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Please join FEMA and federal
partners during a series of Listening Sessions on the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementation. These sessions provide the opportunity to learn more about the Standard, ask questions, and
provide feedback on how federal agencies implement the Standard.
FEMA, on behalf of the Mitigation
Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG), published a draft version of Implementing Guidelines that remains open for comment until April 6,
2015. Various locations have been identified across the nation to solicit
feedback on the Implementation Guidelines. The MitFLG, a collection of federal
agencies with programs and authorities designed to mitigate the impacts of
disasters on communities, will accept written comments through the Federal
Register process from those unable to attend the public meetings and will also
host a virtual listening session in the coming months. An official Federal
Register Notice will be published in the near future to officially announce the
Listening Session schedule.
Listening Sessions
Additional sessions to be announced soon.
March 3,
2015
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (CT)
Iowa Water Conference Venue
Iowa State University
Scheman Building
Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50011
March 5,
2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (CT)
Mississippi Recovery Office
220 Popps Ferry Road
Biloxi, Mississippi 39531
March 11,
2015
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PT)
California Office of Emergency Services
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655
March 11,
2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Old Dominion University
Ted Constant Convocation Center
4320 Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23529
Due
to space constraints of the facilities, seating may be limited. To reserve
a seat in advance, please provide a request via email at least three days in
advance with the contact information of the participant (including name,
mailing address, and e-mail address), and the meeting to be attended to FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov and include the subject/attention line: Reservation
Request for FFRMS. For anyone attending the meetings who is
hearing or visually impaired, or who requires special assistance or
accommodations, please also contact FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov.
The Authorized
Equipment List (AEL) that was previously available on the Lessons Learned
Information Sharing website is now available in PDF format at www.fema.gov/preparedness-non-disaster-grants
and www.fema.gov/grants.
For questions about the AEL, please contact your Grant Programs Directorate Program Analyst or the Centralized Scheduling Information Desk by phone at (800) 368-6498 Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, or by e-mail at askcsid@dhs.gov.
Home fire sprinklers not only save lives, but also decrease the risk for firefighters when installed. Sprinklers reduce
the intensity of the fire by dousing the flame before it can grow and spread.
Modern home sprinklers are more sensitive to heat than commercial sprinklers.
Homeowners
may think all sprinklers look like industrial sprinklers in stores; but home
fire sprinklers are smaller and less conspicuous than commercial or industrial
types. They are also available in colors that match décor and styles that
are flush with the ceiling. Sprinklers can prevent devastating home
damage by extinguishing flames quickly and limiting the damage caused by smoke
and fire. They are also less damaging than water damage caused by firefighting
hose lines.
Installing
a home sprinkler system to a home that is under construction or being remodeled
does not require a lot of extra piping and labor, but it increases the safety of
residents. A sprinkler costs about $1.35 per square foot. This cost is
about the same as upgraded cabinets or carpet.
More information is available at www.usfa.fema.gov.
FEMA Region 6 serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and
68 federally recognized Tribal Nations in implementing emergency
management, grants, preparedness, mitigation and flood insurance programs.
Located in Denton, Texas, just north of Dallas and Fort Worth, Region 6 has
more than 495 full-time employees who carry out the FEMA mission day-to-day. Part of the regional staff work in its Baton Rouge and New Orleans,
Louisiana campuses. Tony
Robinson serves as the Regional Administrator.
FEMA Region 6
averages a major disaster declaration every 46 days, with an average of nearly
eight declarations per year. Region 6 also has two states that rank in the top
ten nationally when it comes to the frequency of declarations, with Oklahoma
ranked first and Arkansas at number six. More than $1 billion in
disaster and non-disaster grants was approved in 2014 to support state, tribal,
and local partners.
The region has 68 federally recognized Tribal Nations, a population of approximately 36 million people, and more
than 565,000 square miles of land mass. It also has 1,420 miles of border with
Mexico and 764 miles of coastland.
The most frequent hazard in the region
is severe storms, followed by flooding and hurricanes. The region also
experiences winter storms, wildfires, earthquakes, terrorist threats, and
droughts.
FEMA Region 6 is one of only five regions that house Mobile Emergency
Response Support (MERS) detachments. The Denton MERS provides mobile
telecommunications, operational support, life support, and power generation
assets allowing onsite management of disaster and all-hazard activities.
More information about FEMA Region 6 is available online.
FEMA announced it is
seeking applicants for its Youth Preparedness Council. The Council supports
FEMA’s commitment to involving youth in preparedness-related activities and
provides an opportunity for young people to offer their perspectives, feedback
and insights on how to help make America more resilient.
To apply, Youth
Preparedness Council applicants must be 13 to 17 years old. They must also be
engaged in individual and community preparedness or have experienced a disaster
that motivated them to make a positive difference in their community.
Individuals who applied for 2014 are encouraged to apply again. Current Council
members have an option to extend for an additional year, upon FEMA request.
Adults working with youth or on community preparedness are encouraged to share
the application with young people who might be interested in applying for the
Youth Preparedness Council.
To be eligible for
consideration, applicants must submit a completed application form and two
letters of recommendation. Completed applications and all supporting materials
must be received no later than March 2, 2015 by 11:59 p.m. ET. New Youth
Preparedness Council members will be announced in May 2015.
FEMA announced the
opening of the Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency
Response (SAFER) application, which will close on March 6, 2015 at 5 p.m. ET.
The SAFER grant program comprises of two categories: hiring of firefighters;
and the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters.
To receive a SAFER grant
award, applicants must be registered and have up-to-date information in the
online System for Award Management. Registration is
required of all Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program applicants and
awardees.
FEMA is currently
recruiting for eight SES Deputy
Regional Administrators. This announcement closes March 6, 2015.
For information on these and other careers opportunities within FEMA, visit www.fema.gov/careers.
On
January 30, the President issued Executive Order 13690, “Establishing a
Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and
Considering Stakeholder Input.” Prior to implementation of the Federal Flood
Risk Management Standard, additional input from stakeholders is
being solicited and considered on how federal agencies will implement the new
Standard. To carry out this process, a draft version
of Implementing Guidelines is open for comment until April 6,
2015. Questions may be submitted to FEMA-FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov.
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