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September
1 marks the start of National Preparedness
Month, and serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and
throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we
live, work, and visit. This year’s theme, “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You
Can.” encourages everyone to make a plan, partner with
neighbors and community, train to be a citizen responder and practice
preparedness. Each week of National Preparedness Month has an individual focus:
Week 1: September 1 – 9
Make a
Plan for Yourself, Family and Friends
Week 2: September
10 - 16
Plan to Help Your Neighbor and Community
Week 3: September
17 - 23
Practice and Build Out Your
Plans
Week 4: September
24 - 30
Get Involved! Be a Part of Something Larger
National Prepareathon Day,
September 15, is the perfect time to do a no cost action – take a few minutes
to discuss and practice your emergency plan with your family and within your
business or organization. September 15 is a day of action when families,
organizations, and communities become better prepared for hazards and other
emergencies.
Find more information and
resources including the social media toolkit and customizable logo, and become
involved with promoting National Preparedness Month by visiting www.ready.gov/september.
Download and order free publications. Get
ideas for how you could get involved. Use the hashtags #NatlPrep and #PlanAhead
on social media next month to show off what you do to recognize the month!
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 FEMA’s
Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) is hosting a series of “One Link, One Bridge,
Many
Voices” e-Forums every Wednesday from 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). EMI
e-Forums are one-hour, moderated webinar discussions that provide an
opportunity for EMI and the
emergency management community to discuss matters of interest on
national
preparedness training. The e-Forums showcase community partners and
peers,
sharing their experiences in panel format that offers opportunities to
provide
technical assistance in training management by facilitating peer-to-peer
sharing of best practices.
September e-Forums:
- September
13: EMI Developed / State Delivered G
Courses: Best Practices from the Trainers that Deliver Them
- September
20: Incident Management Teams:
Innovation and Evolution to Build Community Capability
- September
27: State Credentialing: Best Practices
From Those Who Implement It
Participation link: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/emieforums
Conference
call-in: 800-320-4330, PIN 107622
Questions:
https://training.fema.gov/contactus/sendcomment.aspx
E-Forums on Adobe Connect are mobile device accessible. Click here for more information.
Participation does not require pre-registration.
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Final Opportunity: Comments Needed for Draft Policy on Floodplain Development
FEMA
prepared a draft policy for FEMA staff and communities participating in
the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to update guidance for
participating communities on satisfying NFIP floodplain development
permit requirements, and
to address questions about floodplain permitting of development
activities
occurring in the FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA).
Through
this policy, a community can ensure compliance with NFIP and local
floodplain
management regulations, while potentially reducing the administrative
burden
associated with permitting certain types of low-to-no impact development
in the
floodplain.
This
guidance does not intend to address other permits associated with building
codes, or other federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial permits, and only
applies to floodplain development permitting requirements to enroll in, and
maintain eligibility for, the NFIP. The draft policy is available for review on FEMA’s
website at: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/131010,
and the public is invited to provide comment and input via FEMA-Floodplain-Management-Division@fema.dhs.gov
until August 23, 2017.
FEMA Tribal Outreach and Consultation Period on FEMA Tribal Consultation Policy
FEMA initiated a 90-day outreach and consultation period
from June 1 to August 29, 2017, to seek input from federally recognized Indian
tribal governments on the update of FEMA's Tribal Consultation
Policy. First issued in 2014, the policy acknowledges the agency’s
nation-to-nation relationship with tribal governments. The policy also guides how FEMA
engages tribal governments in regular and meaningful consultation and
collaboration on policy and actions that have tribal implications.
Tribal officials can submit
comments on the FEMA Tribal Consultation until August 29, 2017,
through:
- E-mail to tribalconsultation@fema.dhs.gov, or
- Mail to ATTN: Margeau Valteau, Office of External Affairs,
DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472-3191.
Visit FEMA’s Tribal Affairs
web page for more information on the tribal consultation period for this
policy.
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