Getting #WinterReady
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FEMA Appoints First Female National Advisory Council Chair, Welcomes New National Advisory Council Members
Yesterday, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the appointment of 12 new members and two returning members to the agency's National Advisory Council. This year, Carrie Speranza, director of Esri’s Emergency Management Solutions, is the new National Advisory Council Chair.
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- November 29, 2023
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for California
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Hilary, Aug. 19-21, 2023.
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- November 22, 2023
FEMA Announces Vanguard Executive Crisis Leaders Fellowship Program for Top Emergency Managers
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that the agency has a new opportunity for emergency managers to apply to the 2024 class of the Vanguard Executive Crisis Leaders Fellowship. The fellowship is for executive-level leaders to explore conceptual frameworks in crisis leadership and address disruptive changes in emergency management.
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- November 21, 2023
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Illinois to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding that occurred Sept. 17-18, 2023.
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- November 20, 2023
Grants to disaster survivors (in millions) so far in 2023.
Number of hazard mitigation assistance sub-grants so far in 2023.