FEMA Creates Pilot Program for Long-term Emergency Management
To better prepare Puerto Rico’s disaster response capabilities, FEMA has created a pilot program that has been providing free trainings since last April. Keep Reading
Coast Guard, DEA, Caribbean Border Interagency Group Partners Apprehend Smugglers, Cocaine
While on a routine patrol, the crew of a HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft from Air Station Miami detected a suspicious go-fast vessel. Keep Reading
There is No ‘After the Fact’ in Preparedness: VA’s Response to Hurricane Maria
Hurricane showed need to "learn and progress from an agency to whole-of-government to whole-of-nation approach." Keep Reading
Coast Guard, CBIG, DEA Seize $30 Million in Cocaine from Go-Fast in the Eastern Caribbean
This interdiction is the result of ongoing multi-agency law enforcement efforts in support of Operations Full Court Press, Operation Caribbean Guard and the Caribbean Border Interagency Group. Keep Reading
Good Samaritan Rescued by Coast Guard After Capsizing Off Puerto Rico
Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received a call from a 911 emergency operator relaying a report from a source who claimed there seemed to be a disabled vessel near Point Picua and two red flares had been sighted coming from the vessel. Keep Reading
CBP Seizes $4 Million Cocaine Stash in Puerto Rico Airport Luggage Bound for N.Y.
The luggage was extremely heavy, and a private aircraft service operator alerted CBP officers before it was loaded onto a private aircraft bound for New York City. Keep Reading
Federal, Local Agencies and Maritime Industry Partners Conduct Full-Scale Security Exercise in Puerto Rico
"By continuously testing our collective ability to respond we build the proper relationships, processes, and address any potential vulnerabilities that will allow us to implement the necessary measures to help safeguard our citizens and ensure the security of our vital maritime transportation system on which our economy depends.” Keep Reading
ICE HSI New York Special Response Team Supervisor Reflects on Hurricane Maria Assistance
The SRTs received intel reports that elderly and small children were not getting aid and jumped in to assist with security details. Keep Reading
Coast Guard, Caribbean Border Interagency Group Authorities Seize $30 Million in Cocaine Off Luquillo, Puerto Rico
Upon detecting the Coast Guard’s presence, the crew of the go-fast proceeded to attempt to flee the area at high speed with the Donald Horsley’s cutter boat remaining in hot pursuit. Keep Reading
HSToday Profile: FEMA’s Manny Centeno Resurrects Communications After Catastrophe
Mission is to provide the public with the best timely information to make life-sustaining decisions. Keep Reading
