Contributions tagged with "emergency"

September 2009 marks five years since Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne struck Florida within three weeks of each other. Emergency managers reflect on their responses to the storms.

Five years later, Florida emergency managers remember a defining moment in their careers: Hurricane Charley's strike on the Sunshine State in August 2004.

September 16, 2009 marks five years since Hurricane Ivan devastated the Florida Panhandle. Emergency Managers reflect on their response to the storm.

In order to encourage Americans to prepare themselves, their families and their communities, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with The Advertising Council, has sponsored public service advertisements (PSAs) that educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to all kinds of emergencies. The Ready Campaign asks individuals to do three key things to prepare for the unexpected: (1) get an emergency supply kit, (2) make a family emergency plan, and (3) be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses.

More PSAs can be found at: http://www.ready.gov/america/about/psa.html

An overview explaining the importance of the private sector and their role in responding to disasters.

Larger, stronger and more durable tents are being distributed to families whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by the earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster of September 29, 2009. They will provide better interim shelter until dwellings can be repaired or replaced.