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Recent News
Blueprint for a
Secure Cyber Future - The Cybersecurity Strategy for the
Homeland Security Enterprise
Call for Documents
FEMA is collecting documents related
to using social media during disaster response. As the use of social
media increases throughout the county, many jurisdictions are
incorporating Internet sites such as Twitter and Facebook into their
public communications plans. Recently, the LLIS.gov team worked
with Harris County, Texas, to develop an exclusive Practice Note,
Emergency Public Information: The Harris County, Texas, Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management's Implementation of a Social
Media Protocol. The WEMA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct was approved and is available for members. Wisconsin Disaster Fund - County Perspective Jennifer Lord-Kouraichi, Clark County Emergency Management Director Presentation to the Legislative Committee - September 10, 2008
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
To find your state legislators: http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/
Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act The Act gave the NTSB the additional responsibility of aiding the families of victims of aircraft accidents. This new law complimented an earlier Presidential Executive Memorandum dated September 9, 1996, in which President Clinton designated the NTSB as the coordinator of federal services for families of major transportation disasters in the United States. Because of this executive memorandum, the NTSB is able to harness the collective resources of the federal government and direct aid to any area within the United States or its territories. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been investigating the nation's aviation accidents for thirty years and has been to the scene of nearly 100,000 general and commercial airplane accidents. The Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 (Act) was passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton on October 9, 1996. Why was the legislation needed? As many of you know from being involved in a mass aviation disaster, families of people killed or injured in a commercial aviation accident had been primarily assisted by the involved airline. Often local and state agencies, including volunteer organizations, such as the state funeral directors association, also responded. These past efforts could often be characterized as uncoordinated, divisive, with airline interests placed ahead of the needs of victims' families. Just think back of what you saw or read about the handling of families of US Air 427 in Pittsburgh or TWA 800 in New York.
http://ntsb.gov/publictn/2000 NIMS Compliance Wondering about the latest NIMS compliance issues? Check out Wisconsin's Guide to NIMS Compliance (external website) Also see Wisconsin Emergency Management's Training Resources & NIMS compliant training History of Emergency Management Congressional Research Service document "Federal Emergency Management and
Homeland
Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative
Options" Bills impacting Emergency Management
Bills impacting Emergency
Management - as of January 31, 2007
2006 Conference Pictures Pictures from the 2006 WEMA conference have been posted here. Request to federal representatives for increase in EMPG funding
From WEMA President Ben Schliesman:
Please see
this
document
History of Emergency Management Congressional Research Service document "Federal Emergency Management and
Homeland Security Organization: Historical Developments and
Legislative Options" FY06 NIMS Training Requirements At the February 9 WEMA meeting, issues regarding NIMS training were discussed. More information regarding this is below:
Training Guidelines/Fact Sheet
Overview
of FY06 Training Requirements
NIMS & ICS Training Grants - Policies & Procedures - from OJA
Survey Results Recently, the results of a survey sent out by WEMA President Ben Schliesman were compiled and sent to members. For those who may not have received the survey, or for others interested in reading the results, the survey can be found here. (Excel spreadsheet) Committees The WEMA Board is always looking for people to serve on various committees so as to strengthen the WEMA Association. According to WEMA President Ben Schliesman "I am always looking for new ways and things that WEMA can do, that will benefit the field of Emergency Management and our own local programs. As far as a time commitment, committee business/meetings are almost all conducted via e-mail or telephone." To see what committees are a part of WEMA, please check the Officers and Committees page. If you are interested in serving in some capacity or have any ideas regarding new intiatives/committees, please contact Ben Schliesman. 2005 WEMA Awards
Congratulations to Mark Fritsche
and Clarence Puza, recipients of WEMA awards presented at the annual conference on
October 27, 2005 in Green Bay: Mark Fritsche - President's Award
WEMA Public Service Announcement WEMA has provided a public service announcement to promote awareness of Emergency Management. Please feel free to have your local media download from this site. Click here to listen to / save the audio file Hurricane Katrina Response - A Firsthand Perspective On September 30, 2005 three WEMA members returned from a 16-day EMAC (Emergency Management Assistance Compact) deployment to assist the State of Mississippi with the Hurricane Katrina effort. Read More ......... Hurricane Katrina Relief Press Release
WEMA Members Assist Hurricane Katrina Recovery
WEMA Report - August, 2005
Notes - Adobe
WEMA/OJA Interface Committee - County Directors' Issues - May 16, 2005 National Preparedness Goal/National Response Plan Roll-Out - June, 2005
Interim National Preparedness Goal -
Adobe HSPD-8 Presentation - Power Point A New Approach to Incident Management Presentation - Power Point
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for information on the EMPG situation for FY07. Per
NEMA and IAEM, now is the time to contact your federal legislators
letting them know that you support an increase in EMPG; at the very
least to maintain funding in 2007 the same as it was in 2006. You
may find contacts for all your federal legislators