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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.

Exploring the “Guides to Expanding Mitigation” Public Health
Learn how to expand the reach of mitigation activities with insights from public health experts. This webinar focuses on the Public Health Guide in the “Guides to Expanding Mitigation” series. Public health efforts to prevent disease, protect against hazards, respond to disasters and more overlap with hazard mitigation work.

Tropical Graphics and Information Dissemination for Decision Making during a Tropical Cyclone Threat
The National Preparedness Division from the Puerto Rico Caribbean Area Office partnered with the National Weather Service - Weather Forecast Office for San Juan, Puerto Rico to bring stakeholders in the Caribbean to discuss topics related to preparing for 2021 Hurricane Season. This webinar familiarizes the audience with National Weather Service protocols, including the National Hurricane Center and local Weather forecasts. An overview on how the NWS local office disseminates official information across different channels is also discussed. Available in Spanish.

The biweekly Preparedness and Resilience Bulletin shares news, upcoming webinars and events, training opportunities, funding announcements, articles and preparedness tips. Subscribe to receive this resource designed with the whole community in mind.

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.