Getting #WinterReady
Winter is coming, so prepare now for holiday travel and the cold that comes with the season. Find helpful tips to make you #WinterReady.
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
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the U.S. Virgin Islands to supplement the territory’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from elevated levels of lead and copper in the water supply beginning on Oct. 25, 2023, and continuing.
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- November 19, 2023
ICYMI -- FEMA Administrator Unveils New Tribal Strategy Progress Report at National Congress of American Indians Convention
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, speaking to more than 2,000 tribal leaders and emergency managers at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 80th Annual Convention, unveiled FEMA’s first of its kind 2023 Tribal Strategy Progress Report and announced the opening of registration for the ninth annual Tribal Nations Training Week, to be held in March 2024.
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- November 16, 2023
FEMA Launches First-Ever #WinterReady Campaign, Urges the Nation to Get Prepared for Extreme Cold and Winter Weather
In time for holiday travel and winter weather, FEMA’s Ready Campaign launched the first-ever #WinterReady campaign encouraging people to identify and reduce the risks they face during the winter season.
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- November 16, 2023
Grants to disaster survivors (in millions) so far in 2023.
Number of hazard mitigation assistance sub-grants so far in 2023.