IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FROM FEMA

FEMA has asked that we distribute the following information to our members in view of what happened recently in many areas.

Web brief:

The President declared a major disaster for Tennessee on May 4. Those affected by the disaster can register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.

Web links:

Individual Assistance:

Disaster Assistance - http://www.disasterassistance.gov/daip_en.portal

Apply by Phone: 1 (800) 621-FEMA (3362); 1 (800) 462-7585 (TTY) for people with speech or hearing disabilities.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance Information - http://www.fema.gov/assistance/process/additional.shtm#1

Additional Assistance - http://www.fema.gov/assistance/process/additional.shtm

Recovery Resources:

What to do After a Flood - http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/fl_after.shtm

Rebuilding Resources - http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/resources.shtm

Fixing Floood Damage - http://www.fema.gov/hazard/flood/coping.shtm

Additional Essential Resources:

Historic Preservation Information - http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/hp/index.shtm

Mitigation Fact Sheets web page - http://www.fema.gov/media/fact_sheets/mitigation.shtm

Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources: Protecting Our Heritage - http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2059

Environmental and Historic Planning Web page (EHP) - http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/ehp-applicant-help.shtm

Homeowner Flood Insurance - www.floodsmart.gov

General Private Sector Resources - www.fema.gov/privatesector

WEB Link:

The FEMA Private Sector Division recently launched the new FEMA Private Sector Widget leveraging Web 2.0 tools to enhance our ability to protect, prepare, respond, recover and mitigate against all forms of disasters as well as enhance community resiliency across the nation. FEMA's goals with Web 2.0 tools are: to provide timely and accurate information related to disaster preparedness response and recovery; provide the public with another avenue for insight into the agency’s operations; and engage in what has already become a critical medium in today’s world of communications.

FEMA Private Sector Widget Featured Links:

The FEMA Private Sector Web Portal – www.fema.gov/privatesector

Is Your Business Ready? (The Ready Campaign) - http://www.ready.gov/business/index.html

Create Resilient Communities with Citizen Corps - http://www.citizencorps.gov/

Click here to download the FEMA Private Sector Widget to your website.

We are providing the following links to FEMA's presence on other third party sites for your reference. FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications.

Youtube (www.youtube.com/fema) - Video service that provides FEMA opportunity to tell timely and accurate stories of its mission. The FEMA channel is used to help state partners host and share public service announcements, explain federal reimbursement process and mitigation efforts local to specific communities. These short videos provide access to the overall operation and offer an opportunity for the voices within the community to explain how programs affect their lives.
Twitter (www.twitter.com/femainfocus) - Microblog that gives FEMA the opportunity to direct followers and users of the tool to specific information in a timely manner, such as during emergencies and disasters. There is a national Twitter account and there are regional Twitter accounts. Administrator Craig Fugate also manages a Twitter account, you can view his updates at www.twitter.com/CraigatFEMA
- National (www.twitter.com/femainfocus)
- Ready Campaign (www.twitter.com/readydotgov)
- Citizen Corps Twitter (www.twitter.com/Citizen_Corps)
- Region I (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont) (www.twitter.com/femaregion1)
- Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) (www.twitter.com/femaregion2)
- Region III (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and W. Virginia) (www.twitter.com/femaregion3)
- Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, N. Carolina, S. Carolina and Tennessee) (www.twitter.com/femaregion4)
- Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin) (www.twitter.com/femaregion5)
- Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) (www.twitter.com/femaregion6)
- Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska) (www.twitter.com/femaregion7)
- Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Utah and Wyoming) (www.twitter.com/femaregion8)
- Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Federated States of Micronesia) (www.twitter.com/femaregion9)
- Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington) (www.twitter.com/femaregion10)
- US Fire Administration (www.twitter.com/usfire)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/fema) - FEMA has been using its FaceBook account since May, 2009 to provide a forum for preparedness information and to engage the public with links and topics.
Google Books - FEMA has been working with Google Books to provide its published content in a free, easy to access format online. FEMA currently offers publications on preparedness, mitigation and its recovery programs in hard copy through its distribution warehouse. FEMA will be able to provide this content and future content on a broader scale by leveraging the technology and resources available.

In closing, FEMA Private Sector Division will continue to provide the businesses, non-profits, faith-based and other non-government organizations with emergency management news and information to use and share with your employees, vendors and colleagues.

If you have any questions, please email us at FEMA-Private-Sector-Web@dhs.gov.

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