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    <i>Hello All,<br>
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      Below is yet another FEMA Bulletin of interest, please share as
      appropriate.  This bulletin is an ongoing effort to help partners
      with FEMA to have information that is beneficial in our ES
      Missions.<br>
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    <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Lt Col Karen L. Copenhaver, CAP<span
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    <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Middle East Region Deputy Director of Public
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    <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary <span
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    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com"><span
          style="color:blue">http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com</span></a> <span
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            <td>INFO: FEMA Bulletin Week of January 18, 2016</td>
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style="color:black">Emergency Management Institute Offers a Virtual
                                                      Tabletop Exercise
                                                      for Tornado </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color:black">Share Mitigation Success Stories in the Updated
                                                      "Best Practices
                                                      Portfolio" </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color:black">Sign Recognizes Record Flooding Event from 1998 in
                                                      Texas</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color:black">Reminder: Comment Period for Tribal Declarations
                                                      Pilot Guidance </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          <span
style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#676767">Important
                                                          Dates &
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                                                         Emergency
                                                          Management
                                                          Framework for
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://training.fema.gov/emigrams/2015/1220%20-%20training%20opportunity%20-%20e0580%2002-29-16.pdf?d=12/21/2015"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Emergency Management Framework for Tribal
                                                          Governments
                                                          Course
                                                          Application
                                                          Deadline</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"><img
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                                                          alt="April 7"
                                                          border="0"
                                                          height="74"
                                                          width="74"><span
                                                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
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                                                          Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/01/08/2016-173/tribal-declarations-pilot-guidance"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Comment Period Ends for Tribal Declarations Pilot
                                                          Guidance</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="text-align:center" align="center">
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                                                          <h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1451315480429" id="link_1451315480429"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Winter
                                                          Storm Safety</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Winter
                                                          is just
                                                          beginning,
                                                          but many
                                                          people have
                                                          already
                                                          experienced
                                                          storms that
                                                          have left
                                                          homes and
                                                          businesses
                                                          without
                                                          electricity
                                                          and the need
                                                          for alternate
                                                          ways for
                                                          provide heat.
                                                          Whenever we
                                                          use alternate
                                                          heating
                                                          methods, we
                                                          increase the
                                                          risk of a home
                                                          fire or
                                           (         ˘   ax0oqing
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style="margin:0in;marg)n-jottomz.4001pt"><span
style="fonl-size:50.0pt+f/nt-family:"arial",s`ns-serif;bolor:#32332"> <o:p<</o8p6</spal></p>
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style="margiî>0in;mabgin-"ottom:.0009pt"><spqn
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          @            `                           0 0    for damqge$or
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                                                          damaged
                                                          appliances can
                                                          be
                                                          electrically
                                                          charged; do
                                                          not use them
                                                          until they
                                                          have been
                                                          inspected.
                                                          Check gas
                                                          lines to
                                                          ensure they
                                                          are not
                                                          damaged or
                                                          leaking.
                                                          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Only
                                                          use generators
                                                          outdoors. The
                                                          fumes contain
                                                          carbon dioxide
                                                          that can
                                                          quickly
                                                          overwhelm you.
                                                          Make sure you
                                                          use the right
                                                          size and type
                                                          of power
                                                          cords. Never
                                                          run the cords
                                                          under a carpet
                                                          or rug. Also,
                                                          do not connect
                                                          your generator
                                                          to another
                                                          power source.
                                                          Make sure you
                                                          keep any
                                                          chemicals away
                                                          from the
                                                          generator.
                                                          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Be
                                                          careful using
                                                          candles. They
                                                          are easily
                                                          knocked over
                                                          and can start
                                                          a fire
                                                          quickly.
                                                          Consider using
                                                          battery
                                                          operated
                                                          candles
                                                          instead. Visit
                                                          the <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.usfa.fema.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8">U.S. Fire
                                                          Administration</span></a>
                                                          website for
                                                          more
                                                          information on
                                                          safety
                                                          measures that
                                                          will keep you
                                                          safe during a
                                                          winter storm.
                                                          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
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                                                          align="center"
                                                          size="2"
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                                                          <h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1452878542659" id="link_1452878542659"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Emergency
                                                          Management
                                                          Institute
                                                          Offers a
                                                          Virtual
                                                          Tabletop
                                                          Exercise for
                                                          Tornado
                                                          </span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">EMI’s
                                                          Virtual
                                                          Tabletop
                                                          Exercise
                                                          (VTTX) program
                                                          will offer a
                                                          tornado
                                                          scenario in
                                                          February 23 –
                                                          25 and March 
                                                          8 – 10 ,
                                                          2016.  The
                                                          VTTX helps
                                                          communities
                                                          prepare for
                                                          the upcoming
                                                          tornado season
                                                          using
                                                          historical
                                                          events and
                                                          recovery
                                                          actions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
                                                          VTTX involves
                                                          key personnel
                                                          discussing
                                                          simulated
                                                          scenarios in
                                                          an informal
                                                          setting and
                                                          used to assess
                                                          plans,
                                                          policies,
                                                          training, and
                                                          procedures. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">EMI
                                                          conducts a
                                                          monthly series
                                                          of VTTXs using
                                                          a
                                                          teleconference
                                                          platform to
                                                          reach
                                                          community
                                                          based training
                                                          audiences
                                                          around the
                                                          country
                                                          providing a
                                                          virtual forum
                                                          for disaster
                                                          training.  The
                                                          design of the
                                                          VTTX is for a
                                                          group of 10 or
                                                          more
                                                          representatives
                                                          from state and
                                                          local
                                                          emergency
                                                          management
                                                          communities of
                                                          practice. 
