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Preparedness for Veteran Caregivers
2024-09-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
In collaboration with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Washington Emergency Management Division, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10, The Veterans Integrated Services Networks (VISNs) Caregiver support program is hosting a webinar on Disaster Preparedness for Caregivers of Veterans.
This webinar will empower caregivers of Veterans, while equipping them with the necessary tools and knowledge to navigate the challenges of caregiving during times of disaster. With a focus on increasing caregiver confidence and preparedness, this webinar will serve as a guide for navigating the most common preparedness needs and serve as a platform to field questions, related to preparedness, for the caregivers who play an essential role in the well-being of our nation’s heroes.
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Strength in Unity: The Power of Mass Care Partnership
2024-09-12 11:00 - 12:30
VOISE Partner Call: Register here

These calls are typically held during the second week of each month but may occur more frequently during disaster operations. For additional information, including helpful tools, reports, and communications from FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaisons across the country, please visit https://fema.connectsolutions.com/voise

Emergency Resilience Indigenous Event
2024-09-14 10:00 - 15:00
Join a few Indigenous Marketplace vendors, community resources tables and FREE Emergency Preparedness Kits to the first 100 guests!! Limit of 1 kit PER Household).
Historic Parkrose, 4880 NE 104th Ave, Portland, OR 97220-3348

Trimet: #21, #87, #73

Thank you to East Portland Community Office and Historic Parkrose for the support and sponsorships!

Yachats Emergency Preparedness Fair
2024-09-14 10:00 - 16:00
Time & Location

Sep 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Yachats, 441 Hwy 101 N, Yachats, OR 97498, USA

Use this link to sign up for the event: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AADAD2BA0FCC07-50654426-yachats

Lincoln County Readiness Fair
2024-09-14 11:00 - 14:00
Lincoln County Public Safety and Community Cooperators are back again in 2024 for the annual county-wide readiness fair at the St. Clair Fire Station, 4520 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, Oregon 97367. This is an opportunity to educate coastal residents about 211 Info and share emergency preparedness resources. The events are free and open to the public – no registration required. Contact Lincoln County Emergency Management Preparedness Coordinator Cassidy Boyle for information at cboyle@lincolncity.org.

MGT-487: Mass Care: Shelter and Relocation Coordination
2024-09-17 07:30 - 15:30
Courtesy of the Will County Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Preparedness & Response at the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University.

Date: Thursday, September 17th, 2024
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (CT)

How to obtain a certificate:

Sign up for the course on this page.
Take the pre-test.
Attend the training on September 17th.
Take the post-test and evaluation.

Please wait up to 48 hours for your certificate to appear in your account.
Course Overview:
This instructor-led, management-level training will provide an overview of the disaster sheltering, evacuation, and relocation processes. This course looks at the roles and responsibilities of preparedness and response partners in carrying out sheltering, evacuation, and relocation operations. Recent disasters have highlighted the need for extensive sheltering and evacuation planning. What happens when a disaster lasts for an extended period, and disaster survivors need to be relocated or need disaster housing? This course will review these areas and provide information on how to plan for operations within your community.
Learning Objectives:

Describe the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, local, tribal, territorial governments in relation to evacuation, sheltering, and relocation.
Analyze the ways in which Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) are established and administered at shelters for mass care activities with partners.
Appraise how shelter support services, such as social case workers and human services, can help disaster survivors relocate to an interim housing solution.

Hosted by Tim Muzzey from the Will County Emergency Management Agency and Cynthia Schierl-Spreen, Training and Exercise Section Chief in the Office of Preparedness & Response at the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) Educational Webinar: Senate Bill 966 Study Findings
2024-09-17 08:00 - 10:00
OHA’s Health Equity Definition:
Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full health potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address:

The equitable distribution or redistribution of resources and power; and
Recognizing, reconciling and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.

