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Legislation To find your state legislators: http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/ WEMA members are encouraged to contact their state legislators regarding the Wisconsin Disaster Fund, which is intended to assist local jurisdictions which are affected by disasters and do not meet FEMA's thresholds for a federal disaster declaration. The original funds that were appropriated were carried over at the end of FY 2007, but no new funds were added. The fund currently consists of approximately $415,000 which could be drastically reduced, due to a number of outstanding requests. Please contact your state legislators to encourage them to introduce legislation to re-fund the Disaster Fund.
Click here for a sample letter for members
to use
As most members may have heard, the EMPG funding for FFY 2009 may be in jeopardy. Members are encouraged to contact their legislative leaders ASAP and urge them to reconsider! Jane Grabarski of Adams County Emergency Management recently wrote to legislative leaders in her district,
and offers her letter
as a sample for other
members to use.
Bills
impacting Emergency Management - as of January 31, 2007
NFPA 1981, Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services (PDF) Wisconsin Congressional Delegation (contact info) Wisconsin Chapter 166 - Emergency Management (PDF) Wisconsin Emergency Management Listing of Statutes Relating to Emergency Management (PDF) Article: "Lawmakers Support Changes in Homeland Security Grant Formula" If you would like to submit information for consideration to be posted on this page, please click here. Download a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF information.
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