Comments Open for FEMA’s Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V2.0 (SRAT) through February 15, 2024
A 30-Day notice for the revision of the Shelter Resident Assessment Tool V2.0 (SRAT) has been published in the Federal Register on January 16, 2024, and the public comment period is open until midnight on February 15, 2024. The SRAT, previously named Survivor Shelter Assessment Tool (SSAT), has been reviewed, updated and organized to simplify […]
FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Virtual Tabletop Exercise Program, Fiscal Year 2024
FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is conducting a series of Virtual Tabletop Exercises (VTTX) to reach community-based training audiences around the country and provide a virtual forum for disaster training. The VTTX process involves key personnel from the emergency management Community of Practice reviewing a pre-packaged set of exercise materials and convening for a 4-hour […]
USDA Resources to Prevent School Foodborne Illness during Emergencies and Disasters
Emergencies and disasters may disrupt school food service operations and increase food safety risks. The United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Safety Emergency Response webpage is offering the following resources for school nutrition professionals, aimed help to prevent foodborne illness during emergencies and disasters. These resources are available in English and […]
Commonly Used Sheltering Items Catalog (September 2022) – New Edition
The Commonly Used Sheltering Items (CUSI) Catalog is a compilation of items for which FEMA maintains agreements so that these items can be more easily provisioned during a disaster. These items are focused on meeting the needs of survivors in the shelter environment and other congregate settings and are arranged around categories relating to sheltering, […]
Five Interrelated Strategic goals
The National Mass Care Strategy is based on five interrelated strategic goals,. Build Scalability into Service Delivery Create an integrated National Mass Care Plan Support local and state engagement in building mass care capacity (gap analysis) Implement strategies for tiered response to expand available mass care resources Improve the effectiveness of disaster exercises in building […]