Purpose:
This Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) educational webinar will share details on Senate Bill 966 findings.
Senate Bill 966 requires Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to study the Quality Incentive Program, and the structure of the Metrics and Scoring subcommittee. OHA partnered with the Regional Research Institute (RRI) at Portland State University. RRI is a research team that collected information from Oregon Health Plan members through a survey to assist in improving access to health services.
The research team also interviewed representatives from Coordinated Care Organizations, community-based organizations/providers, and relevant committee members to develop recommendations for programmatic changes and changes to the subcommittee structure so that the design of the Quality Incentive Program is primarily focused on addressing health inequities, including the structural drivers of health inequities.
OHPB educational webinars are for informational purposes only. OHPB member attendance is optional, and no official business will be conducted. All OHPB Committee members, OHA staff, partners, and members of the public and community are welcome to attend.
Topic: OHPB Educational Webinar: Senate Bill 966 Study Findings
Time: Sep 17, 2024 08:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada
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Fire Management Assistance Grant Program Micro-Briefs
2024-09-18 08:30 - 09:30, 2024-09-19 08:30 - 09:30
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) is available to state, local, and tribal governments, for the mitigation, management, and control of fires on publicly or privately owned forests or grassland which threaten such destruction as would constitute a major disaster.

Wednesday, September 18 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EDT TOPIC: Declaration Request Process 2. Grant Management
Thursday, September 19 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EDT TOPIC: Eligibility and Eligibility Category of Work

Both trainings will be conducted on Adobe Connect: https://fema.cosocloud.com/rrmts

Theses trainings are open to FEMA award recipients and subrecipients, including state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel; nonprofit organization staff; eligible private entities; and other non-Federal entities. More information.

Protecting Places of Worship Webinar
2024-09-18 11:00 - 12:15
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites you to a webinar for the faith-based community on Thursday, September 18 from 11:00 – 12:15 (PDT).
This webinar will provide participants with a threat briefing during the period of Fall religious observances and the “Protecting Places of Worship National Weeks of Action.”
In addition, federal partners will share practical tools and resources to help strengthen the safety and security of places of worship and community spaces.
Click this link to register.

Active Shooter Preparedness
2024-09-18 11:00 - 13:00
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, invites you to a webinar for the faith-based community as part of the “Protecting Places of Worship National Weeks of Action.
This two-hour webinar provides information and best practices that can enhance emergency action planning capabilities applicable broadly across sectors and provides considerations to mitigate the impacts of an active shooter incident, while encouraging recovery preparedness in a manner that sustains an open and welcoming environment for the community to peaceably worship in a manner that sustains an open and welcoming environment for the community to peaceably worship.

Washington's Greatest Hits: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and More!
2024-09-19 10:00 - 12:00
Join Serve Washington and subject matter experts from the Washington State Emergency Management Division as they discuss Washington State’s greatest natural hazard hits – volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and more on this webinar! Learn what the state is doing to better understand its natural hazards and mitigate their impact before disaster strikes. Topics covered will include how to know if you’re in a hazard zone, how to get alerts, and how to prepare yourself and your loved ones for emergencies large and small.
Join link (advance registration not required): https://servewashington.wa.gov/tta-washington%E2%80%99s-greatest-hits-volcanoes-earthquakes-tsunamis-and-more

Colorado Emergency Management Access and Functional Needs: CMIST Monthly Resource and Information Meeting
2024-09-19 13:00 - 14:00
Third Thursdays of the month at 4pm ET – Colorado Emergency Management Access and Functional Needs: CMIST Monthly Resource and Information Meeting

Next meeting: September 19, 2024

Register here

Donations Operations Training
2024-09-22 08:30 - 15:30
Disaster Response Training
Sunday, September 22, 2024
Registration: 8:30 AM
Class Begins: 9:30 AM
Location:
Grants Pass Better Living Center
An informative and hands-on training session on disaster response. This 6-hour class will equip you with the skills and knowledge to set up and manage a donations center, enabling you to effectively respond to disasters in our community and beyond.
What You’ll Receive:

Comprehensive training manual
ACS Disaster Response T-shirt
ACS ID badge
Certification and photo ID from the North American Division

Facilitators:

Pastor Larry D. Mays, Disaster Response Coordinator for the North Pacific Union Conference
Patty Marsh, Director of Adventist Community Services for Upper Columbia Conference

Cost:
$20.00 per person (includes lunch)
Why Attend?

Gain vital skills for disaster response.
Be prepared with memorandums of understanding with FEMA and state agencies.
Earn a recognized certification that enhances your response capabilities.

