FEMA has and will continue to prioritize implementation of Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA) provisions that drive risk reduction and build capability for communities across the lifelines.
A lifeline enables the continuous operation of government functions and critical business and is essential to human health, safety, or economic security. When one or more are disrupted, the impacts to survivors can have a cascade effect.
The lifelines are: Safety and Security; Food, Water, Sheltering; Health and Medical; Energy (Power & Fuel); Communications; Transportation; and Hazardous Material.
Following the 2017 hurricane season, FEMA began using the lifelines concept to quickly pinpoint incident impacts and how information was organized and reported during the disaster. The concept clearly identifies effects to critical services to provide decision makers the data they need to recover, and later ready the nation for catastrophic disasters
Read more about community lifelines.
Learn more about the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA).
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The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) team is excited to announce the new members of the External Stakeholder Working Group (ESWG) for 2019.
The ESWG is a collaborative working group established in 2016 with the purpose of increasing engagement and transparency between FEMA and hazard mitigation federal, state or territory, local, and tribe stakeholders.
The ESWG seeks to gather insight into mitigation and/or program issues from the community-level perspective and increase visibility and commitment to HMA goals, program priorities, and policy development.
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FEMA’s External Stakeholder Work Group (ESWG) would like to remind you to share your opinions, submit ideas, join the discussion threads, and contribute to the discussion on IdeaScale.
This new forum provides a platform for communities to engage with one another in conversations about hazard mitigation, promote project success stories, and share lessons learned from grant application, implementation, and closeout.
The ESWG looks forward to hearing from a variety of stakeholders at many levels -- federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, non-profit and community organizations, and private sector-- and facilitating conversations that enable communities to reduce their losses from natural disasters.
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Spring is right around the corner, but melting snow and spring showers can quickly lead to flooding. As the warmer weather approaches, remember to never drive or walk through flooded streets and be sure to check your flood insurance policy to ensure appropriate coverage.
To learn more about flood safety, please visit National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Flood Safety Tips and Resources. and ready.gov’s Flood Safety, Insurance and Mitigation Toolkit.
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The National Inventory of Dams (NID), a congressionally authorized database documenting dams in the U.S. and its territories, was recently made available for public download.
The inventory is maintained and published by the United States Army Corps of Engineers who work with FEMA to obtain accurate information. This means ensuring that dams meet at least one of the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion in the NID:
- Loss of human life is likely if the dam fails
- Dam failure could cause economical or environmental disruption
- Dam is equal to or exceeds 25 feet in height and exceeds 15 acre-feet in storage
- Dam exceeds 6 feet in height and is equal to or exceeds 50 acre-feet in storage
Further information on the National Inventory of Dams.
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