Recovery Diva

New FEMA Report: Climate Adaptation Planning Guidance for Emergency Managers.. (81 pp). The Climate Adaption Planning: Guidance for Emergency Managers (this guide) is intended to help state, loca...

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/23/new-fema-report-on-climate-adaptation-planning-guidance-for-emergency-managers/

From CMBC: Here’s why FEMA has spent about $4 billion to help destroy flood-prone homes The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has spent around $4 billion assisting in the purchase o...

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/22/fema-has-spent-4b-to-help-destroy-flood-prone-homes/

From Homeland Security Today: Biden-Harris Administration Offers $295 Million to Boost Community Resilience Against Climate Change. President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Fund States...

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/20/fema-grants-for-flood-resilience/

A Congressional Research Service Report: FEMA Individual Assistance Programs:An Overview. (21 pp)

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/19/femas-individual-assistance-program-update/

From the WashPost: Google will provide AI to the military for disaster response. The National Guard will soon use the tech giant’s image-recognition AI to scan images of disaster zones and help...

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/17/google-will-provide-ai-to-the-military-for-disaster-response/

From Grist: FEMA is making an example of this Florida boomtown. Locals call it ‘revenge politics.’The Biden administration is trying to punish Lee County for rebuilding flood-prone homes. The...

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/16/more-on-conflict-between-fema-and-lee-county-fl/

From Forbes: 6 Lessons From FEMA’s Response To Thousands Of Crisis Situations Some practical advice, much of it provided by a former FEMA executive Cliff Oliver.

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/14/lessons-from-past-fema-responses/

From HSToday: Drought, Heat Raise the Risk of a Repeat of Canada’s Record-breaking Wildfires Last Year. The impact of the fires last year was severe for many U.S. states.

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/13/will-canada-have-another-summer-of-record-breaking-fires/

From NBC News: Rare 4.8 earthquake offers ‘teachable moments’ for preparing for worse disasters.

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/12/the-eastern-4-8-earthquake/

From CNN: Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement to settle East Palestine derailment suit

https://recoverydiva.com/2024/04/09/financial-settlement-for-east-palestine-derailment-suit/