RSVP by September 8, 2024:
Link: https://orad.us/ACSgrantspassTraining2024
Text: 971-901-7240
Email: m.dauncey@oc.npuc.org
Secure your spot today and become a valuable asset in your community’s disaster response efforts!

Engaging Communities and Communicating Preparedness Webinar
2024-09-23 11:30 - 13:00
This webinar will include presentations on strategies that support preparedness awareness and activities that help communities plan for disasters and build resilience. Presenters will share takeaways from the Risk Communications, Crisis Communications and Community Engagement Summit report and apply them to examples of successful community engagement and risk communications for disaster preparedness. Participants will learn strategies to apply to their own work to support preparedness awareness and activities that help communities to plan for disasters and build resilience. Participants will have the opportunity to ask the panelists questions on creating and sharing critical preparedness messaging in the face of nationwide disasters of increasing frequency and severity.

Next Generation of Resilience
2024-09-25 10:00
RNPN will host its annual “Next Generation of Resilience” event. The Next Generation of Resilience Exchange showcases the work and perspectives of students and young resilience professionals. Featured panelists will get to share their perspectives on the future of resilience. There are two goals for this event. Partners will be exposed to innovative ideas on natural hazard resilience and climate change. Our next generation practitioners will have the opportunity to share their work and network with established professionals. The event is part of our Resilience Exchange series, which offers monthly learning sessions on a specific subject to share knowledge and advance conversations around a particular area of natural hazard resilience.
These events are open to all! If you know someone who may be interested, feel free to share this registration with your network.

Exploring Partnerships: Tzu Chi
2024-09-25 12:30 - 13:30
FEMA Region 9 and 10 are excited to partner with Tzu Chi, a Buddhist international humanitarian organization whose mission is to relieve the suffering of those in need while creating a better world for all through compassion, love, and hope.
Join this discussion to hear from a leading organization in the field of assisting disaster survivors and how we can better implement disaster preparedness and response.
Register for this webinar
If you need a reasonable accommodation such as sign language interpreters, Braille, or CART please contact Christian Erickson@fema.dhs.gov as soon as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fulfill.

Overcoming the Hot Stress Mess
2024-09-26 10:30 - 11:30
Violence (real, perceived, and potential) affects everyone, everywhere. Our INVOLUNTARY human response to violence cannot differentiate between life threatening danger and non-life-threatening stress.
You can save your life by responding to any situation using three steps, even if you don’t have medical knowledge. When harnessed correctly, this will help save a life, maybe yours. The training also applies to everyday life, overcoming the human stress response.
By the end of your time with Marcus Melnick, you will learn how to have a clear mind when confronted with extreme stress, increase confidence that you know how to respond to a variety of incidents, and lessen the chance of poor decision making, by understanding the human stress response.
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Marcus Melnick is a personal safety specialist who worked in Public Safety Roles for decades. He is a published author, court recognized expert witness, TED Talk Speaker, and conference keynote presenter and corporate and municipal trainer.
Melnick hosts his own radio program called, “The Personal Safety Show,” and is active in self-defense / use of force training.

Tools2Use: Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Effective Communication | Tools2Use: Mejorando los Resultados de la Atención Médica a través de una Comunicación Efectiva
2024-09-26 11:00 - 12:30
Join us for a webinar series on Tools2Use: Improving Healthcare Outcomes through Effective Communication.
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm PT | 2 pm – 3:30 pm ET
Webinar Series Dates and Topics:
9/26 – Tools Providers Can Use
10/24 – Tools Consumers Can Use
11/18 – Integrating Tools to Improve Healthcare Outcomes
*Select the dates below that you would like to attend.
Language access provided:
– American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation
– Spanish interpretation
– Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART) captioning in English and Spanish
Brought to you by: Ability Central, Community Emergency Response Volunteers (CERV) of Monterey Peninsula, Patient-Provider Communication, and The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies.
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Únase para una serie de seminarios web sobre Tools2Use (herramientas para usar): Mejorando los Resultados de la Atención Médica a través de una Comunicación Efectiva.
Hora: 11 am – 12:30 pm hora del Pacífico | 2 pm – 3:30 pm hora del Este
Fechas y temas de la Serie de seminarios web:
9/26 – Herramientas que los proveedores pueden usar
10/24 – Herramientas que les consumidores pueden usar
11/18 – Integración de herramientas para mejorar los resultados de la atención médica
*Seleccione las fechas a continuación a las que le gustaría asistir.
Acceso al idioma proporcionado:
– Interpretación en Lengua de Señas Americana (ASL)
– Interpretación en español
– Subtítulos en tiempo real (CART, por sus siglas en inglés) en inglés y español
Presentado por: Ability Central (Habilidad Central), Voluntarios de Respuesta a Emergencias Comunitarias (CERV, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Península de Monterey, Comunicación Paciente-Proveedor, y la Alianza para Estrategias Inclusivas ante Desastres.

