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FEMA Teams Up With Minor League Baseball And Boy Scouts To Help Families Prepare For Emergencies

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On the heels of the 2009 All-Star Games, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is joining with Minor League Baseball and the Boy Scouts of America to kick off the second half of their campaign to ensure fans and their families are Ready when emergencies strike. In partnership with FEMA's Ready Campaign, Dozens of baseball teams and local Boy Scout councils across the nation are stepping up to the plate and encouraging fans to prepare for all types of emergencies and disasters. The Ready Campaign is a national public awareness effort designed to help all Americans prepare their families before the next emergency or disaster, by making a kit and getting a plan.

Changes Arrive with New Hurricane Season

Hurricane season, June 1 - November 30, is almost upon us again. Most tropical storms occur during hurricane season, with the most activity concentrated in the months of August through October, but tropical storms can occur at any time. It is therefore best to get a jump start on the changes coming for the 2009 hurricane season.

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101 Released by FEMA

Understanding that planning is an essential part of homeland security, the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101, Producing Emergency Plans: A Guide for All-Hazard Operations Planning for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments was developed to provide communities with guidance for emergency operations planning.

Citizen Corps in North Central Texas: New Directions

Regular utilization of Citizen Corps programs in local emergency management is a relatively new concept. However, as barriers continue to fall away, collaborative partnerships between local government and trained citizen groups explode throught the North Central Texas Region

Planning for Emergencies for Texans with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

Texans with disabilities and special health care needs can prepare for hurricanes and other disasters by becoming well informed; reviewing available resources, capabilities and needs; making evacuation plans and preparing evacuation supplies well in advance of hurricane season.

FEMA Awards $9.8 Million For Galveston City And County Debris Work

FEMA Region VI News: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated more than $7.7 million in grants for the city of Galveston and $2 million for Galveston County for debris removal operations following the Hurricane Ike disaster.