The Bridge - November 2007
Region I Advisory Council Holds First Meeting
(Oct. 9, 2007) Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, FEMA Region I Administrator Art Cleaves, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discuss disaster preparedness at the Federal Reserve Bank as part of FEMA's 21 member Regional Advisory Council. Full Story
First Ever POD Event
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with FEMA, hosted a two-day Point of Distribution (POD) event this August in Woonsocket, R.I. The event tested emergency management procedures and operations, internal and external coordination of the emergency plan and coordination with external response agencies. Full Story
Partner Playback: NESEC
Historically, states across the country have kept their emergency management activities within their borders. However, catastrophic events do not respect state boundaries, especially in the Northeast where many states are relatively small and densely populated. The Northeast States Emergency Consortium was developed to address those situations.
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New England Notes
Art's Message
On average, a hurricane makes landfall in New England every 10 to 20 years. Between 1938 – 1954, three Category 3 hurricanes made landfall in New England. “Can a Katrina-like event happen here?” – the answer is yes. A second question – “are we prepared?” – isn’t as simple to answer. But FEMA's Vision 2010 seeks to answer it. Full Story
Longterm Recovery: Meeting The Challenge
It is an often used phrase: 'all disasters begin local and end local.' Long term recovery groups throughout New England got together to discuss disasters and recovery from those disasters, including the often hidden needs that aren't apparent until long after the event. Full Story
Senior State Advisors
State Senior Advisors (SSAs) are the first FEMA representatives in an Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) when it is activated. They are the eyes and ears of the agency at the onset of a disaster event. Once in place, the SSA will be responsible for coordinating all outreach efforts between the regional office and their respective state. Full Story
Last Modified: Friday, 16-Nov-2007 11:04:43 EST