Wildfire Preparedness and Response Efforts
U.S. Fire Administration Administrator Lori Moore-Merrel and state emergency management officials testified on the threats and impact of wildfires before the Senate Homeland Security and Gov…
159 viewsU.S. Fire Administration Administrator Lori Moore-Merrel and state emergency management officials testified on the threats and impact of wildfires before the Senate Homeland Security and Gov…
159 viewsVice President Harris addressed the International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
79 viewsUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County lecturer Jae Yang discussed the history of emergency medical services from the pre-industrial era through the development of 911 and modern state EMS…
392 viewsAdministration officials, cybersecurity administrators, and law enforcement discussed ways to protect the nation’s emergency alert system (EAS) from cyber attacks during a meeting hosted by …
213 viewsPresident Biden announced Philadelphia fire departments will receive $22.4 million in a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant. The grant will fund firefighter salar…
530 viewsHawaiian Electric President and CEO Shelee Kimura told House lawmakers the cause of the wildfire that spread to Lahaina has not been determined and pinpointing a cause could take several mon…
1,372 viewsFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell warned lawmakers the agency would have difficulties responding to any natural disaster if the government were to clos…
967 viewsPresident Biden delivered remarks on fire prevention and control. He appeared virtually from the White House at the U.S. Fire Administrator’s summit. Topics included climate change and the m…
164 viewsTSA and FEMA administrators, David Pekoske and Deanne Criswell, held a news conference on National Preparedness Month.
68 viewsFormer Federal Emergency Management Agency director Craig Fugate discussed the disaster coordination agency’s role in responding to hurricanes and other natural disasters.
368 viewsAmid the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, President Biden delivered remarks on response and recovery efforts from Live Oak, Florida. He summarized his administration’s response to the hurrican…
7,327 viewsAmid the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden participated in a briefing on response and recovery efforts and meet with federal personnel, local offic…
629 viewsAmid the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia making landfall in Florida and surrounding states, President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas delivered remarks at Federal Emer…
2,652 viewsGovernor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell provided an update on Hurricane Idalia response efforts.
426 viewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), along with other state and local officials, gave an evening update on Hurricane Idalia and response efforts. There were technical difficulties at the sta…
260 viewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), along with other state and local officials, gave an update on Hurricane Idalia and response efforts from Perry, a city 20 miles north of where the hurrican…
389 viewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), along with other state and local officials, gives an update on Hurricane Idalia and response efforts.
935 viewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and other state and Leon County, Florida, officials held a press conference in the state capital of Tallahassee on the expected impacts of Hurricane Idalia,…
9,467 viewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and other state and local officials gave an update on the path of Hurricane Idalia and response efforts.
527 viewsFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) held a press conference along with other state and county officials on the expected impacts of Hurricane Idalia on the sunshine state as the hurricane appro…
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