Israeli Defense Forces Home Front Command (IDF/HFC) Meets with F (ID: 41560)
Washington, DC, June 30, 2009 — fema Administer Craig Fugate (r) and Timothy Manning, fema‘s Deputy Administrator, National Preparedness Directorate (right of the Administrator), meeting with IDF/HFC members (left to right) COL Nadav Padan, IDF Military Attache (Israeli Embassy, Washington), MG Yair Golan, Commander of IDF Home Front Command, MAJ Chezy Deutsch, IDF/HFC Director of International Relations, and COL Yariv Sandalon, IDF/HFC J-3 discussing emergency management issues. Mike Moore/fema
Director Elizabeth Zimmerman addresses an all hands meeting in Washington, D.C. (ID: 41600)
Washington, DC, July 9, 2009 — Newly appointed disaster Assistance Directorate (DAD) Director Elizabeth Zimmerman speaking to a full auditorium filled with DAD team members in Washington and via teleconference regional DAD teams across the country – flanked by DAD leadership members James Walke (L) and Curtis Carleton (r). Mike Moore/fema
Your Home Has Never Flooded? The Preferred Risk Policy May Be For You
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Many West Virginia residents are indifferent to the need to purchase flood insurance because their home or rental property has never flooded. If this is your experience and you live in a low- to moderate-risk area, signing up for an inexpensive Preferred Risk Policy under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is the thing to do now.
FCO explains temorary housing program (ID: 41544)
Taylorville, WV, June 25, 2009 — DR 1838 Federal Coordinating Officer Greg Eaton explains fema‘s temporary housing program at a news conference on completion of the first community housing site near Taylorville following the Mother’s Day flooding. Louis Sohn/fema
fema Administrator W. Craig Fugate visits NOAA in Boulder (ID: 41620)
Boulder, CO, July 16, 2009 — fema Administrator W. Craig Fugate (left center) listens to a briefing by program Coordinator Bill Murtagh at the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), David Skaggs Research Center. Forecaster Larry Combs is at the console. NOAA photograph/ Will von Dauster
fema multimedia workshop in Washington, DC (ID: 41624)
Washington, DC, June 10, 2009 — Michael Moore and Mike McCormack train on video software at the first fema multimedia workshop at fema Headquarters. fema brought videographers into the training so they could learn new methods of story telling and keep up with the expansion of the use of social media tools. fema/Bill Koplitz
fema Administrator at Region IV Meeting (ID: 41607)
Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2009 — fema Administrator W. Craig Fugate speaks to approximately 150 staff of fema Region IV. Mr. Fugate is sharing his vision for fema under his direction. George Armstrong/fema
fema Public Assistance Program Reimburses State $8.2 Million: More To Come
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. — The early May storms that resulted in a Federal disaster declaration for the State of West Virginia caused damage to public facilities as well as homes and businesses. Following a request by Governor Joe Manchin and damage assessments by the State and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) the Federal Public Assistance program has to date, obligated more than $8.2 million in grants for debris removal, emergency protective measures, repair of road systems and bridges, and parks and recreational facilities.
