<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Times New Roman \,serif";
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
line-height:115%;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black;}
h1
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;
font-weight:bold;}
h3
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;}
p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char";
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black;}
p.MsoNoSpacing, li.MsoNoSpacing, div.MsoNoSpacing
{mso-style-priority:1;
margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black;}
span.Heading1Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 1 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 1";
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
font-weight:bold;}
span.Heading3Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 3 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 3";
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
font-weight:bold;}
p.gdp, li.gdp, div.gdp
{mso-style-name:gd_p;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.subscribe
{mso-style-name:subscribe;}
span.z-TopofFormChar
{mso-style-name:"z-Top of Form Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"z-Top of Form";
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
display:none;}
span.z-BottomofFormChar
{mso-style-name:"z-Bottom of Form Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"z-Bottom of Form";
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
display:none;}
span.dateline
{mso-style-name:dateline;}
span.EmailStyle29
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
span.BalloonTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Balloon Text";
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:914510664;
mso-list-template-ids:1275221664;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Thanks, Karen. Very useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Arthur ~<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=248 height=44 id="_x0000_i1054" src="cid:image001.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="cid:image001.png@01D0C38B.F0C6B850"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lt Col Arthur E. Woodgate, CAP</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Southwest Region Director of Public Affairs <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'> & Director of Organizational Excellence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>(H) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>512.432.0231 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><br>(VoIP) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>512.547.6997 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><br>(C) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>512.567.1935</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:awoodgate@austin.rr.com">awoodgate@austin.rr.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:LtColWoodgate@gmail.com">LtColWoodgate@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>U.S. Air Force Auxiliary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/">GoCivilAirPatrol.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://swrcap.com">http://swrcap.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Civil-Air-Patrol/107647995924164"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=28 height=28 id="_x0000_i1053" src="cid:image002.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="cid:image002.png@01D0C38B.F0C6B850"></span></a><a href="http://instagram.com/civil__air__patrol"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=28 height=28 id="_x0000_i1052" src="cid:image003.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="cid:image003.png@01D0C38B.F0C6B850"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/civilairpatrol"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=28 height=28 id="_x0000_i1051" src="cid:image004.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="cid:image004.png@01D0C38B.F0C6B850"></span></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/civilairpatrol/sets/"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=28 height=28 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image005.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="cid:image005.png@01D0C38B.F0C6B850"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> cap-pao-bounces@lists.sempervigilans.org [mailto:cap-pao-bounces@lists.sempervigilans.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Copenhaver<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 2, 2015 10:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> cap-pao@lists.sempervigilans.org; MER-PAO-INFO@mer.cap.gov<br><b>Subject:</b> [PAO] Fwd: External Affairs Bulletin Week of November 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i>Good morning,<br><br>I'm not sure how many of our wings are following this exceptional opportunity, but we in the MER have partnered to receive this communication from FEMA and thought you might like to have it too. The bulletin includes very timely and interesting information that relates to many of our missions. <br><br>In this particular bulletin has an article that showcases EMI training for ES Managers that we might find helpful.<br><br>v/r</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Lt Col Karen L. Copenhaver, CAP<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Middle East Region Deputy Director of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><a href="http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com">http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br>-------- Forwarded Message -------- <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Subject: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>External Affairs Bulletin Week of November 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Date: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tue, 1 Dec 2015 20:14:57 +0000<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>From: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr><tr><td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=dateline><span lang=EN>FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) sent this bulletin at 12/01/2015 02:00 PM EST</span></span><span lang=EN> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=main-table><tr><td style='background:#EEEEEE;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=secondary-heading><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;-ms-word-break:
break-all;-webkit-hyphens:
none;-moz-hyphens: none;hyphens: none'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#16365D;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=670 style='width:502.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=670 valign=top style='width:502.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=330 style='width:247.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:7.75pt'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:3.75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a><a href="https://www.fema.gov/zh-hans/media-library/assets/documents/93939"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=301 height=111 id="Picture_x0020_16" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="Seal of
