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Emergency Management Content
Public Assistance: Purchasing Goods or Services...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program provides supplemental assistance to states, tribes, and local governmental entities, as well as certain private nonprofit organizations (hereinafter referred to…
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Supply Chain Resilience Guide
Disasters disrupt preexisting networks of demand and supply. Quickly reestablishing flows of water, food, pharmaceuticals, medical goods, fuel, and other crucial commodities is almost always in the immediate interest of…
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Planning Considerations: Evacuation and...
This document supports state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place protective actions. It summarizes characteristics that jurisdictions should consider when planning for evacuation and/or shelter-in-place…
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What Can I Do On DisasterAssistance.Gov?
Learn what DisasterAssistance.gov can do to help you find disaster news, resources, and federal assistance.
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Emergency Management Priorities and Allocations...
This interim final rule establishes standards and procedures by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may require certain contracts or orders that promote the national defense be given priority…
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Hazardous Materials Incidents
This document provides state, local, tribal, and territorial officials with information and resources to improve resilience to hazardous materials incidents. Resilience is the backbone of emergency management. The Nation’s ability…
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Disaster Financial Management Guide and COVID-19...
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared that the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency declaration for all states, tribes,…
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Disaster Financial Management Guide
Effective disaster financial management is critical for successful response and recovery. It helps jurisdictions obtain the resources needed to support their communities, increases the efficiency of recovery efforts and reduces…
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Guidance for First Responder Interactions with...
The Federal Health Resilience Task Force just released Guidance for First Responder Interactions with Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patients. The guidance includes a two-page EMS Patient Contact Algorithm, a flowchart detailing recommended…
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Social Media Emergency Management Guidance Tool
Social media is changing the way the public safety community prepares for, responds to, manages, and recovers from emergencies. Social media use and organizational adoption spans a broad spectrum across…
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Success of Future Disaster Response and Recovery...
Based on our prior work, we identified a pattern of internal control vulnerabilities that negatively affect both disaster survivors and disaster program effectiveness. These vulnerabilities may hinder future response efforts…
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HHS Should Take Actions to Ensure It Has an...
Major natural disasters in the past 3 years, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, have heightened attention to the nation’s ability to respond to these types of emergencies. The Department…
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State Cyber Disruption Response Plans
Governors must now be prepared to respond to the growing threat of cyberattacks. States and territories count on experienced teams of public safety and emergency management (EM) professionals to prepare…
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FEMA Should Take Additional Steps to Streamline...
From fiscal years 2010 through 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) obligated over $11 billion through four grant programs that fund state and local hazard mitigation efforts. FEMA awarded…
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response...
Public health systems play an integral role in preparing communities to respond to and recover from threats and emergencies. The public health consequences of disasters and emergencies initially affect local…
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