emergency policies, plans, and procedures that
protect life and property. The course’s target audience includes state, local,
tribal, and territorial government personnel; their elected and appointed officials;
supervisory, operations, and emergency support personnel; nonprofit
organizations; the private sector; law enforcement personnel; firefighters;
attorneys; public information officers; planners; and more.
IEMC classes are principally delivered at FEMA’s Emergency Management
Institute at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg,
Maryland; however, local delivery may occur in the community. Questions should
be directed to FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov. If your
jurisdiction is interested in applying for the program and obtaining
information on the application process and its timeline, please visit http://training.fema.gov/iemc/.
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will offer a
webinar series that provides an overview of the use of cases in teaching
emergency management higher education programs. The webinar will be held February
8, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST
The third webinar in the Emergency Management Teaching
with Cases series will focus on teaching considerations, and will examine
preparing to teach a case; important instructor functions and techniques
associated with case teaching; and, typical problems and “fixes.” This session
will provide an appreciation for many of the fundamentals needed for effective
use of case methods. The fourth webinar in this series will be held in March.
EMI is looking for several volunteers who would be
interested in offering a case example to help illustrate these important
aspects of preparation and “running” a case. Please contact Jane (jkushma@jsu.edu) or
Jean (Jean.Slick@RoyalRoads.ca)
prior to the webinar if you would like to volunteer.
To participate in this webinar, please register at https://fema.connectsolutions.com/teaching-cases/event/registration.html.
For additional information: Contact Wendy Walsh at wendy.walsh@fema.dhs.gov
Emergency Management Institute
Offers Hurricane Virtual Tabletop Exercise
FEMA’s EMI Virtual Tabletop
Exercise (VTTX) program will offer six sessions of a hurricane scenario on March
21, 22, 23 and April 11, 12, 13. The VTTX helps communities prepare
for the upcoming hurricane season using historical events and recovery
actions. The application deadlines are February 21 and March 14
respectively. Content is the same each day, and participants would attend
only one session. The VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated
scenarios in an informal setting and can be used to assess plans, policies,
training, and procedures.
The VTTX will occur 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST on each of
the days listed above. To participate, send an email to Doug Kahn at douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov
or call 301-447-7645. Also, send a courtesy copy email to the Integrated
Emergency Management Branch at fema-emi-iemb@fema.dhs.gov or call 301-447-1381. Additional
information is available at https://training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx.
SAFER Grant Program Application
Period is Open
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The NOFO document provides applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for both of these activity areas.
The Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2016 provides $345,000,000 for the SAFER Grant Program for
the Department to assist fire departments and volunteer interest organizations
to increase the number of trained, "front line" firefighters
available in their communities.
SAFER grants provide financial assistance to help fire
departments increase frontline firefighters. SAFER offers grants to support
activities in two categories- Hiring of Firefighters and Recruitment and
Retention of Volunteer Firefighters. The authority for SAFER is derived from
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended (15 U.S.C.
§2229a et seq.).
The NOFO and technical assistance documents for this program
are available at www.grants.gov,
and at http://www.fema.gov/staffing-adequate-fire-emergency-response-grants.
The application period will close on Friday,
February 10, 2017 at 5 p.m, EST.
Grant Program to Prepare
Communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks
The grant application period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Program to Prepare Communities for Complex
Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTA Program) is currently open. The
CCTA program provides $35.94 million to state, local, tribal, and territorial
jurisdictions to improve their ability to prepare for, prevent, and respond to
complex coordinated terrorist attacks in collaboration with the whole
community.
The application period will
remain open until February 10, 2017 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
The FY 2016 CCTA Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
is located online at: http://www.fema.gov/grants as well as on http://www.grants.gov
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 97.133.
If you have any questions, please contact FEMA’s
Intergovernmental Affairs Division at (202) 646-3444 or at FEMA-IGA@fema.dhs.gov.
Applications Open for Integrated Emergency Management Courses
FEMA’s EMI conducts
Integrated Emergency Management Courses (IEMC's) throughout the year and across
the country. The four-and-a-half day training course is designed specifically
for communities, providing both lecture and exercise-based training focused on
response operations for a disaster or emergency that could happen in their
area.
IEMC's courses simulate realistic crisis situations that
emergency operations center personnel and community leadership/elected
officials may encounter during disasters or other events. Also, the course
enhances the skills of participating officials and provides a forum to evaluate
the effectiveness of their specific emergency policies, plans, and procedures
to protect life and property. The course’s target audience includes:
state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government personnel; their SLTT
elected and appointed officials; supervisory, operations, and emergency support
personnel; nonprofit organizations; the private sector; law enforcement personnel;
firefighters; attorneys; public information officers; planners; and more.
IEMC classes are principally delivered at FEMA’s EMI at the
National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland; however,
delivery may also occur in the community. If your jurisdiction is interested in
applying for the program and obtaining information on the application process
and its timeline, please visit http://training.fema.gov/iemc/. The deadline for applications
is February 15, 2017. Questions should be directed to FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov.
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