the Department
of Homeland
Security"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=330 style='width:247.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:7.75pt'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:78.75pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:78.75pt'><h1 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#D8DDE3;font-weight:normal'>EXTERNAL AFFAIRS BULLETIN</span><o:p></o:p></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#082344;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id="gd_ab_volume-date"><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=gdp align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Week of November 30, 2015</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f"><b><span style='color:#056BB7'>View as Webpage</span></b></a><b> |<a href="https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSFEMA_1154"><span style='color:#056BB7'> Subscribe</span></a><a href="https://admin.govdelivery.com/abe/templates/107507/http:/content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f"><span style='color:#056BB7'> </span></a></b></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #495F7C 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-image: none'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:7.75pt'><tr><td width=175 valign=top style='width:131.25pt;background:#495F7C;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>In this Edition:</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=25 valign=top style='width:18.75pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:3.75pt'><img border=0 width=25 height=46 id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2014/12/400320/external-bully-3_original.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=498 valign=top style='width:373.5pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 22.5pt' id=toc-box><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448903865928"><span style='color:black'>FEMA Publishes New Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448652780567"><span style='color:black'>Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Period Begins</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448905646876"><span style='color:black'>First Annual Voluntary Organization Partnership Day – Washington, D.C.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448651576152"><span style='color:black'>Ready.gov Goes Mobile and M.FEMA.gov Will Sunset</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1447775296979"><span style='color:black'>Emergency Management Institute Equips States to Train Emergency Managers</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448904966717"><span style='color:black'>FEMA Hiring Event at Pasadena, California</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448305462105"><span style='color:black'>REMINDER: The Way Forward – Fifth Annual Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships Conference</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1446239373298"><span style='color:black'>REMINDER: Tools for Creating Campus Resilience Webinar</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1448292759934"><span style='color:black'>REMINDER: FEMA's Intent to Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/128572f#link_1444398732115"><span style='color:black'>REMINDER: FEMA Seeks Input on Individual Assistance Declaration Criteria for States</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=40 valign=top style='width:30.0pt;background:#3E526B;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=40 height=459 id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2014/12/400367/external-side-left_original.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=620 valign=top style='width:465.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:3.75pt'><img border=0 width=619 height=20 id="Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2014/12/400707/external-body-top2_original.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 11.25pt 15.0pt 11.25pt' id=main-body><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width=260 style='width:195.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:7.75pt'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt' id=inner-sidebar><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=right width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:7.75pt'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:gainsboro;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><h3 align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#676767'>Important Dates & Deadlines</span><o:p></o:p></h3><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-building-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships-conference-tickets-19175910665"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image010.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="December
10 -- Fifth
Annual
Building
Resilience
through
Public-Private
Partnerships
Conference
(multiple
dates)"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-building-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships-conference-tickets-19175910665"><span style='color:#2372C8'>Fifth Annual Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships Conference (multiple dates)</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.careers.fema.gov/"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image011.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="December
14 -- FEMA
Hiring Event
in Pasadena,
California
(multiple
dates)"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="http://www.careers.fema.gov/"><span style='color:#2372C8'>FEMA Hiring Event in Pasadena, California (multiple dates)</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://fema.connectsolutions.com/campusres/event/registration.html"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image012.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="December
16 -- Tools
for Creating
Campus
Resilience
Webinar"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="https://fema.connectsolutions.com/campusres/event/registration.html"><span style='color:#2372C8'>Tools for Creating Campus Resilience Webinar</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image013.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="Dec 17 --
Federal Flood
Risk
Management
Standard
Implementation
Open Comment
Period"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms"><span style='color:#2372C8'>Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Implementation Open Comment Period</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image014.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="Jan 1 --
