Overview of FEMA Public Assistance program to reimburse debris removal costs for debris generated by Hurricane Sandy.
Article on FEMA efforts to add Connecticut residents to its staff supporting Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts as part of FEMA’s overall recovery strategy.
Collaborative community for FEMA stakeholders to suggest and respond to ideas about emergency preparedness, disaster response and recovery, and other emergency management topics.
Guide to participatory recovery planning. Useful points include the notion of "thinking big", exploring multiple options for driving recovery, and identifying the "recovery value" for each option.
Article on the introduction of new flood maps in US and the backlash among those who will now be required to have flood insurance.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's Fiscal Year 2009 Application Guidance for 14 federal grant programs to assist state and local governments in strengthening community preparedness.
Website to provide information of the disaster assistance made available by FEMA for the recovery and rebuilding of the Gulf Coast
FEMA project promoting college-based emergency management education for future emergency managers and other interested personnel.
Article by Jack Harrald arguing that command-and-control and improvisation approaches to disaster maangement are not in opposition, but form orthogonal dimensions of discipline and agility that must both be achieved.
"This guide provides step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain a comprehensive emergency management program."
