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FEMA Awards Almost $1.5 Million to State of New Hampshire for COVID Training Costs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $1.5 million to the State of New Hampshire to reimburse the state for the cost of training during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Road Renovations in Mountain Towns with FEMA Funds

Puerto Rico’s Cordillera Central and the public roads that connect the 15 municipalities that are part of it have received —to date— obligations totaling over $672 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair bridges and roads in the area.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation

FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and ordered federal aid to supplement the tribe’s efforts in the areas affected by the severe winter storm from Dec. 21-25, 2022.


FEMA Updates Flood Maps in Riverside and San Bernardino counties and the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Norco, Ontario, Rialto and Riverside

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for unincorporated Riverside and San Bernardino counties and the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Colton, Corona, Eastvale, Jurupa Valley, Norco, Ontario, Rialto and Riverside.


Be Prepared for Future Disasters

Tornadoes may end up causing massive destruction to homes, property, and infrastructure.


FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings

Residents in parts of central California and western Nevada are urged to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted.


Avoid and Report Disaster Fraud

A survivor recently reported getting a text that their “federal government check in the amount of $2800 has been disbursed”. The text instructed the survivor to visit a link and provide personal information for FEMA to verify


Christian County Receives Nearly $1.2 Million in Federal Funding to Repair and Strengthen Electric Grid

FEMA has approved nearly $1.2 million in total funding to reimburse the Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (PRECC) for repairs to its power distribution system.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for California

FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning March 9, 2023, and continuing.


FEMA Awards Nearly $1.4 Million to Massachusetts for COVID-19 Supplies

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending almost $1.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of purchasing emergency supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.


FEMA Expands its Reinsurance Program by Transferring $275 Million in Flood Risk to Capital Markets

FEMA continues to engage reinsurance markets to help strengthen the financial framework of the National Flood Insurance Program and promote private sector participation in flood-risk management.


Getting Ahead of the Ransomware Epidemic: CISA’s Pre-Ransomware Notifications Help Organizations Stop Attacks Before Damage Occurs

Over the past several years, ransomware attacks have caused extraordinary harm to American organizations: schools forced to close, hospitals required to divert patients, companies across all sectors facing operational disruption and expending untold sums on mitigation and recovery.


Virus Basics

A computer virus is a program that spreads by first infecting files or the system areas of a computer or network router's hard drive and then making copies of itself.


Readout from CISA’s Sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Meeting

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its sixth Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, the first quarterly meeting of 2023.


SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Preparing for Technological Transformation in Emergency Communications Centers

Emerging and established technological developments and the evolving 911 environment have changed the way telecommunicators handle emergency and non-emergency calls.


SAFECOM Publishes 2023 SAFECOM Strategic Plan

The SAFECOM Executive Board is pleased to announce the publication of the 2023 SAFECOM Strategic Plan.


SAFECOM Publishes 2022 SAFECOM Annual Summary

The SAFECOM Executive Board is pleased to announce the publication of the 2022 SAFECOM Annual Summary.


SAFECOM and NCSWIC Develop Land Mobile Radio (LMR) for Information Technology (IT) Professionals

Information Technology (IT) professionals are often tasked with planning, provisioning, implementing and managing Land Mobile Radio (LMR) networks with the assumption that all computer networks have the same general requirements


SAFECOM Publishes Fall 2022 SAFECOM Bi-Annual Meeting Executive Summary

SAFECOM members came together for the second consecutive in-person meeting post-pandemic, on December 13-14, 2022, in Jacksonville, Florida, where members received a keynote address from CISA Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan and heard real-world public safety communications successes and challenges in response to the Surfside building collapse and Hurricane Ian.


CISA Releases the Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (USACE-ERDC) released the co-developed Marine Transportation System Resilience Assessment Guide (MTS Guide) for use by federal agencies, local governments, and industry decision makers that manage risk and enhance resilience to critical infrastructure systems and functions through conducting resilience assessments.