Sixty Percent of Tribes Without a Hazard Mitigation Plan
It is widely known that native communities across the U.S. have suffered disproportionately from the COVID- 19 pandemic (i.e., higher rates of infection and death). For these reasons, many tribal governments have been slower to return to normal operations [...]
Resolve to Exercise for Preparedness in 2022
What better time than New Year’s to resolve to improve your organization’s preparedness? And to do so through exercise(s) of its emergency/continuity plans? Exercises, according to FEMA, provide a low-risk, cost-effective environment to 1) test and validate plans, policies, [...]
2021 National Preparedness Report Now Available from FEMA
Given recent events, today’s emergency management community faces unprecedented challenges when it comes to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from hazards, natural or otherwise. To help everyone along with these vital efforts, FEMA recently released its 2021 National [...]
Application Deadline Nears for Two FY 2021 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants
As a reminder from BOLDplanning, an Agility company, FEMA’s fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) application period for two Hazard Mitigation Assistance Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) will soon end. This includes the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and [...]
Ransomware Attacks on the Rise Across the Nation
The holiday season is here again and with the looming pandemic, millions of people are continuing to work, shop, socialize, and conduct business online every day. Only they may be doing so in a far less secure environment than [...]
K-12 Emergency Preparedness Planning, It’s an Absolute Necessity
Though inspiring places for young people to grow and develop, today’s schools face unprecedented threats to student and staff safety as well as organizational continuity. How so? The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose numerous challenges, both in staffing and [...]