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FEMA National Continuous Improvement Guidance
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...
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FEMA Releases Public Assistance Simplified Procedures Policy for Public Comment
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...
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Las Vegas Metro Police Department Officer Truong Thai Murdered By Gunman
On Thu morning (13-Oct-2022) Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Truong Thai was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance. LVMPD officers responde...
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USFRA Halloween 2022 Photo Contest
Join the U.S. First Responders Association in our Halloween 2022 Photo Contest
by sharing costume photos of you, your kids, family and/or pets in the comments below or on our USFRA Facebook page he...
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USFRA, Jagermeister and SGWS Continue Giving Back to First Responders
Throughout 2021 and 2022 Mast-Jägermeister U.S. (MJUS) continued their retail campaign that supports community donations to first responders in partnership with the U.S. First Responders Associa...
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FEMA Updates and Resources about Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian was a deadly and destructive Category 4 storm that caused widespread damage across Florida as well as South Carolina and Cuba. It was the second major hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic...
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How to help others when disaster strikes
The images of disasters pull on people’s heartstrings causing those outside of the impacted area to want to do something to help. Unfortunately, sometimes this kindness overwhelms agencies and organ...
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Beware of Identity Thieves and Scam Artists after a Disaster
As government agencies and charitable groups continue to provide disaster assistance, con artists, identity thieves and other criminals may attempt to prey on vulnerable survivors. The most common po...
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Lowe's Special Thank You to First Responders (One-Time Discount October 2022)
First responders continue to show up daily to support communities across America – and this October, Lowe’s will be there for them. In honor of National First Responders Day (Oct. 28, 2022), Lowe’...
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans
The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful fentanyl available across the United States. In August 2022, DEA and our law enforcement partners...
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