Safety Webinar for Migrant-Serving Non-profit Organizations
2024-09-27 13:00 - 14:30
Please join the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday, September 27, 2024, for a webinar for leaders, staff, and volunteers of migrant-serving non-profit organizations. DHS personnel from our Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will share ways to enhance the safety, security, and resilience of your communities – especially against threats and acts of targeted violence. Building on the April presentations, this webinar will focus on security planning, to include gang violence awareness, for your organizations.

Get Ready Clatsop County
2024-09-28 11:00 - 14:00
Join us for the 2024 Get Ready event on Saturday, September 28, 2024, designed to help individuals and families prepare for natural disasters. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Warrior Hall at Camp Rilea in Warrenton.
This year’s event will feature outdoor displays and over 20 exhibitor tables offering a wide range of disaster-related resources and insights from subject matter experts. Raffle drawings will occur every 30 minutes starting at 11:30 a.m.
Attendees can enjoy a free barbecue lunch with a vegetarian option available for the first 300 participants. Additionally, the first 100 families to arrive will receive a free preparedness item.
The event is proudly sponsored by NW Natural, Clatsop County Emergency Management and the City of Seaside.
For more information, please contact or call 503-325-8645.

Klamath & Lake LTRG Fundraiser
2024-09-28 17:00 - 21:00
This event is a significant milestone for the KLLTRG with a combined mission to be a beacon of hope and support for disaster-affected individuals on their journey to recovery, while uniting diverse community organizations for effective disaster response in Klamath & Lake Counties through multi-agency coordination for rapid operational management, preparedness, response, and recovery. The funds raised will directly contribute to ongoing efforts to provide essential services through our COAD and resources to individuals and families on their journey to recovery within our LTRG. Join community partners for an evening filled with inspiring stories, engaging activities, and opportunities to connect with fellow community members who share our commitment to making a positive impact.
More information…

“Race to Resilience” Initiative
2024-10-01 09:00 - 10:00
Organizing Transformational Resilience Coordinating Networks in North America and Worldwide
From record heat waves, storms, wildfires, droughts, floods, and other disasters, to increasing disruptions to the ecological, social, and economic systems people rely on for food, water, shelter, jobs, incomes, health, and other basic needs, the global climate-ecosystem-biodiversity (C-E-B) crisis is rapidly escalating. The crisis is an unprecedented public health emergency that will produce radically more and different types of mental health and psychosocial problems than society has ever experienced.
Individualized mental health services cannot address the pervasive traumas speeding our way. Instead, a public health approach must be used in neighborhoods and communities to strengthen everyone’s capacity for mental wellness and transformational resilience for relentless adversities, as residents engage in activities that help reduce the C-E-B crisis to manageable levels and enhance local conditions.
To accomplish this, as a partner in the U.N. High level Climate Champion Race to Resilience Campaign, the International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC) and its core partners the Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) and Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO) will work with co-sponsors worldwide to help organize, strengthen, and “Commission” Transformational Resilience Coordinating Networks (TRNCs) worldwide.
A TRCN is a wide and diverse coalition of local grassroots, neighborhood, education, youth, faith/ spirituality, mental and physical health, social work, disaster management, climate/environmental, social and environmental justice, and other civic, non-profit, private, and public sector leaders. From the bottom-up, the TRCN develops and implements locally-appropriate strategies that help all adults, adolescents, and young children remain socially, psychologically, emotionally, and behaviorally healthy and resilient during continual adversities, as they also engage in activities that help reduce the C-E-B crisis to manageable levels and enhance local conditions.
The TRCN Commissioning initiative will help community leaders in North America and worldwide learn how to organize a TRCN, facilitate and strengthen its operations, and develop and continually improve strategies that use a public health approach to build population-level mental wellness and transformational resilience.

