Events

FEMA hosts virtual and in-person events to provide training, assist disaster survivors, share hiring opportunities, and promote other activities related to helping people before, during and after disasters.

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Monthly Zoom presentation provided by FEMA Webinars will be every Second Tuesday of each month.


New flood maps have been developed for Golden Valley County and the City of Beach. If residents or businesses feel there is an error in the map, they have a 90-day period to provide scientific or engineering data.


Moody County’s flood insurance rate map update is nearing completion. The new maps will provide Moody County with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.


FEMA is requesting public comments on its latest Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide version 5, which focuses on plain language and increased eligibility for assistance. The 60-day public comment period opens June 18, 2024 and closes August 19, 2024.


FEMA manages the National Flood Insurance Program which includes more than 22,600 Participating Communities. This year, FEMA’s Floodplain Management Division is conducting a survey of the nation’s Floodplain Administrators who manage local floodplains for these jurisdictions. Survey findings will inform a five-year National Floodplain Administrators Training Strategy that will be coordinated by the Floodplain Management Division.


Granite County’s flood insurance rate map updates are nearing completion. The new maps will provide Granite County with more accurate flood risk information that can help local officials and residents make informed decisions about reducing flood risks and purchasing flood insurance.


Three artists are featured in an upcoming exhibition investigating and sharing the stories of resilience in a changing climate.


FEMA is seeking public comments on redesigning the Community Rating System under the National Flood Insurance Program to enhance the program’s effectiveness, promote resilience, and mitigate the financial impacts of flooding on communities.


FEMA is requesting public comments on its Operational Draft Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide, which defines how state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government officials and FEMA staff collect, validate, quantify, and document the cause, location, and details of damage following a disaster. The 30-day public comment period is open July 22, 2024, and closes August 22, 2024.

Virtual presentation and live demonstration hosted by FEMA’s Resilience Analysis Branch (RAB) to highlight the updates and improvements to the Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool. FEMA seeks to provide insight and guidance, especially real-world scenarios, to RAPT users as RAPT is updated and transitions to a new platform.

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FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of one-hour trainings on the federal procurement under grants rules applicable to recipients and subrecipients purchasing under a FEMA grant award. These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT).


FEMA’s Grant Programs Directorate (GPD) is offering a series of 30-minute training webinars on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), a part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). These virtual trainings will be facilitated by GPD’s Buy America Branch (BAB) and offered on various dates from April through August 2024. The trainings will cover a variety of topics related to BABAA, including roles and responsibilities, best practices, covered products, and waivers.


FEMA Region 3 Coffee Break Webinar
Climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of impacts from natural hazards across the globe. Yet, it also creates chances for all of us to work more closely together and integrate planning efforts, locally, regionally, and city and state-wide. This approach fosters larger systems-wide thinking. It can help combine shared strategies and goals and lead to mitigation projects with multiple benefits.


Upcoming Webinar: July Business and Industry Call
Join FEMA’s Office of Business, Industry, and Infrastructure Integration (OB3I) for the July Business and Industry Call on July 23, 2024, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will focus on securing businesses from natural and cyber threats. Panelists will showcase a variety of tools and resources designed to provide business and industry partners with actionable and real-time insights for preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.


Virtual presentation offered by FEMA's Continuous Improvement Technical Assistance Program (CITAP) to help organizations learn how to write data-supported observations in real-world incident after-action reports.
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