Hurricane Season 2018: How Emergency Leaders Plan to Weather the Storms
Mid-Atlantic officials discuss new plans put into place, training to face catastrophe, and cooperative relationships. Keep Reading
InsideHS: Creating Local Partners to Bridge Post-Hurricane Islands
“All of these people need to meet their counterparts and be ready to do their part" in National Level Exercise. Keep Reading
InsideHS: Nerve Center of NLE18 Mobilizes, Coordinates for Capital Disaster
DAY 3: Fictional Hurricane Cora is a deadly Category 4 storm and is primed to unleash 20 inches of rain. Keep Reading
InsideHS: Hurricane ‘Cora’ Is Coming, So NLE18 Leans Forward with Information
DAY 2: Starting with a fictional briefing on faux storm, FEMA leaders work on getting right messages out. Keep Reading
InsideHS: The Ultimate ‘Bad Day’ Practice Session Unfolds at NLE18
DAY 1: National Level Exercise to test how agencies come together for a major hurricane that makes landfall in Virginia. Keep Reading
NOAA and Air Force Reserve ‘Hurricane Hunters’ to Visit Gulf Coast on Preparedness Tour
In effort to build a weather-ready nation ahead of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA’s hurricane experts will tour five U.S. Gulf Coast cities from May 7-11 to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for the upcoming hurricane season. Keep Reading
Tornado Sirens in Kansas Town Have to be Activated by Hand
Authorities in South Hutchinson are cautioning residents not to rely on the city's tornado sirens to warn them of imminent violent weather this spring. Keep Reading
FEMA Releases Affordability Framework for National Flood Insurance Program
The framework suggests that both policyholders and non-policyholders with the lowest median incomes live in the highest hazard areas. It proposes several options for developing an affordability program for flood insurance and offers models of the costs of each option. Keep Reading
First FEMA Integration Team Gets to Work in North Carolina
While FEMA currently works closely with North Carolina Emergency Management through the regional office in Atlanta, co-locating staff is a new initiative. Keep Reading
FEMA National Level Exercise Will Test Lessons Learned from 2017 Hurricanes
The exercise is based on a mid-Atlantic hurricane scenario, where a major hurricane makes landfall near Hampton Roads, Va., causing severe damage to homes and businesses. Keep Reading