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  • Photo of two snowplows clearing a path on a residential street during a snow storm.
Winter Cold Snap

  • "We have been closely monitoring the icy front as it moves across the country and we have put together a helpful collection of tweets to highlight our friends’ work to make sure their communities aren’t left out in the cold."

  • A Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist assists a disaster survivor in a Lowe’s store in Warren, Michigan after severe storms and flooding on August 11-13.
  • Disaster survivors register for FEMA and SBA assistance at a Recovery Support Site in a gymnasium after severe storms and flooding impacted the community.
  • A disaster survivor meets with a FEMA representative at a Disaster Recovery Center.
  • Disaster survivors receive FEMA registration assistance at a Recovery Support Site in the visitor anteroom of Warren First United Methodist Church in Warren, Michigan.
Michigan Flooding Recovery

  • The registration deadline is November 24 and is for affected individuals in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.

    Apply for assistance and stay up to date with news & updates.

  • Photo of the agenda from the Hackathon event in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
  • A Red Hook Initiative Local Leader and Emergency Medical Technician shares the Civic Ninja “Citizen Power Brigade” prototype with neighbors during the hackathon.
Hardware Hacking in Red Hook

  • From a hybrid electric vehicle that is transformed into a clean source of mobile emergency power, to a “pop up” classroom in a shoebox, read about these and more innovations from a hardware hackathon in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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November 12, 2014
November Cold Snap on Twitter
A large portion of the United States is experiencing incredibly cold temperatures this week. From North Dakota down south to Texas, temperatures are unseasonably low—causing people to dig out
November 6, 2014
A New Resource for Tribal Emergency Managers
In the emergency management world, accurate, timely information is vital.  Having that information results in better prepared communities and survivors who can recover more quickly when disaster
October 20, 2014
FEMA’s Language Access Plan
The ability to communicate efficiently and effectively to individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is critical to the work we do at FEMA. In every disaster, FEMA staff work tirelessly to
October 15, 2014
Why Your Community Should “Race the Wave”
What makes a great race? To me, the ingredients include awesome scenery, a well-planned route, and a cause that runners can really get behind.  I ran a race that met all three of these

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