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Improve Communication of Hurricane Hazards! Be aware of specific hazards during September, October, and November. Serve as a force multiplier by engaging your employees, customers, and social media network with this article and infographic! Please also keep updated with the latest information from the National Hurricane Center at www.hurricanes.gov and your local Weather Forecast Office at www.weather.gov. Included here to...

Are You Ready?! It is easy to say "I am going to prepare". We all plan to be prepared. Disasters have a way of happening before we are actually prepared. Here are some free and inexpensive ways to jump start your preparedness today. Fast & Easy Ways to Prepare Get started now! Share these great infographics with everyone you know...

FEMA funding transferred to ICE for detention centers will not affect hurricane response Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have announced that the transfer of around $10 million of its budget to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not affect the agency's hurricane response and other disaster relief efforts. FEMA also says they stand fiscally and operationally ready to...

FEMA is working with state, local, tribal and territorial partners to prepare for the potential impacts from storms in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific. Successful response and recovery to disasters is a team effort. FEMA is not the only responder in the recovery of states and communities that have been devastated by disasters. We all need to be prepared. We...

Hurricane Season Is Almost Here The start of hurricane season is right around the corner. According to FEMA’s 2015 National Household Survey, two out of every three Americans are aware of what to do should a hurricane affect the area in which they live or work. This week, was National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 7-13)  - which was to remind us...

The Hurricane Conference You Don't Want to Miss... Four packed days of professional development emphasizing lessons learned from past hurricane strikes, exposure to state of the art programs worthy of emulation, new ideas from your fellow emergency managers and more! The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness, the conference hosts over 2,000 attendees from all over...

Today begins National Preparedness Month - We'll be sharing ideas on communication and evacuation, preparedness and practicality, as well as specific types of Disasters that may affect you... including: Are You READY? Earthquake Man-Made Disasters Hurricane & Tsunami Fires & Wildfire Tornadoes Flooding   Stay tuned for dozens of new ideas and some sound reminders... get started on your own...

You can't stop a tropical storm or hurricane, but you can take steps now to protect you,  your family, your business, and your community. Atlantic Hurricane Season is not over, and as we head into National Preparednes Month in September think about this year's theme “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”and how it applies to you and your...

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Today is the last day of Hurricane Safety Week - but only the beginning of Hurricane Season. Take time to review your Emergency Plans, and think about your hurricane and other emergency preparedness at home, and work, and on the road. Hurricane Tips for Businesses How do Hurricanes relate to Extreme Heat? Hurricanes mean Flooding Free Hurricane Preparedness Week Webinar