 After a large-scale incident, many different Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) teams from across the country are often deployed to assist. Numerous teams can ensure all impacted areas are searched in as short amount of time as possible, which is critical for this life-saving mission.
Large deployments, however, do require close coordination and trained people, standard and practiced processes, and technology that provides a common operating platform, so all teams have the same situational awareness. Together, these key elements can help ensure that once deployed, teams from disparate locations are able to work as one.
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 On Aug. 9, FEMA and New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency renewed their Memorandum of Cooperation. The renewed agreement deepens bilateral emergency preparedness and response through data sharing, joint hazard research and joint crisis management exercises.
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 FEMA Connect is LIVE! The transition to our new, modernized SharePoint intranet homepage is now complete. FEMA Connect provides an improved employee information and engagement hub to support a robust internal communications strategy for the agency to help achieve the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan.
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FEMA Weekly celebrates employees who have achieved a workplace anniversary of 35 years or more.
We are grateful for their experience and dedication. Their experience, expertise and dedication to civil service are vital to FEMA’s success in helping people before, during and after disasters.
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Did you know FEMA has a tool to help you map out your career trajectory? The online FEMA Career Path Tool (CPT) helps you identify the knowledge and skills you need to meet your career goals.
As part of the agency’s commitment to building a satisfying career through employee mobility, the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer, Learning, Engagement and Diversity Division (LEAD) is pleased to announce monthly FEMA Career Path Tool information sessions.
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Ensuring disaster survivors have access to our programs is a key part of enacting our core values of compassion, fairness, integrity and respect. The Office of Equal Rights recently published a fact sheet with information on reasonable accommodations for disaster survivors. Additionally, this one-page document summarizes what reasonable accommodations are, how disaster survivors can access them and file complaints.
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Feeling under pressure or burned out? Talking with a trained Peer Support colleague may help.
You can connect in three easy steps:
1) Review the Peer Support SharePoint page.
2)Select a volunteer from the list. The list includes details such as the volunteer’s location, FEMA Employee Resource Group affiliation and if they speak a language other than English.
3) Schedule a time to talk with the Peer Support volunteer.
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Do you feel like the FEMA workplace is constantly changing? Whether you are the implementer or the recipient of a change initiative, your mindset matters. The right mindset can mean the difference between embracing or resisting change.
Join us at 1 p.m. ET on Aug. 31 for this informative and engaging webinar that will share strategies to transform our attitudes, assumptions and beliefs so that we can effectively process and transition through change with resilience.
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Every day, FEMA’s U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) supports and strengthens fire and emergency medical services and stakeholders to prepare for, prevent, mitigate and respond to all hazards.
From providing free training and education programs for fire departments and emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, to an extensive library and publications on a wide variety of fire and EMS topics, USFA, National Fire Academy and the National Emergency Training Center enhance and expand the knowledge and skills of fire and emergency services personnel.
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Do you have one or more federal student loans?
If so, you may be able to benefit from temporary changes made to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. These changes, called the “Limited PSLF Waiver,” are making it easier for borrowers across the nation to get their loans forgiven.
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 Times have changed since the Emergency Broadcast System served as the primary source for public safety alerts. Now that many of us use mobile phones to watch videos and listen to music or podcasts, it was critical that alerts adapt to the new reality. Ten years ago, FEMA added wireless emergency alerts to its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to evolve the transmission of these messages.
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Santa Cruz, California:
“This wild peacock apparently has no females in his area to show off to, so he often comes to one of the local farms to try his luck with the chickens. I was told that he is always ignored by the busy hens, and begrudgingly tolerated by the rooster.”
Submitted by Christian Erickson, Community Preparedness Officer, National Preparedness Division in Region 9.
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 History of FEMA
President Jimmy Carter nominated who to become the first Senate-confirmed director of FEMA?
- Gordon Vickery
- John Macy
- James Lee Witt
- Craig Fugate
Find the answer here.
Can you tell me more about the next Reservist Advisory Board election?
We are excited to announce that the nomination period for membership to the Reservist Advisory Board (RAB) will open soon.
In the coming weeks, we will provide detailed instructions for reservists interested in joining the RAB. In the meantime, here’s a bit more about the RAB, member duties and eligibility requirements.
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