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Every year, National Preparedness Month helps remind us how important it is to prepare for disasters. This year’s theme is Preparedness Starts at Home and focuses on simple ways you can begin preparing today.
Twenty years ago, on Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near the Louisiana-Mississippi border. The Category 3 hurricane was one of the most-devastating disasters in U.S. history, claiming nearly 1,400 lives and displacing approximately 770,000 people along the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane season is underway. Whether you rent or own your home, here are six ways you can get ready today.
Wildfires are a consistent threat to people, property and communities across the nation. FEMA’s Fire Management Assistance Grant program provides fast funding to help communities fight fires that threaten to cause a major disaster.
On July 29, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake triggered Pacific-wide tsunami alerts. These alerts were a good reminder of how important it is to be prepared. A tsunami can cause flooding as well as disrupt transportation, power and water supply.
Disasters do not distinguish between businesses. Whether a small startup or a global enterprise, all businesses are vulnerable to disruptions from floods, wildfires, and other disasters. What separates businesses that recover quickly from those that don’t isn’t luck — it’s preparedness.
Flooding is the most-common disaster across the nation, but most homeowners and renters are not insured for it. Now is the time to secure a policy through the National Flood Insurance Program to protect your home and belongings from the damage floodwaters can cause.
FEMA's incident management assistance teams are able to deploy anywhere in the U.S. within 24 hours, allowing them to help local areas meet immediate needs for information, expertise and coordination during a disaster response.
FEMA headquarters and regional leadership teams across the nation coordinated with emergency management experts from federal, state, tribal and territorial partners in seven video teleconferences to test connectivity capabilities and discuss needs for hurricane and wildland fire response and recovery this year.
As an emergency manager, you want to prepare your community in the best way possible. FEMA has resources to help you.
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