FEMA

• Be Disaster Aware. Take Action to Prepare. National Preparedness Month Launches September 1
  CHICAGO –September is National Preparedness Month, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to make disaster preparedness a priority. Language English […]
• NJ Firefighters to Receive New Breathing Apparatuses - Stanhope Wins Federal Grant of Nearly $158,000
  NJ Firefighters to Receive New Breathing Apparatuses Stanhope Wins Federal Grant of Nearly $158,000 New York, NY -- The 3,548 residents of the Borough of Stanhope will be safer because the town’s 40 volunteer firefighters will be better equipped with their 19 new self-contained breathing apparatuses, Dale McShine, Director of Grants for FEMA’s Region II, sai […]
• Ten Years Later: Remembering Hurricane Frances
  ATLANTA – September 5 marks 10 years since Hurricane Frances hit Florida and brings timely reminders to be prepared for hurricanes. Language English […]
• Federal Grants to Local Fire Departments Offer Up-to-Date Equipment and Training to Stations Large and Small
  New York, NY -- The Atlantic City Fire Department has some 250 full-time firefighters and six fire stations serving a southern New Jersey population of 40,000.  The department received last month a federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) of almost $490,000 to replace personal protective equipment ravaged by Hurricane Sandy and years of on-the-job use. […]
• Recent Report Highlights Need for Greater Focus on Preparedness Planning for Households
  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Ad Council release new PSAsas part of the national Ready campaign to encourage families to create a plan Language English […]