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Events



Mar 26, 2024 - Apr 26, 2024
Important Date
Public Assistance Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications, and Standards Policy Update Public Comment Period
FEMA is seeking public comments on its updated Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications, and Standards (CBCSS) Policy through April 26 2024.

Apr 30, 2024 EST - Apr 30, 2024 8:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Office of Business, Industry, and Infrastructure Integration (OB3I) April Business and Industry Call
Join FEMA’s Office of Business, Industry, and Infrastructure Integration (OB3I) for the April Business and Industry Call on April 30, 2024, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting will showcase resilience tools for business organizations and communities to utilize when preparing for disaster emergencies and protecting assets throughout the year.

Preparedness Tips

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Press Releases and Fact Sheets

Two Weeks Left to Apply for Federal Assistance

Spokane, Wash. - Homeowners and renters in Spokane County who experienced property damage or losses from the August 2023 wildfires have only two more weeks to apply for federal disaster assistance.
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How Do We Respectfully Remember Tragedy?

Region 10 Office of External Affairs Director Ryan Ike remembers the Oso landslides. He also discusses the importance of honoring survivors and lives lost after disaster strikes.
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Federal Support for Spokane County Wildfire Survivors Surpasses $2.6 Million

Spokane, Wash. – When the Gray and Oregon Road wildfires struck Spokane County in August, entire neighborhoods were evacuated, thousands of acres of rural farmland and forests were scorched, and 360 structures destroyed.
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