About Us
Mission
Reduce the loss of life and property and support the development of a regional all-hazards, comprehensive, risk-based emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation through close working relationships with current and new stakeholders, including federal agencies, states, localities, business and industry and voluntary organizations.
Vision
Create an environment that fosters quality and drives operational excellence in everything we do.
Senior Management
Acting Regional Administrator: Patricia G. Arcuri
Disaster Assistance Director: Jack Schuback
Disaster Operations Director: Edward Smith
Management Director: Robert Welch
Mitigation Director: Eugene Gruber
National Preparedness Director: Patrick Twiss
Federal Coordinating Officers
Appointed by the President upon the declaration of a major disaster or emergency, Federal Coordinating Officers (FCOs) manage federal resource support activities in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. There are four assigned to Region III: Donald Keldsen, Kim Kadesch, Regis Phelan, and Steven Ward.
Strategic Plan
Region III works with its state and local partners to be prepared for all hazards and to provide assistance during times of disasters in response, recovery and hazard mitigation. This plan guides the regional team in its planning efforts to meet the challenges of the next five years. (PDF 2MB, TXT 110KB)
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