New
"Public
Assistance
Program and
Policy
Guide"
Effective"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781"><span style='color:#2372C8'>New "Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide" Effective</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=FEMA_FRDOC_0001-4824"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image015.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="Jan 11 --
Individual
Assistance
Declaration
Criteria for
States Open
Comment
Period"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=FEMA_FRDOC_0001-4824"><span style='color:#2372C8'>Individual Assistance Declaration Criteria for States Open Comment Period</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm"><span style='color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=74 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image016.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="January
17 --
Assistance to
Firefighters
Grant Program
Application
Period"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'><a href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm"><span style='color:#2372C8'>Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Deadline</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448903865928" id="link_1448903865928"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>FEMA Publishes New Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA published the <a href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781"><span style='color:#2372C8'>"Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide"</span></a> that combines all existing policies into a self-contained, simple, adaptable, and searchable publication. The new "Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide" will replace all existing Public Assistance (PA) publications as well as the 9500 series policies. The consolidation of PA policies and guidance documents into a single publication will eliminate duplication and perceived inconsistency among the different documents and policies.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The "Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide" will be effective for disasters declared on or after January 1, 2016. Disasters that were declared prior to January 1, 2016 will still follow the 9500 series policies, which were in effect at the time of the disaster being declared. There are no substantive policy changes in the new guide.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The Public Assistance program anticipates that the Guide will be updated annually.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>In the last ten years, the FEMA Public Assistance program averaged $4.7 billion in disaster assistance annually, making it the agency’s largest grant program. The Public Assistance program provides financial assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and certain private non-profits to aid their recovery following a disaster or emergency. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448652780567" id="link_1448652780567"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Period Begins</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) will open on <b>Monday, December 7, 2015 at 8 a.m. EST</b> and will close on <b>Friday, January 15, 2016, at 5 p.m. EST.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The <i>Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act</i>, (Pub. L. 113-76) provides $306,000,000 in AFG Program funding to assist fire departments and nonaffiliated ambulance and emergency medical service organizations meet their firefighting and emergency response needs. The AFG Program enables these organizations to obtain the tools and resources necessary to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and emergency response personnel.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Grant guidance for this program will be available at <a href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a></span>, and is currently available for applicant review at <a href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm">www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm</a>. The <a href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/firegrants/Get_Ready_Guide.pdf"><span style='color:#2372C8'>“Get Ready Guide”</span></a> may also be useful for potential applicants and is provided to answer questions and to help prepare grant applications.<o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448905646876" id="link_1448905646876"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>First Annual Voluntary Organization Partnership Day – Washington, D.C.</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>On October 27, 2015, FEMA’s Voluntary Agency Liaisons (<a href="http://www.fema.gov/voluntary-faith-based-community-based-organizations/"><span style='color:#2372C8'>VALs</span></a>), the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (<a href="http://www.nvoad.org/"><span style='color:#2372C8'>National VOAD</span></a>), and the <a href="http://www.dhs.gov/dhs-center-faith-based-neighborhood-partnerships"><span style='color:#2372C8'>DHS Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships</span></a> co-hosted the <a href="http://www.fema.gov/events-voluntary-efforts"><span style='color:#2372C8'>First Annual Voluntary Organization Partnership Day</span></a>.<b> </b>This unique event recognized the valuable services and support our voluntary, faith-based, and community partners provide to disaster survivors before, during, and after an event.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>A special thank you to the inaugural event’s 36 exhibitors, which included National and State VOAD member organizations, other whole community partners involved in disaster response and recovery, and FEMA components.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>If you would like to share your experiences or photos from this event, or want to learn more, please search or post on social media using hashtag #VOPD15, or contact AC Claud (<a href="mailto:alfred.claud@fema.dhs.gov">alfred.claud@fema.dhs.gov</a></span>), Voluntary Agency Liaison, FEMA Individual Assistance.<o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448651576152" id="link_1448651576152"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>Ready.gov Goes Mobile and M.FEMA.gov Will Sunset</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>After many years of planning and months of hard work, <a href="http://www.ready.gov">www.ready.gov</a></span> became mobile friendly. You can now visit <a href="http://www.ready.gov">www.ready.gov</a> on your phone, tablet, and desktop computer and have the same content experience. We are continuing to update and streamline content on the site. