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FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for 4-Oct-2023

Posted by Janet Liebsch - August 07, 2023 6:58 AM
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall.  The nationa... Read More
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FEMA National Continuous Improvement Guidance

Posted by Janet Liebsch - October 31, 2022 7:25 AM
FEMA recently released the “National Continuous Improvement Guidance.” This guidance provides an approach to conduct consistent and rigorous continuous improvement activities before, during and af... Read More
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FEMA Releases Public Assistance Simplified Procedures Policy for Public Comment

Posted by Janet Liebsch - October 23, 2022 2:34 PM
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced on 18-Oct-2022 the agency has released the draft Public Assistance (PA) Simplified Procedures policy to streamline and further simplify implementation of... Read More
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FEMA Hosts HURREVAC Webinar Series

Posted by Janet Liebsch - May 03, 2022 2:37 PM
From June 6 – 10, 2022 FEMA's National Hurricane Program will host a five-day HURREVAC training for emergency managers. Each day, sessions will start at 2 p.m. ET and run 60–90 minutes. The we... Read More
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