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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 whole
community partners and peers, sharing their experiences. The panel format
offers opportunities to provide technical assistance in training management by
facilitating peer-to-peer sharing of best practices.
Inclusive Community Preparedness
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 29 from
12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
Join FEMA's Region 2 Office and its whole community
partners to learn how to help establish equal physical, programmatic, and effective
communication access for people with disabilities and others with access and functional
needs. Participants will learn how to develop an emergency plan, draft
focused messaging, and illustrate a suite of resources to help keep you better informed. Attend this webinar via this link https://fema.connectsolutions.com/r8oahsvjgf3/ and call-in number 1-800-320-4330, PIN: 408572.
Commemorating Native American Heritage Month through
Tribal Emergency Management
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 29,
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
In observance of National Native American Heritage Month, FEMA’s
Individual and Community Preparedness Division and the Office of External
Affairs' Tribal Affairs will host a webinar on Wednesday, November 29 from
3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET focusing on disaster preparedness and resilience
efforts serving tribal communities. You will hear from several leaders who have
worked to put preparedness into action. Please register for the event using the Adobe Connect
registration web link.
Before
the webinars, be sure to test your Adobe Connect connection.
Each webinar will offer captioning.
National
Qualification System
Dates and times:
- Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, 12 p.m. ET
- (Guam) Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 6 p.m. ET
The webinars will focus on a recently released series of National Incident Management System (NIMS) resource management documents that enhance the effectiveness of sharing resources between jurisdictions, known as mutual aid. NIMS provides a nationwide approach to resource management, enabling stakeholders to work together to manage all threats and hazards, regardless of the incident’s cause or size. To review the National Qualification System (NQS) documents, go to http://www.FEMA.gov/national-qualification-system. To review the Resource Typing documents other than NQS, go to https://rtlt.preptoolkit.fema.gov/Public. To register for one of the webinars, go to http://www.FEMA.gov/national-qualification-system.
Final Nationwide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on the National Flood Insurance Program
On
November 3, FEMA published a Federal Register [FEMA-2012-0012-0081] Notice for a final National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Nationwide Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (NPEIS). As
required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), FEMA
developed this final NPEIS to
examine the impacts of proposed improvements and modifications to
the NFIP. This final 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. Comments received on the NFIP draft NPEIS and FEMA’s revisions and
responses are included in the Final NPEIS and Appendix M.
The public can download the final NPEIS
via www.regulations.gov [Docket
ID FEMA-2012-0012-0081]. For additional information,
visit www.fema.gov/programmatic-environmental-impact-statement. Comments may be sent via email nfip-programmatic-eis@fema.dhs.gov or by paper, per below, by December 3,
2017.
U.S. Postal Service
Mail
All comments submitted via
mail should be sent to:
Regulatory Affairs Legal Division Office of Chief Counsel
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
500
C Street SW, Room 8NE
Washington,
DC 20472-3100
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