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FEMA’s annual funding
opportunity for the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants is now open. FP&S grants support projects that enhance the safety of the public and firefighters
from fire and related hazards.
The application period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 FP&S grants will close on Friday, May 19, 2017, at 5 p.m. ET. A total of $34.5 million is available.
The primary
goal of these grants is to reduce injury and prevent fire-related deaths among
high-risk populations. In 2005, Congress reauthorized funding for FP&S, and
expanded the eligible uses of funds to include Firefighter Safety Research and
Development. For more information on fire prevention grants, visit www.fema.gov/fire-prevention-safety-grants.
 During an emergency, alert and warning officials need to provide the
public with life-saving information quickly. Wireless Emergency Alerts
(WEAs), made available through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
infrastructure, are just one of the ways public safety officials can
quickly and effectively alert and warn the public about serious
emergencies.
WEAs are be sent by state,
local, and tribal public safety officials, the National Weather Service, the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the President of the
United States. They could be issued for three alert categories – imminent
threat, AMBER, and presidential. They look
like text messages; however, are designed to get your attention and alert you
with a unique sound and vibration, both repeated twice. WEAs are no more than
90 characters, and will include the type and time of the alert, any action you
should take, as well as the agency issuing the alert. These alerts are not
affected by network congestion, and will not disrupt texts, calls, or data
sessions that are in progress. Users will not be charged for receiving WEAs and
there is no need to subscribe to them. To ensure mobile devices are
WEA-capable, check with your service provider.
For more information about emergency alerts, visit www.ready.gov/alerts.
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FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI) congratulates 42 students who graduated from the National
Emergency Management Advanced Academy on April 7, 2017. Graduates represented
emergency management professionals from state and local governments, federal
government, private sector, and academic institutions.
FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy is
designed for mid-level managers seeking to advance their skills, and provides
the strategic level training and education essential for emergency management
professionals to effectively design and lead cutting-edge programs. Students
learn skills critical to performing mid-manager responsibilities such as:
program management and oversight, effective communication at all levels,
integrated collaboration, and strategic thinking. The Advanced Academy provides
students the opportunity to demonstrate their critical thinking ability through
a guided research project. The Advanced Academy is the second of a three-level
Academy series in the Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP).
The EMPP curriculum is
designed to guide and educate emergency management professionals as they
progress through their careers, providing a lifetime of learning for emergency
management professionals. The EMPP includes three separate, but closely
threaded training programs – building from the Basic Academy, to the National
Emergency Management Advanced Academy, and culminating in the National
Emergency Management Executive Academy.
The Basic Academy is a program that offers the tools to develop
comprehensive foundational skills needed in emergency management. The Advanced
Academy is a program to develop the next generation of emergency managers who
are trained in advanced concepts and issues, management, strategic/critical
thinking, and problem solving. The Executive Academy is a program designed to
challenge and enhance the talents of the nation’s emergency management senior
executives through critical thinking, visionary strategic planning, challenging
conventional concepts, and negotiation and conflict resolution applied to
complex, real-world problems.
EMI is accepting
applications for the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy.
The Advanced Academy Program consists of four resident
courses and is five days in length. Classes begin in October, November,
or December 2017 and are ideally taken sequentially through September 2018. Applications will be accepted until May 31, 2017, with selections in June and announcements in July.
For more information about the Advanced Academy program, contact fema-empp-advanced-academy@fema.dhs.gov or visit www.training.fema.gov/empp.
EMI Offers Flood Virtual Tabletop Exercise
FEMA’s
EMI Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) program
will offer a flood scenario May 24-25, 2017. The VTTX is designed to help
emergency management professionals exercise their response to the impact of
major flooding on their community. The VTTX involves key personnel discussing
simulated scenarios in an informal setting, and can be used to assess plans,
policies, training, and procedures during a flood and inundation challenge.
The
VTTX occurs 12-4 p.m. ET. To participate, send an email to
douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov with a courtesy copy to fema-emi-iemb@fema.dhs.gov or call 301-447-1381. The application deadline is May 1, 2017. Additional information is
available at https://training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx.
FEMA Seeks Comments on Nationwide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the NFIP
On April 7, FEMA published a Federal
Register notice to seek public comment on a draft Nationwide
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (NPEIS) about the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). As required by the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), FEMA developed this draft NPEIS to
examine the impacts of proposed improvements and modifications to the NFIP.
This draft NPEIS includes an evaluation of the potential impacts to the natural
and human environment associated with the NFIP at a programmatic level, as well
as an evaluation of impacts of alternative proposals to modify the NFIP.
The public comment
period is open for 60 days from April 7, 2017 until June 6, 2017. Download a
copy of the draft NPEIS and provide
comments directly to FEMA via www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket ID FEMA-2012-0012.
In addition, public meetings
and webinars are scheduled by FEMA to allow the public an opportunity to
learn
more about the project and to provide comments on the NFIP draft NPEIS.
For a list of locations and webinar dates and times, visit www.fema.gov/programmatic-environmental-impact-statement.
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