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Now that <a href="http://www.ready.gov/"><span style='color:#2372C8'>ready.gov</span></a> and <a href="http://www.fema.gov/"><span style='color:#2372C8'>fema.gov</span></a> are both mobile-enabled, m.fema.gov will be sunset in December as it is no longer needed. Thank you to everyone who helped us promote the mobile site over the years, and thank you for visiting and promoting the mobile-enabled <a href="http://www.ready.gov/"><span style='color:#2372C8'>ready.gov</span></a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=546 height=263 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image017.png@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt=www.ready.gov><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1447775296979" id="link_1447775296979"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>Emergency Management Institute Equips States to Train Emergency Managers</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA provides training for emergency responders through our Emergency Management Institute (EMI). EMI serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency management training to enhance the capabilities of federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials, volunteer organizations, and the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters on the American public.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Among EMI’s many programs and courses, The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is the entry-point for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. The Basic Academy offers the tools to develop comprehensive foundational skills needed in emergency management. For those who are new to emergency management, the Basic Academy also provides a unique opportunity to build camaraderie, to establish professional contacts, and to understand the roles, responsibilities, and legal boundaries associated with emergency management.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Virginia and North Carolina are the first states to adopt the curriculum as part of their emergency management training standards. More information about how federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management offices can adopt the Basic Academy training for emergency managers and other partners who serve during disasters and emergencies can be found <a href="http://www.fema.gov/blog/2015-11-30/one-emergency-management-team-one-training-standard"><span style='color:#2372C8'>on the FEMA blog</span></a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448904966717" id="link_1448904966717"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>FEMA Hiring Event at Pasadena, California</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA is hiring! Utilize your skills in construction, engineering, and insurance to support survivors in need. Visit the "Find a Job" section on <a href="http://www.careers.fema.gov">www.careers.fema.gov</a></span> and apply for one of our Public Assistance Reservist job openings. If you qualify, you may receive an invite to our FEMA Hiring event on <b>December 14-19</b> in Pasadena, California. On the spot job offers will be made, so apply today!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Resumes can be sent to <a href="mailto:FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov">FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov</a></span>. Applicants can also call 1-866-896-8003 for more information.<o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448305462105" id="link_1448305462105"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>REMINDER: The Way Forward – Fifth Annual Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships Conference</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA and partners will hold the Fifth Annual Building Resilience through Public-Private Partnerships Conference on <b>December 10-11, 2015</b> in New Orleans, Louisiana. Each year participants from the public and private sectors convene to promote innovation in furthering public-private partnerships to enhance prevention, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for all-hazards resilience.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The conference brings together more than 300 industry executives and government and nonprofit leadership from across the emergency management and homeland security enterprise. For those interested in participating in the in person conference there is still time to <b><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-building-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships-conference-tickets-19175910665"><span style='color:#2372C8'>register</span></a></b>. For more information and to check out the conference agenda visit <a href="http://www.dhs.gov/event/Public-Private-Partnerships-Conference">www.dhs.gov/event/Public-Private-Partnerships-Conference</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Sponsored this year by FEMA, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the National Protection and Programs Directorate and Private Sector Office, and North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. Planned in collaboration with: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), American Red Cross, Business Executives for National Security (BENS), Business Forward, National Incident Management Systems & Advanced Technologies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1446239373298" id="link_1446239373298"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>REMINDER: Tools for Creating Campus Resilience Webinar</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA's Emergency Management Institute, in partnership with the DHS Office of Academic Engagement, FEMA Region VII, and U.S. Fire Administration, will present a webinar titled "Tools for Creating Campus Resilience" on <b>December 16 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET</b>. The webinar will discuss ReadyCampus, the DHS Campus Resilience Pilot Program for Colleges and Universities. This student-centered program brings together many prominent organizations, private sector, and local volunteer organizations to teach general preparedness to students and staff, and the U.S. Fire Administration's Campus Fire Safety Program. Natural, technological, and health hazards can all affect daily campus operations. Institutions are encouraged to regularly review, update, and exercise their emergency plans.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Participants should <a href="https://fema.connectsolutions.com/campusres/event/registration.html"><span style='color:#2372C8'>register in advance</span></a> for the online webinar. Closed captioning will be provided. