Are you practicing Winter Holiday Fire Safety? USFA has many resources and helpful tips! https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/holiday.html #USFA #FEMA #FireSafety #FirePrevention #HolidaySafety

"Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries. Keep an eye on what you fry. Most cooking fires start when someone is frying food. Watch what you are cooking. Fires start when the heat is too high. If you see any smoke or the grease starts to boil, turn the burner off. Make sure you are awake and alert. Alcohol and some drugs can make you sleepy. Wear short sleeves or roll them up so they don’t catch on fire. Make sure children and pets stay at least 3 fee

FEMA has some cooking fire safety materials that are especially useful this week for Thanksgiving cooking. Check out the useful resources! #FEMA #CookingSafety #CookingFireSafety #FirePrevention #ThanksgivingSafety #HolidaySafety

Earthquake Preparedness Resources! Thank you for sharing VPPPA Region 2 FREE Webinar: Great ShakeOut scheduled for October 15th! Earthquake Preparedness: International ShakeOut Day Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 2 PM - 3:30 PM ET (English) Please join the Region II National Preparedness Division for an Earthquake Preparedness webinar on International ShakeOut Day. This webinar will provide tips on how to prepare and what to do during an earthquake. This webinar will feature

Earthquake Preparedness: International ShakeOut Day Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 2 PM - 3:30 PM ET (English) Please join the Region II National Preparedness Division for an Earthquake Preparedness webinar on International ShakeOut Day. This webinar will provide tips on how to prepare and what to do during an earthquake. This webinar will feature guest speakers from the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Seismic Network. These subject matter experts will discus

"Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved." More resources for week 4 including games, how to build a kit and tips on talking it through, can be found at: https://www.ready.gov/kids #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyPlan #EmergencyPreparedness #NPM #FEMA #EmergencyKit

"Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved." More resources for week 4 including games, how to build a kit and tips on talking it through, can be found at: https://www.ready.gov/kids #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyPlan #EmergencyPreparedness #NPM #FEMA #EmergencyKit

"Despite the pandemic, the annual Great ShakeOut worldwide earthquake drill is still happening. The exercise is scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2020, and provides an opportunity for states and municipalities to promote earthquake safety to people in earthquake-prone areas. Those interested in working on earthquake preparedness with their communities this year can register to take part in the Great ShakeOut, learn more about the program, and access available resources."

National Preparedness Month Lunch and Learn Webinar Series FEMA Region II is celebrating National Preparedness Month by hosting “Lunch and Learn” webinars every Tuesday in September from 12 – 12:30 PM ET. Learn how you can prepare yourself, your family and your community for emergencies. FEMA Region II staff will provide important tips from each of our divisions – preparedness, grants, mitigation, response and recovery. September 1: Individual and Family Preparedness. Registe

FEMA’s Ready Campaign promotes National Preparedness Month every September to encourage individual, family, and community disaster and emergency planning. The 2020 theme is “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today.” This year’s campaign will also focus on personal preparedness during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. See the weekly themes below and learn more by visiting https://www.ready.gov/. Week 1: Sept 1-5 Make A Plan Week 2: Sept 6-12 Build A Kit W

9th Annual Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships VIRTUAL Conference: July 14th - 16th! Now in its ninth year, the Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships Conference focuses on the collaboration required among private, public, and nonprofit sectors to help mitigate the effects of all disasters. This year’s conference, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation with support from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Eme

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to transfer an additional 22,000 pieces of excess personal protective equipment (PPE) to emergency and health professionals on the COVID-19 frontlines. The Agency maintains a supply of PPE for mission-critical work such as the laboratory work conducted at EPA’s Environmental Science Center at Fort Meade, Md., as well as responding to emergencies, in

"Please join the Region II National Preparedness Division for a webinar on stress management related to isolation, social distancing, and quarantine. Social distancing, while necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, can have significant impacts on mental health. Certain groups, such as individuals with preexisting mental health conditions and healthcare workers, are experiencing high levels of stress during the time. Guest speakers from Americares will discuss stress managem

Shared from VPPPA Region II "Please see today’s email below from the US Fire Administration. There have been 1,027 home fire fatalities reported in the media so far in 2020. This is a 4% increase from the same time frame last year. Since people are staying home now, please take this opportunity to share information about home fire safety. USFA has social cards, pictographs, and messages you can share on your social media accounts. Remind people to test their smoke alarms

Resources can be found at: https://www.osha.gov/dts/weather/hurricane/ Reminder, FEMA also announced Operational Guidance for the 2020 Hurricane Season: https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2020/05/20/fema-announces-operational-guidance-2020-hurricane-season (Image shared from the OSHA webpage.) #FEMA #OSHA #HurricaneSeason #HurricanePreparedness #HurricaneSafety #WeatherSafety #EmergenceyPreparedness #COVID19Resources #CoronavirusResources #DisasterPreparedness

(U.S. Fire Administration - Coffee Break Bulletin | May 19, 2020) "This is the second bulletin in a two-part series on flashover and backdraft. In Part 2: Backdraft, you will learn why situational awareness is critical for recognizing when potential backdraft conditions exist. Learning to recognize when backdraft conditions exist can save your life. A backdraft is an air-driven event, unlike a flashover, which is thermally driven. Backdraft is usually defined as a deflagratio

U.S. Fire Administration - Recognizing flashover conditions can save your life (Shared from the May 7th Coffee Break Bulletin) "Recognize when flashover conditions exist and what to do to protect yourself and your crew. This is the first bulletin in a two-part series on flashover and backdraft. In Part 1: Flashover, you will learn why situational awareness is critical for recognizing when potential flashover conditions exist. Flashover is a thermally-driven event during which

"Learn about potentially hazardous chemicals found in firefighting foams and suggested best practices to prevent exposure. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of man-made chemical compounds found in a wide range of consumer products such as nonstick products, polishes, waxes, paints and cleaning products. Two PFAS compounds, perfluorooctane acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), may be present in firefighting aqueous film forming foam (

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/holiday.html?fbclid=IwAR1urhUxb42KTbKJ6jcf0OzjLlvi82yBM2iIVy7Njqe9MM0jaE-tQYgyMNI https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/holiday_infographic.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2sQtRZaTU0OCCRke73Dgai2bzrnbL-BV1OyDJMg5Nfz47mRflHmRvq6gY https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/outreach/media/social_toolkits/toolkit_holiday.html?fbclid=IwAR2G_nqJRWotwmvuDaKklMzjllTE-0vBNrUTxGEXSzQXsomkjW94gKTbpXk #FireSafety #HolidaySafety #FEMA #FireSafetyReso