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Access the Region II 2020 Preparedness and Resilience Webinar Catalog to learn about a wide-array of topics ranging from youth preparedness and cybersecurity to COVID-19 preparedness, response, mitigation and resiliency. Webinar descriptions and links to archived sessions are included. The Region II Individual and Community Preparedness program prepares communities for disasters through info-sharing and training — inspiring people to take action to foster preparedness and build resilience.

Community Based Emergency Communications Hubs
Please join the Region II and Region X National Preparedness Divisions for a webinar on how you can resolve to be ready in 2021 by forming emergency communications hubs within your community. In this session the Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs talk about how they establish locations and organize volunteers to lead grassroots efforts while larger first responder and government activities get underway. Discussion includes: what the hubs do, how they attract and train volunteers and how they work to engage the whole community.
Category:  Communications

New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Virtual Houses of Worship Security Program
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness hosted a virtual Houses of Worship Security program for religious leaders, safety and security committee members, security coordinators, and members of all faiths and denominations. The program provided an overview of grant opportunities, U.S. Department of Homeland Security resources, and cybersecurity considerations.
Category:  Communities

A key element to successfully responding to and recovering from a major disaster is the overall preparedness of individual citizens, families and the community. With that in mind, we invite you to participate in a series of ‘What would you do?’ scenarios to assess your level of preparedness. These tabletop activities are intended to be low-stress conversation starters for the whole community. Each scenario includes discussion questions for the activity, a facilitator guide and some helpful links to enhance individual and community preparedness.

FEMA’s National Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) was created in 2012 to bring together youth leaders interested in supporting disaster preparedness and making a difference in their communities with national and local preparedness projects. Since 2012 many states, counties and municipalities have adopted this model to form their own YPCs.  

The Region II YPC supports FEMA’s ongoing commitment to involve the youth of America in preparedness-related activities and resilience. Students from New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and our Tribal Nations come together to implement preparedness projects in an effort to make their communities better prepared and more resilient.

If you have any questions, please send us an email.

Download the YPC Application Form

Our capabilities were tested in 2012 when Hurricane Sandy affected the entire East Coast from Florida to Maine, as well as states as far inland as West Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. The storm’s effects were extensive, leaving millions without power, destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and causing tens of billions in damages. Read more on our Historic Disaster Page.