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The U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association are once again teaming up to promote winter fire safety through their campaign, “Put a Freeze on Winter Fires.” The goal of the campaign is to educate the public on increased fire risks during the winter months.
December, January and February are the leading months for home fires. Many of these fires are caused by cooking, heating and holiday decorations such as lights, Christmas trees and candles.
To help you share important safety messages with your community, check out flyers and social media assets for you to share on:
FEMA released the “FEMA Resources for Climate Resilience,” a document to assist state, local, tribal and territorial partners in navigating FEMA resources.
These resources will support communities in building resilience and adapting to the impacts of climate change and funding for community adaptation strategies.
The document outlines relevant FEMA resources, including those that can help communities:
- Identify and assess climate change risks.
- Consider climate change during hazard mitigation planning.
- Fund mitigation and climate adaptation strategies.
- Build community capacity to address climate risks.
The document also includes information on how to fund mitigation and climate adaptation strategies, how a community can build capacity to address climate change and how emergency managers and officials can include climate change in their hazard mitigation planning. Stakeholders will also be able to use the quick glance overview of all FEMA funding sources to help their planning efforts.
For more information visit: FEMA.gov.
FEMA’s Ready Campaign, in coordination with the Ad Council and Sony Pictures, released a Public Service Advertisement™ (PSA), “Ghost Don’t Plan Ahead, But You Can.”
In celebration of the theatrical release of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” Sony Pictures developed a PSA for the Ready Campaign with actual film footage to encourage family emergency preparedness planning. The PSA and promotional posters feature the film’s cast in key movie scenes depicting what families should do now to prepare for disasters.
The PSA can be downloaded on the Ad Council’s website. The PSA is also available to view on Ready.gov, in English and Spanish. Follow up on @Readygov Twitter account and like us on the Ready Facebook page to encourage the public to get prepared for emergencies.
For more information, visit Ready.gov/Plan or Listo.gov to get started. “Protecting your family is the best plan you can make!”
In May 2021, for the second time in their 60-year history, Peace Corps Response Volunteers deployed domestically to serve communities in need across the United States. This time, the Peace Corps mobilized to support FEMA's mission to enhance access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
This three-month mission called upon nearly 160 Peace Corps members, from the 7,000 volunteers recalled from their duty stations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These Volunteers contributed to whole-of-government efforts for an equitable vaccination campaign by applying the intercultural skills, language abilities and adaptability honed during their Peace Corps service.
To watch the documentary, visit Peace Corps' YouTube page.
Floods are the most common and costly natural hazard in the nation. After a wildfire, the charred soil and burnt vegetation can lead to a bigger risk of flooding and mudflow for up to five years. Residents and businesses in areas recently affected by wildfires need to protect their physical and personal property with flood insurance.
Flood damage after fire is often more severe and can lead to dangerous mudflows. Watch and share FEMA’s 15-second and 30-second videos for more on mudflows. When sharing social media resources, don’t forget to use our hashtags #NFIP, #FloodInsurance and #FloodAfterFire.
It typically takes 30 days for a new National Flood Insurance Program insurance policy to go into effect, so the time to buy flood insurance is now.
There’s just no rest for the west, but at least residents can rest assured when they have flood insurance.
Learn more and find digital resources to share with your community by visiting Floodsmart.gov/wildfires.
For general inquiries and additional information about the National Flood Insurance Program, visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange center website. For more up-to-date information, sign up to receive email updates and follow FEMA on LinkedIn.
FEMA is seeking volunteers from federal, state, local, tribal and territorial governments to participate on the virtual national review panels for Fiscal Year 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) subapplications.
The agency is accepting Expressions of Interest from until Jan. 14; selected panelists will be announced at the end of February.
FEMA anticipates the panel increases transparency into the decision-making process for applicants, while building capability and partnerships with the panelists.
Volunteers will leverage their experience and expertise during the review process to assess the degree to which subapplications meet the six BRIC qualitative evaluation criteria:
- Risk reduction and resiliency effectiveness.
- Climate change and other future conditions.
- Implementation measures.
- Population impacted.
- Outreach activities.
- Leveraging partners.
FEMA anticipates hosting the virtual panel from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET between March 7 - 25, 2022 and requests that prospective panelists be available for a minimum of five consecutive business days. Reviews will be conducted virtually.
Those interested in serving on these panels, complete an Expression of Interest Form which can be found on the BRIC website. Panelists are expected to:
- Provide their own computer.
- Be a government employee at the federal, state, local, tribal or territorial level.
- Attend a virtual training to go over how to review subapplications and score accordingly.
For more information and to review BRIC qualitative criteria, visit the BRIC webpage on FEMA.gov or email hma-ndi-bric-review@fema.dhs.gov.
The FEMA training facility, Center for Domestic Preparedness located in Anniston, Alabama, reached a significant milestone in November when it issued its 25,000 virtual instructor-led training completion certificates since the of spring 2020.
Virtual training offerings are rivaling resident training, with virtual courses reaching the second largest number of completions annually. The training center currently has a library of 60 virtual instructor-led trainings offered for a variety of responders such as emergency managers, firefighters, law enforcement and medical professionals.
To review the full list of virtual instructor-led trainings, visit https://cdp.dhs.gov/vilt.
FEMA Releases Architect Documents
FEMA is seeking public feedback on architect resource typing definition documents. This 30-day national engagement period will conclude at 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 17.
To provide comments on the draft document, complete the feedback form and submit the form to FEMA-NIMS@fema.dhs.gov.
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Assistance to Firefighters Grants Applications Due Dec. 17
On Nov. 8, FEMA opened the application period for $414 million in funding available through the Fiscal Year 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grants. The application period will close at 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 17.
FEMA has released six documents to aid organizations applying for $414 million in funding available through the Fiscal Year 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grants.
Additional information on the grant program is available online at Assistance to Firefighters Grants | FEMA.gov. For questions, contact the Fire Grants Help Desk via email at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.
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FEMA Extends Request for Information
FEMA published a notice in the Federal Register extending the public comment on the National Flood Insurance Program’s minimum floodplain management standards by 45 days from Dec. 13, 2021 to Jan. 27, 2022, In addition, FEMA scheduled a public meeting at 3 p.m. ET on Dec. 15.
The 90-minute virtual public meeting will gather verbal feedback on the Request for Information. Anyone may register for the Dec. 15 meeting by visiting this Webex webpage, advance registration is required. Transcripts of previous public meetings are available in English and Spanish on FEMA.gov.
Registrants can indicate if they have an interest in providing a 3-minute verbal comment during a meeting. Participants will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis to provide a verbal comment. Spanish language services will be provided for this meeting. Please follow the instructions on the webpage for submitting comments and contact the Regulations Help Desk if you have technical issues.
Written comments can be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, Docket ID: FEMA-2021-0024. With the extension of the comment period, the new closing date for comments is Jan.27, 2022.
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FEMA Hosts IPAWS Webinar
FEMA will host a webinar on IPAWS alerting authorities ability to send non-weather emergency messages to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio receivers at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 8. The additional communication pathway increases the reach of public safety information to communities.
Join FEMA, IPAWS staff and the National Weather Service representatives as they discuss this type of messaging and to ensure timely dissemination of information to weather radio users. To learn more about IPAWS, visit FEMA.gov.
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