Continuum - Fall 2007
Region I Advisory Council Holds First Meeting
(Oct. 9, 2007) Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, FEMA Region I Administrator Art Cleaves, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick discuss disaster preparedness at the Federal Reserve Bank as part of FEMA's 21 member Regional Advisory Council. Full Story
Audio: Region I Administrator Cleaves, Governors Rell and Lynch (5.0 MB)
Transcript of Cleaves, Rell and Lynch comments
Audio: Press Conference Q&A with Governors Rell and Lynch (7.5 MB)
Transcript of Q&A session with Governors Rell and Lynch
Disaster Data In The Palm of Your Hand
At the onset of a disaster, the ability to rapidly deliver concise, accurate information is of vital importance to decision makers. Yet, catastrophic disasters can often compromise the telecommunications infrastructure - putting lives and property at further risk. One New England company's innovative information system may make communications blackouts during catastrophic events a thing of the past. Full Story
Arts Message
Vision 2010: New England’s Partnership in Preparedness
The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 addressed every aspect of emergency management and re-instituted the importance of preparedness into our agency. At FEMA Region I, we're on a campaign. We have a new initiative: Vision 2010. This is a specific strategy to improve preparedness. Full Story
New England Notes
Partnerships: Uniting the Public and Private Sectors
Prevention. Mitigation. Response and Recovery. These are the principles of emergency management. Today, the innovation of the private sector with the vast resources of the federal government are joining forces to change the face of emergency response operations. One such partnership is InfraGard – a national program developed to provide information and intelligence sharing as it relates to the protection of critical infrastructure. Full Story
FEMA Launches Pilot Communications Tool
FEMA has launched a pilot e-mail subscription management system entitled GovDelivery. This system operates in conjunction with FEMA’s Internet Web site. The service transmits e-mail alerts when new and important information is posted on the FEMA.gov site. Full Story
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