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1448292759934" id="link_1448292759934"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>REMINDER: FEMA's Intent to Implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration released FEMA’s Leadership Intent to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The Intent describes the framework FEMA is proposing to implement for Executive Order (E.O.) 13690 and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>E.O. 13690 provides federal agencies flexibility to choose from one or more approaches to identify an elevation requirement above the base flood elevation. Additionally, E.O. 13690 amended E.O. 11988 to set forth a higher level of resilience for activities where even a slight chance of flooding is too great. The Intent outlines FEMA’s approach to standardize its use of the multiple elevation requirements above the base flood elevation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Continuing our commitment to an open, collaborative, stakeholder-focused process in implementing the FFRMS, FEMA is sharing this framework for public comment on FEMA’s website. Public comments received will continue to inform the regulatory and policy development process.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>For more information, visit<a href="https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms"><span style='color:#2372C8'> </span></a><a href="http://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms">www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms</a></span> or send comments by <b>December 17, 2015</b>, to <a href="mailto:FEMA-EO11988-13690@fema.dhs.gov">FEMA-EO11988-13690@fema.dhs.gov</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%'><a name="link_1444398732115" id="link_1444398732115"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C30000'>REMINDER: FEMA Seeks Input on Individual Assistance Declaration Criteria for States</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>FEMA is seeking public comment on proposed changes to regulation describing FEMA’s Individual Assistance (IA) declarations criteria. FEMA published the proposed rule in the <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/11/12/2015-28570/factors-considered-when-evaluating-a-governors-request-for-individual-assistance-for-a-major"><span style='color:#2372C8'>Federal Register</span></a>, and is seeking comments by <b>January 11, 2016</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act (SRIA) requires FEMA to review, update and revise, through rulemaking, the factors it uses to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster. The proposed rule, which has a 60 day public comment period, is intended to provide more objective and clear IA declaration factors and speed the declaration process, including FEMA’s recommendation to the President on whether a major disaster declaration authorizing IA is warranted.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>The proposed rule largely expands and clarifies current factors and aligns them with the data presently collected to support the evaluation process and adds additional data sets easily accessible by states. FEMA reviewed the current factors and the proposed rule intends to revise the current factors by including: State Fiscal Capacity and Resource Availability, Uninsured Home and Personal Property Losses, Disaster Impacted Population Profile, Impact to Community Infrastructure, Casualties, and Disaster Related Unemployment.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#323232'>Comments are due on <b>January 11, 2016</b>, and can be <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=FEMA_FRDOC_0001-4824"><span style='color:#2372C8'>submitted online.</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width=40 valign=top style='width:30.0pt;background:#3E526B;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=40 height=459 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image018.jpg@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2014/12/400368/external-side-right_original.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-footer><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#3E526C;padding:15.0pt 30.0pt 15.0pt 30.0pt'><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>FEMA’s Office of External Affairs provides this bulletin to highlight recent and upcoming program and policy activities and announcements. Feedback is welcome at <a href="mailto:fema-ea-bulletin@fema.dhs.gov">fema-ea-bulletin@fema.dhs.gov</a></span>. Previous editions are available at <a href="http://www.fema.gov/external-affairs-bulletin">www.fema.gov/external-affairs-bulletin</a>. This bulletin is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of policies that are open for public comment, nor does it describe all of the instructions or requirements necessary to submit a comment. For a complete list of instructions and deadlines please click the hyperlinks included. FEMA does not endorse any non-government organizations, entities or services. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=gdp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>The mission of the Office of External Affairs (OEA) is to engage, inform, and educate all of FEMA’s stakeholders in support of the Agency’s programs and initiatives to achieve its mission. OEA accomplishes its mission by coordinating and maintaining visibility of public and internal communications; advising FEMA program and support offices on decision-making regarding policies, plans, and actions that affect stakeholder, media, and Congressional audiences3 aod0organizing outreacè efforts tazgetet et pvi~cipal stakeiolders to inalude`State, locaO, tribam, aNd terrkt/riah go6erneent3, the pRivate sector,(natiknal organizations and`assochation[,0and tie American =Špublic.</spán><o>p </O:p></p><p shass-3Dg`p style='m`rgin:0in;m!2gin-bottom:.00 1rt;lkne-hmight:115¡'~<span styìe='foop-size:9.0pt;Lénm-height115%;font-family:"Aria,","sans-sarif";color8white'>&lbsp;<?sqan <O:p></o:p></p><+td><+tr></table?<?div></4d></4r><+pab|e></dIv ,/Td></tr></tabl%></fiv></td>,/tr></table></div><p><a hred="@ttr:?/contenô.govdelmvgry.bom/accoUntc/USDHSFEMA/bUd,etins/12857"f?rdqfrno=sDshqre" t!vget=³"ßb|aîk"><span style<3D7color:b,ue9text-dåCopqtion:none'><émg border=0 wydth=83 heiGht=1 id="Tact5re_x2020_3" src="cid:kmagå01=.gif@01D1:D9L.1750D30" qlt<3L"Rookmark a.d Rhare*><+span></`.<o:p<</o:p></p6<li6 class=MsoLoRmal aligl-caîter s4Ql%?3D'te8t-align:bentlr'.<span lang=EN <hr size-2 width="100%" 9
align=center></span>|/div><p><a href="http://www.fema.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=126 height=44 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image020.jpg@01D12D9D.375C0D30" alt="FEMA
website link"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"'>David Thomason</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"'>Senior Program Specialist, External Affairs</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"'>FEMA Region III</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"'>office 215-931-5706</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"'>mobile 215-356-5780</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>