Response
Response coordinates federal operational and logistical disaster response capability needed to save and sustain lives, minimize suffering, and protect property in a timely and effective manner in communities that become overwhelmed by disasters. Information regarding FEMA’s response policies and doctrine are highlighted below.
- Implementation of NIMS and ICS during Response and Recovery Operations
- Establishing FEMA Operational Centers of Excellence
- Emergency Notification System (ENS) Directive
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Recovery
Recovery supports individuals and communities affected by disasters in their efforts to recover. Individual and Public Assistance programs as well as Long Term Community Recovery efforts assist individuals and communities in FEMA’s collective effort to prepare for, respond to, and recover from all hazards
Individual Assistance
Individual Assistance (IA) programs help individuals and households recover from all hazards. These programs provide and/or coordinate emergency housing, financial and direct assistance, assistance to address other needs, disaster unemployment assistance, disaster legal services, crisis counseling, and disaster case management for disaster survivors. Information regarding FEMA’s individual assistance policies and doctrine are highlighted below.
- Assistance for Privately Owned Access Routes
- Critical Needs Assistance for Displaced Individuals and Households
- Designation of Counties for Individual Assistance in Emergency or Major Disaster Declarations
- Disaster Assistance for Flood Damaged Basements
- Disaster Housing Rent Collection
- Emergency Residential Roof Covering
- Establishment Criteria for Disaster Recovery Centers
- Funeral Assistance
- Generator Reimbursement
- Insurance Processing for Real Property Losses
- Rental Assistance Rate Increases
- Replacement Assistance
- Replacement Assistance and Insurance
- Temporary Housing Unit Donations
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Long-Term Community Recovery
The Long Term Community Recovery (LTCR) program helps disaster-impacted communities in their recovery efforts by assisting communities in (1) collectively identifying their long-term recovery vision; and (2) identifying and coordinating resources and funding sources to support the long-term recovery vision. LTCR also builds federal, state, and local capacity for sustaining recovery efforts by facilitating partnerships for implementation of recovery activities and for use in future disasters. Information regarding FEMA’s long-term community recovery policies and doctrine are highlighted below.
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Public Assistance
The Public Assistance program provides assistance to state, tribal, and local governments, as well as certain private nonprofit organizations, to help repair and rebuild public infrastructure, and to help pay for the cost of debris removal and emergency protective measures. Information regarding FEMA’s public assistance policies and doctrine are highlighted below.
- Public Assistance Program Administration and Appeals: 9510
- Applicant Eligibility: 9521
- Emergency Work: 9523
- 9523.1 Snow Assistance Policy*
- 9523.2 Eligibility of Building Inspections in a Post-Disaster Environment
- 9523.3 Provision of Temporary Relocation Facilities
- Provision of Temporary Relocation Facilities - Waiver Request
- 9523.4 Demolition of Private Structures
- 9523.5 Debris Removal from Waterways
- 9523.6 Mutual Aid Agreements for Public Assistance and Fire Management Assistance
- 9523.7 Public Assistance Funding for Public Housing Facilities
- 9523.8 Mission Assignments for ESF #10
- 9523.9 100% Funding for Direct Federal Assistance and Grant Assistance
- 9523.10 Eligibility of Vector Control (Mosquito Abatement)
- 9523.11 Hazardous Stump Extraction and Removal Eligibility
- 9523.12 Debris Operations – Hand-Loaded Trucks and Trailers
- 9523.13 Debris Removal from Private Property
- 9523.15 Eligible Costs Related to Evacuations and Sheltering
- 9523.17 Emergency Assistance for Human Influenza Pandemic
- 9523.18 Host-State Evacuation and Sheltering Reimbursement
- Host State Policy Clarification Memorandum
- 9523.19 Eligible Costs Related to Pet Evacuations and Sheltering
- 9523.20 Purchase and Distribution of Ice
- Restoration of Damaged Facilities: 9524
- 9524.1 Welded Steel Moment Frame Inspections
- 9524.2 Landslides and Slope Failures
- 9524.3 Rehabilitation Assistance for Levees and Other Flood Control Works
- 9524.4 Repair vs. Replacement of a Facility under 44 CFR §206.226(f) (The 50% Rule)
- 9524.5 Trees, Shrubs and Other Plantings Associated with Facilities
- 9524.6 Collections and Individual Object Eligibility
- 9524.7 Interim Welded Steel Moment Frame Policy for the Nisqually Earthquake Disaster
- 9524.8 Eligibility for Permanent Repair and Replacement of Roads on Tribal Lands
- 9524.9 Replacement of Animals Associated with Eligible Facilities
- 9524.10 Replacement of Equipment, Supplies and Vehicles
- Allowable Costs: 9525
- 9525.1 Post Disaster Property Tax Assessment
- 9525.2 Donated Resources
- 9525.3 Duplication of Benefits - Non-Government Funds
- 9525.4 Emergency Medical Care and Medical Evacuations
- 9525.5 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Access Requirements
- 9525.6 Project Supervision and Management Costs of Subgrantees
- 9525.7 Labor Costs - Emergency Work
- 9525.8 Damage to Applicant Owned Equipment
- 9525.9 Section 324 Management Costs and Direct Administrative Costs
- 9525.11 Payment of Contractors for Grant Management Tasks
- 9525.12 Disposition of Equipment, Supplies and Salvageable Materials
- 9525.13 Alternate Projects
- 9525.14 Public Assistance Grantee Administrative Costs
- 9525.15 Telecommunications Support Lines for States
- 9525.16 Research-related Equipment and Furnishings
- Mitigation: 9526
- Codes and Standards: 9527
- Public Assistance Insurance Requirements: 9530
- Fire Suppression Assistance: 9550
- 9550.3 Interim Policy on Fire Suppression Assistance
- Job Aids and Fact Sheets: 9580
- 9580.2 Fact Sheet: Insurance Responsibilities for Field Personnel
- 9580.4 Fact Sheet: Debris Operations - Clarification
- 9580.5 Fact Sheet: Elements of a Project Worksheet
- 9580.6 Electric Utility Repair
- 9580.7 Fact Sheet: Host-State Evacuation and Sheltering FAQ
- 9580.8 Eligible Sand Replacement on Public Beaches
- 9580.100 Fact Sheet: Mold Remediation
- 9580.101 2006 Special Community Disaster Loan Program
- 9580.102 Fact Sheet: Permanent Relocation
- Permanent Relocation Fact Sheet Clarification Memorandum
- 9580.103 Fact Sheet: GSA Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program
- 9580.104 Fact Sheet: Public Assistance for Ambulance Services
- 9580.105 H1N1 Influenza Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- 9580.106 Fact Sheet: Pandemic Influenza Fact Sheet
- 9580.107 Child Care Services
- 9580.201 Fact Sheet: Debris Contracting Guidance
- 9580.203 Fact Sheet: Debris Monitoring
- 9580.204 Documenting and Validating Hazardous Trees, Limbs and Stumps
- 9580.205 Fact Sheet: Public Assistance Funding for Public Housing Facilities
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* FEMA Significant Guidance