                                                          Participants
                                                          must have an
                                                          appropriate
                                                          site equipped
                                                          with video
                                                          teleconference
                                                          capability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
                                                          goals of the
                                                          VTTX are to
                                                          test the
                                                          participants’
                                                          knowledge,
                                                          skills, and
                                                          abilities to
                                                          conduct
                                                          all-hazards
                                                          emergency
                                                          response and
                                                          recovery
                                                          effectively. 
                                                          The VTTXs also
                                                          enable
                                                          coordination
                                                          response
                                                          operations
                                                          with
                                                          counterparts
                                                          from Federal
                                                          agencies,
                                                          state and
                                                          local
                                                          governments,
                                                          private sector
                                                          organizations,
                                                          non-governmental
                                                          agencies, and
                                                          other whole
                                                          community
                                                          partners. The
                                                          VTTX occurs 12
                                                          p.m. – 4 p.m.
                                                          Eastern
                                                          Standard Time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">To
                                                          participate in
                                                          a VTTX, submit
                                                          an email
                                                          request to
                                                          Doug Kahn at
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov"><span style="color:#2372C8"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov">douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov</a></span></a>
                                                          or call
                                                          301-447-7645. 
                                                          Please send a
                                                          courtesy copy
                                                          email to the
                                                          Integrated
                                                          Emergency
                                                          Management
                                                          Branch at
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov"><span style="color:#2372C8"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov">FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov</a></span></a>
                                                          or call
                                                          301-447-1381. 
                                                          The deadline
                                                          for applying
                                                          to a VTTX is
                                                          four weeks
                                                          prior to the
                                                          start date.
                                                          Additional
                                                          information is
                                                          available at
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx"><span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx">https://training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx</a></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
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style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Share
                                                          Mitigation
                                                          Success
                                                          Stories in the
                                                          Updated "Best
                                                          Practices
                                                          Portfolio"
                                                          </span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">If
                                                          you or members
                                                          of your
                                                          community have
                                                          taken measures
                                                          to prevent
                                                          losses from
                                                          disasters at
                                                          home, at work,
                                                          or in your
                                                          community, or
                                                          know of
                                                          someone who
                                                          has, share
                                                          your story
                                                          FEMA’s updated
                                                          “Mitigation
                                                          Best Practices
                                                          Portfolio”.
                                                           By sharing
                                                          and
                                                          highlighting
                                                          success
                                                          stories, you
                                                          help spread
                                                          the word of
                                                          how important,
                                                          effective, and
                                                          life-saving
                                                          mitigation can
                                                          be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/mitigation-best-practices-portfolio"><span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8">Best
                                                          Practices
                                                          Portfolio</span></a>
                                                          is a
                                                          collection of
                                                          ideas,
                                                          activities,
                                                          projects and
                                                          funding
                                                          sources that
                                                          can help
                                                          reduce or
                                                          prevent the
                                                          impacts of
                                                          disasters. To
                                                          take a look at
                                                          what is
                                                          possible, or
                                                          to get ideas
                                                          for a specific
                                                          situation, you
                                                          can browse
                                                          through this
                                                          portfolio and
                                                          see what
                                                          others have
                                                          been doing as
                                                          well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Once
                                                          a Best
                                                          Practice is
                                                          submitted, the
                                                          information
                                                          will be
                                                          reviewed and
                                                          possibly
                                                          included in
                                                          the FEMA
                                                          online
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/resources-documents/collections/490"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Mitigation Best Practice Collection</span></a>. 
                                                          Current topics
                                                          include
                                                          Assistance,
                                                          Flood, Wind
                                                          and Grants.
                                                          These can be
                                                          added to and
                                                          updated as
                                                          items are
                                                          submitted and
                                                          selected for
                                                          sharing.
                                                          Follow these
                                                          instructions
                                                          to share a
                                                          Mitigation
                                                          Best Practice:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <ol
                                                          style="margin-top:0in"
                                                          start="1"
                                                          type="1">
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
                                                          style="color:#323232;mso-list:l1
                                                          level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submit
                                                          a one to two
                                                          page document
                                                          in a
                                                          Microsoft®
                                                          Word file.
