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On Aug.,
9, 2017, NOAA issued the scheduled update for
its 2017 hurricane season outlook. Forecasters are now predicting a higher
likelihood of an above-normal season, and they increased the predicted number
of named storms and major hurricanes. The season has the potential to be
extremely active, and could be the most active since 2010.
Forecasters now say there is a
60-percent chance of an above-normal season (compared to the May prediction of
45 percent chance), with 14-19 named storms (increased from the May predicted
range of 11-17) and 2-5 major hurricanes (increased from the May predicted
range of 2-4). A prediction for 5-9 hurricanes remains unchanged from the
initial May outlook.
To read more, visit: http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/early-season-storms-one-indicator-of-active-atlantic-hurricane-season-ahead.
Visit Ready.Gov for basic hurricane
preparedness tips.
 All FEMA employees are invited participate in the creation of the next FEMA Strategic Plan by sharing their thoughts and ideas with leadership via IdeaScale, an interactive, web-based application where you can submit, discuss, and vote on ideas.
FEMA’s goal is to gather information that will help inform the collective vision, direction, strategic goals, and operational objectives for the Fiscal Years 2018-2022 FEMA Strategic Plan.
For more information, please visit the All Employee Message site.
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A
big thank you to every FEMA employee who received and completed the 2017
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). Because of your dedication to Team
FEMA, we broke our previous records for employee response rates.
-For Title V employees, the final
adjusted response rate is 61.9 percent, which is five percentage points above last year’s
final adjusted response rate.
-Based
on FEMA’s organizational chart, the top tier
offices that led the entire agency with the highest overall response
rates:
-Office
of External Affairs (92.9%)
-Office
of Chief Counsel (88.1%)
-Office of Policy and Program Analysis
(84.8%)
-For
Stafford Act employees the final adjusted response rate is 45 percent, which
is 12 percentage points above last year’s (2016) response rate. This is
also the highest response rate recorded for Stafford Act employees.
The FEVS started at FEMA on
Thursday, May 11, and ended on Thursday, June 22, at 11:59 p.m. ET. The Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) sent the survey to the FEMA-email address of a
random selection of permanent full and part-time employees, and all COREs,
Temporary Full-time employees, and Reservists.
OPM will release a variety of FEVS related reports starting later this month
through October. Shortly after the information becomes
available, leadership across FEMA, as well as the Employee Engagement Council, will be reporting on
this information and will be providing feedback on how it will be used to help
FEMA become the best place to work in the federal government.
The FEVS is
a tool that measures employees' perceptions of whether, and to what extent,
conditions characterizing successful organizations are present in their
agencies. FEMA Weekly will continue to bring this news and information to you
once it becomes available.
FEMA congratulates Geoffrey Krueger,
Regional Exercise Officer, FEMA Region IX, on his graduation from the National
Emergency Management Advanced Academy on July 21. Krueger was one of 25 students
who completed the full Advanced Academy curriculum, which provides the
strategic level training and education essential for emergency management
professionals to effectively design and lead cutting-edge programs.
FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy is
open to all FEMA employees. It is the second level of a three-level Academy series in
the Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP).
For more information, visit: www.training.fema.gov/empp. Should you have any questions about the Advanced Academy program, please email: fema-empp-advanced-academy@fema.dhs.gov.
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FEMA employees and members of
the FEMA African American Employee Resource Group (AAFERG) participated in the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) 108th
Annual Convention July 22-25, in Baltimore, Maryland.
FEMA
actively partners with the NAACP and was invited to participate in the expo
and workshop during the convention. Alyssa Young, FEMA Voluntary Agency
Liaison, participated in a panel discussion where she spoke about how
communities can become more resilient after disasters. FEMA employees were also on hand to
provide preparedness information and resources to NAACP members and the public.
This engagement affirms FEMA’s commitment to the NAACP and support of domestic service to all affected populations before, during, and all hazards.
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 The Reservist Report is an opportunity to learn more about FEMA Reservists. FEMA Weekly welcomes your articles.
Chekondi Croulet is a Mitigation Specialist with the Hazard Mitigation Cadre. She is
currently deployed to North Dakota (DR-4323) assisting in recovery efforts following severe
flooding that affected several counties in that state earlier this year. Croulet works closely with Public Assistance to help ensure communities build back better to reduce future impact from disasters.
Croulet says the most important thing she does is to educate community members on the importance of spending money on mitigation efforts up front, which helps save several times that amount in the event of another disaster in the future.
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And the winner is... Janet Hlavaty-LaPosa, National Preparedness Division, FEMA Region X.
The winning caption:
“Okay everyone, stay in line, two by two...
Remember the buddy system!”
In the photo are members
of the DHS
Surge Capacity Force (SCF) and FEMA employees arriving for a
Mobilization Exercise on July 10, at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center (FLETC) in, Artesia, New Mexico.
In rare circumstances, DHS/SCF members are called upon to augment the FEMA workforce during major disasters. Visit DHC Connect to learn more about the SCF.
A new FEMA Fun Foto
will be featured in next week’s edition of FEMA Weekly and the winner will be
announced in the Aug. 17, edition.
The
FEMA Fun Foto was the suggestion of
the Field Operations Directorate (FOD). The Workforce Management Division (WMD) reviews
all of the captions submitted and selects the winner.
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