PERSPECTIVE: Future of FEMA

FEMA has never been more called upon or its workforce more stretched thin. A growing frequency of catastrophic disasters and a once-in-a-century pandemic have had widespread impacts on emergency management writ large. This changing hazard landscape and operations tempo is now coupled with indiscriminate firings, regressive changes in policy, and freezes in funding resulting in […] The post PERSPECTIVE: Future of FEMA appeared first on HSToday.

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PERSPECTIVE: Supporting a Fully Comprehensive Review and Reform of FEMA

On March 4, Carrie Speranza, CEM, president of the United States Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-USA), testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, in the hearing entitled “Future of FEMA: Perspectives form the Emergency Management Community.” “To serve our communities effectively, disaster management must […] The post PERSPECTIVE: Supporting a Fully Comprehensive Review and Reform of FEMA appeared first on HSToday.

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