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| This Citizen Corps News Digest is provided by FEMA's Individual & Community Preparedness Division to highlight community preparedness and resilience resources and activities recently announced by federal agencies and Citizen Corps partners. |
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NPM Events, Coalition Member Sign-up, Webinars and "Gettging Real II" Conference
National Preparedness Month (NPM) Event Ideas
National Preparedness Month 2011 is off to an extraordinary start. Check out some of the incredible events and activities your states are hosting around the country!
National Preparedness Month Coalition Member Sign-up
Thank you for all your efforts to date. More than 7,000 businesses, organizations and individuals have already demonstrated their commitment to preparedness by signing up as Coalition Members. It takes less than two minutes for you to do the same and put your community on the map !
Sign up today to help ensure all Americans are prepared to face and respond to disasters and emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities. By becoming a National Preparedness Month Coalition Member, your efforts to bring emergency preparedness to your community will make a difference!
*Reminder*
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN): Improving Disaster Preparedness through Education
Help with education in all disaster functions may be closer than you think. Since 1994, the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has focused on providing disaster education at the local level through each state's land-grant university. Learn more about:
- EDEN's role in preparedness education
- Various preparedness education resources EDEN provides
- How to engage with EDEN
To join Thursday's webinar at 1:50 p.m., EDT, click https://connect.hsin.gov/eden/
For an overview, click http://citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts/eden.shtm
(Click on the above link to login to the webinar at 1:50 p.m. on September 8th. The webinar will begin promptly at 2 p.m.)
Thank you for your participation!
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Webinars Scheduled for September
National Preparedness Month presents the perfect opportunity for everyone to get involved and learn more about disaster preparedness. In the wake of recent events such as Hurricane Irene, the East Coast earthquake, and the Joplin and Tuscaloosa tornadoes, now is a critical time to promote preparedness education.
Join us for these informative webinar sessions aimed at educating individuals, communities and organizations about the various aspects of preparing for a disaster in today's ever-changing world:
For a complete list of upcoming webinars visit: http://citizencorps.gov/news/webcasts.shtm
“Getting Real II”- Promising Practices in Inclusive Emergency Management for the Whole Community September Event
Please join FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination and the National Council on Disability in Arlington, VA on Sept 12-14 for Getting Real II- Promising Practices in Inclusive Emergency Management for the Whole Community . This event will be available for your viewing via webcast at http://GettingReal-II.WebCastOn.TV. Questions about this event can be sent to FEMA-Disability-Integration-Coordination@fema.dhs.gov
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Webinar Starting NOW! Improving Disaster Preparedness Through Education
Attention, Higher Education Representatives! Today's webinar is for you!
Login at https://connect.hsin.gov/eden
September 8th: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN): Improving Disaster Preparedness Through Education
Help with education in all disaster functions may be closer than you think. Since 1994, the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has focused on providing disaster education at the local level through each state's land-grant university. Learn more about:
- EDEN's role in preparedness education
- Various preparedness education resources EDEN provides
- How to engage with EDEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEMA Emergency Declarations Updates
New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee
Emergency Declaration number 3341 declared on Sep 08, 2011
Pennsylvania Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee
Emergency Declaration number 3340 declared on Sep 08, 2011
Texas Big Oak Fire
Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2967 declared on Sep 08, 2011
Washington Monastery Fire Complex
Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2966 declared on Sep 08, 2011
Texas Wildfires
Major Disaster Declaration number 4029 declared on Sep 09, 2011
California Comanche Fire Complex
Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2971 declared on Sep 11, 2011
California Keene Fire Complex
Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2970 declared on Sep 11, 2011
Nevada Holbrook Fire
Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2969 declared on Sep 10, 2011
Texas Pat Gross Fire
Fire Management Assistance Declaration number 2968 declared on Sep 09, 2011
Pennsylvania Tropical Storm Lee
Major Disaster Declaration number 4030 declared on Sep 12, 2011
Maine Tropcial Storm Irene
Major Disaster Declaration number 4032 declared on Sep 13, 2011
New York Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee
Major Disaster Declaration number 4031 declared on Sep 13, 2011
New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding
Major Disaster Declaration number 4033 declared on Sep 15, 2011
Maryland Hurricane Irene
Major Disaster Declaration number 4034 declared on Sep 16, 2011
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join Our "Preparedness Considerations for Aging Americans" Webinar TOMORROW!
Preparedness Considerations for Aging Americans
Click on this link to log in tomorrow September 20, 2011 at 1:50 pm EST!
No registration is required. Please log in tomorrow as a guest.
In this webinar, you will learn about specific preparedness steps for Aging Americans. Hear from FEMA officials and leaders at the forefront of Aging American Preparedness and have your questions answered:
- What can I do to bring preparedness to my community?
- What are the free resources available to me?
- How do I connect with my state emergency management?
If you know or care for someone that is aging, you'll want to join |