Click here to register for the October 1 webinar
If you want to attend a 2-part Community of Practice held on Tuesday October 22 and Tuesday October 29 from 12 noon to 1 pm Eastern Time to learn more about TRCN Commissioning Program sign up here.
If you want to apply to participate in the TRCN Commissioning Program please go here

Hurricane Helene webinar
2024-10-03 10:00 - 11:00
Hurricane Helene caused widespread destruction and devastation, from Florida, where it first made landfall, to the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. While many of the areas that have been devastated are still being evaluated, it’s clear the havoc and damage are immense.
We are hosting a webinar on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. ET to discuss the most urgent and ongoing needs in affected communities and explore how chronic and repetitive disasters create additional challenges.
CDP’s President and CEO, Patty McIlreavy, will moderate the discussion. She will be joined by:

Debra M. Jacobs, President and CEO, The Patterson Foundation
José García, CEO, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay.

Living by the Levee: Navigating Flood Resilience with Unsheltered Communities
2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:00
Webinar Description:
It’s not uncommon to find those experiencing homelessness living in flood zones near levees or along dams. While this poses immediate risks to those unhoused populations, it can also affect safety inspections and certifications of the flood risk infrastructure. Flood risk managers have struggled with how to engage these populations while also managing the dams and levees.
Beginning in 2022, the California U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Silver Jackets team convened a series of interagency and interdisciplinary workshops to explore this issue. These workshops produced actionable steps for care-informed strategies to communicate with homeless populations that live along levees and waterways while maintaining community flood infrastructure.
Join project leaders as they discuss the challenges and risks associated with flood resilience, infrastructure, and unhoused communities. Attendees will learn about project outcomes and tangible actions that flood risk managers can take to provide flood resilience for all members of the community.
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar.
Speakers:
Jessica Ludy, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Emily Marcil, United States Army Corps of Engineers

Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies Stakeholder Call
2024-10-08 12:00 - 13:00
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ABOUT OUR STAKEHOLDER CALLS:
Thank you for joining The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies for our weekly national stakeholder calls.Our partnership footprint reaches every congressional district in the country and virtually every community. We are also very active in global disability inclusive disaster risk reduction, humanitarian relief and whole community resilience initiatives.These calls are for the purpose of engaging a wide range of stakeholders with a shared interest in the disaster related rights and needs of people with disabilities.
The Partnership’s mission is equity for people with disabilities and people with access and functional needs throughout all planning, programs, services and procedures before, during and after disasters and emergencies.
Our primary role as the nation’s leading experts on the rights and needs of disaster impacted people with disabilities and their communities is to:
Anticipate and identify problems people with disabilities will face in disasters,
Engage stakeholders,
Share good practices,
Drive program and policy changes to proactively assure compliance with civil rights obligations,
Prevent harm during and after disasters, and
Provide tools and resources to disaster impacted people with disabilities, local disability organizations and other stakeholders in order to solve problems, increase whole community inclusion, meet accessibility requirements, improve community wide disaster resilience, and optimize outcomes for all.
Please !!

Let us know you’re here and announce yourself during roll call! We appreciate knowing you are on the line. You may have important information that could help people who really need it.
Be mindful that many of our attendees are using assistive technology to participate.
Mute yourself when not talking.
Identify yourself before speaking, every time.
Do not talk over others.
Do not use acronyms.

These calls are routinely held weekly but are often increased in current or recent disasters when the need for more frequent contact is beneficial.
If you require a disability accommodation to participate in this call, please contact directors@disasterstrategies.org 24 hours in advance.

