New FEMA Guide Supports Building Private-Public Partnerships for Better Emergency Management
There is a growing need for the development (and nurturing) of Private-Public Partnerships, or P3s, for better emergency management. And for a couple of very good reasons. First, recent revisions of the National Response Framework emphasized government and private [...]
COOP Plan Reviews Prove Beneficial to West Palm Beach, Florida
Like so many other public and private sector organizations across the country, the City of West Palm Beach, Florida, relies on Tennessee-based BOLDplanning for assistance with its Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning. Recently, after two days of plan reviews, [...]
Funding Allocations for FY21 Preparedness Grants Announced by DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the final allocations for $475 million for several Fiscal Year 21 competitive preparedness grant programs. The programs, according to DHS, “provide funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, nonprofit [...]
Douglas County, GA Hazard Mitigation Plan Receives FEMA Approval
On behalf of the entire BOLDplanning team, congratulations to Georgia’s Douglas County Emergency Management Office, along with the City of Douglasville (the county seat) on gaining FEMA approval of their recently updated Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). HMPs, as [...]
Hazard Mitigation Planning Kicks Off in Luna County, New Mexico
Luna County, New Mexico, and Tennessee-based BOLDplanning recently started the process of updating the County’s existing Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP). The work began with Luna County’s Office of Emergency Management and plan stakeholders being invited to attend a [...]
Halfway There: 2022 Preparedness In Sight
With 2021 now half over, there’s no time like the present to commit (or recommit) your community or organization to emergency preparedness in the months ahead and into 2022. For some, that may mean developing or updating a business [...]