Curry County COAD Meeting
2024-10-08 12:00 - 13:00
2nd Tuesday of every month,
12:00 pm-1:00 pm VIA Zoom
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Curry County COAD is dedicated to promoting effective coordination, communication, and collaboration among local entities involved in disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. Our mission is to strengthen the community’s ability to withstand and recover from emergencies by fostering partnerships, sharing resources, and supporting comprehensive disaster planning.
Curry County COAD works to facilitate effective coordination and collaboration among our members to address the challenges posed by disasters. We prioritize preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our community members. Through information sharing, training, planning, and resource coordination, we aim to build a strong network of support and resilience.
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Monthly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZEucuGvrzguG9J55GY-jAhYDlFyJG1aHfdA/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGtrT4iHdWWtBiBRpwMA4_4We3zmHZbjfp3yUrCOm1ZQwvPEu5kK5hYQdn4&meetingMasterEventId=R3IomOENQmO6rPmezDzVBA

Bolstering and Strengthening VOADs, COADs, and LTRGs
2024-10-09 09:00 - 11:00
Discussions around needs for development COADs/LTRGs throughout the State.

Meeting Purpose: Provide updates on COAD development and LTRG activities. Share needs, information, and resources such as templates, tools, guidance, training, and funding opportunities.
Intended Participants: Leaders and Coordinators of LTRGs and COADs statewide. Agencies or organizations looking for networking opportunities to build their community’s capacity to respond and recover from emergencies and disasters.

For details and a link to the meeting, please contact:
Quinn Butler, CEM (he/him) | State Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL)
Recovery Program Services
Oregon Department of Emergency Management
Cell 971-388-4743
quinn.butler@oem.oregon.gov

National Resilience Guidance 2024
2024-10-09 10:00 - 11:00
FEMA released the National Resilience Guidance (NRG) and a webinar series that will provide an overview of the NRG and the supplemental resilience resources available. Registration required.

Webinar 1: Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. ET.
Webinar 2: Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. ET.
Webinar 3: Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. ET.
Webinar 4: Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. ET.

The National Resilience Guidance emphasizes that strengthening resilience requires a collective approach. A resilient nation is created and sustained through thriving communities with secure and adaptable social, economic, environmental, housing, infrastructure, and institutional systems.

Transforming Post-Wildfire Recovery in the Northwest
2024-10-09 12:00 - 13:00
Fall 2024 Lunch and Learn Webinar Series by the Northwest Fire Science Consortium
Following another significant wildfire season in the Northwest, many communities and managers are yet again focused on postfire recovery and management. The questions at hand are diverse: How do we cope with watershed impacts and restore burned landscapes? How do we ensure that landowners can access resources to replant? What does community recovery look like from a social and organizational standpoint? How do people recreate in and relate to post-fire and landscapes? Together, how do we recover, reforest, and seek resilience most effectively? Join us for a webinar series to encourage broad reflection and discussion on these questions.
Wednesdays from 12pm–1pm PDT: October 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th; November 6th
Fire Scars on the Landscape: The Science and Management of Debris Flows

Oct 9 2024, 12 – 1pm

Recently burned areas are at increased risk of flooding and debris flows, or rapidly moving landslides. Learn more about the science behind why debris flows happen, and how managers use that science to mitigate these hazards, even ahead of the fire…

Exploring Diverse Community Pathways to Recovery

Oct 16 2024, 12 – 1pm

After a fire, communities have to work together to organize their recovery effort. Local governments and community groups are on the front lines of figuring out what this looks like in their local contexts. A social scientist and a long-term…

Post-Fire Restoration Infrastructure: Adjusting our Systems to New Patterns of Runoff

Oct 23 2024, 12 – 1pm

We reengineer and rebuild after wildfire through a range of treatments, trying to match our built infrastructure to new, amplified patterns of runoff. A national wildfire practitioner speaks to how leaders and policy makers are increasingly…

The Reforestation Pipeline: Ensuring Equitable Access to Replanting

Oct 30 2024, 12 – 1pm

The science behind reforestation is not new, but in a changing climate, new challenges are rising around what to plant, where to plant, and who has access to planting opportunities. Two nonprofit practitioners review the science of reforestation and…

Recreating and Relating to the Land After Fire

Nov 6 2024, 12 – 1pm

Wildfires reshape recreation access and experiences over the short and long term. A researcher shares emerging science that is revealing how people return to and perceive wildfire-affected landscapes, and a manager shares how they navigate decisions…