                                                          <o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
                                                          style="color:#323232;mso-list:l1
                                                          level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Include
                                                          any photos,
                                                          maps,
                                                          graphics,
                                                          and/or PDF
                                                          files which
                                                          may enhance
                                                          your Best
                                                          Practice.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
                                                          style="color:#323232;mso-list:l1
                                                          level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provide
                                                          your contact
                                                          information
                                                          such as a
                                                          phone number
                                                          and/or email
                                                          address.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          <li
                                                          class="MsoNormal"
                                                          style="color:#323232;mso-list:l1
                                                          level1 lfo2"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email
                                                          submissions to
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/abe/bulletins/583833/mitsuccess.fema.dhs.gov">
                                                          <span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:MitSuccess@fema.gov">MitSuccess@fema.gov</a></span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
                                                          </ol>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">With
                                                          the recent
                                                          updates to the
                                                          Best Practices
                                                          Portfolio,
                                                          stories
                                                          previously
                                                          posted have
                                                          been relocated
                                                          to the
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/abe/bulletins/583833/www.hsdl.org">
                                                          <span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8">Homeland
                                                          Security
                                                          Digital
                                                          Library</span></a>
                                                          where they are
                                                          accessible to
                                                          the public.
                                                          All new
                                                          stories can
                                                          also be found
                                                          there by
                                                          searching
                                                          “Mitigation
                                                          Best
                                                          Practices.” 
                                                          In addition,
                                                          new submittals
                                                          are being
                                                          posted to the
                                                          FEMA
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/resource-document-library"><span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8">Resource
                                                          and Document
                                                          Library</span></a>
                                                          on the
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/best-practice-stories"><span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8">Best
                                                          Practice
                                                          Stories</span></a>
                                                          web page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
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                                                          align="center"
                                                          size="2"
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                                                          </div>
                                                          <h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1452894201894" id="link_1452894201894"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Sign
                                                          Recognizes
                                                          Record
                                                          Flooding Event
                                                          from 1998 in
                                                          Texas</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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                                                          class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
                                                          cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
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                                                          <tr>
                                                          <td
                                                          style="padding:.75pt
                                                          .75pt .75pt
                                                          .75pt">
                                                          <p
                                                          class="MsoNormal"><img
id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:part35.09030502.04020509@smyth.net"
                                                          alt="City of
                                                          Leon Valley,
                                                          TX High Water
                                                          Mark
                                                          Initiative"
                                                          border="0"
                                                          height="239"
                                                          width="207"><span
                                                          style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
                                                          New
                                                          Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td
                                                          style="padding:.75pt
                                                          .75pt .75pt
                                                          .75pt"><br>
                                                          </td>
                                                          <td
                                                          style="padding:.75pt
                                                          .75pt .75pt
                                                          .75pt">
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> A
                                                          community in
                                                          Texas
                                                          continues its
                                                          commitment to
                                                          safety and 
                                                          raising the
                                                          awareness of
                                                          residents
                                                          about flood
                                                          risk.  The
                                                          weather was
                                                          cooperative
                                                          with a bit of
                                                          sunshine at
                                                          the early
                                                          morning event
                                                          on January 9
                                                          as The City of
                                                          Leon Valley
                                                          was the latest
                                                          to join the
                                                          federal
                                                          interagency
                                                          High Water
                                                          Mark
                                                          Initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
                                                          new sign was
                                                          unveiled along
                                                          a prominent
                                                          walking trail
                                                          to commemorate
                                                          the October
                                                          17, 1998. 
                                                          More than 10+
                                                          inches of rain
                                                          fell in hours
                                                          and created
                                                          unprecedented
                                                          flooding.
                                                          Local, county
                                                          and emergency
                                                          management
                                                          officials
                                                          are committed
                                                          to continue
                                                          outreach and
                                                          encourage
                                                          citizens to
                                                          take
                                                          action and
                                                          prepare for
                                                          disaster.
                                                          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          </td>
                                                          </tr>
                                                          </tbody>
                                                          </table>
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                                                          class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
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                                                          align="center"
                                                          size="2"
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                                                          </div>
                                                          <h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1452878516155" id="link_1452878516155"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Reminder:
                                                          Comment Period
                                                          for Tribal
                                                          Declarations
                                                          Pilot Guidance
                                                          </span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">On
                                                          January 8,
                                                          FEMA entered
                                                          the next phase
                                                          of tribal
                                                          consultation
                                                          for the
                                                          Stafford Act
                                                          disaster
                                                          declaration
                                                          process for
                                                          tribal
                                                          governments.
                                                          The draft
                                                          guidance is
                                                          posted to the
                                                          <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-173">
                                                          <span
                                                          style="color:#2372C8">Federal
                                                          Register</span></a> and
                                                          will be
                                                          available for
                                                          comment until
                                                          April 7, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">In
                                                          the coming
                                                          months, FEMA
                                                          will conduct
                                                          meetings with
                                                          tribal leaders
                                                          to discuss
                                                          the latest
                                                          draft of the
                                                          Tribal
                                                          Declarations
                                                          Pilot
                                                          Guidance. 
                                                          When
                                                          finalized, the
                                                          pilot guidance
                                                          will describe
                                                          the process
                                                          tribal
                                                          governments
                                                          will use to
                                                          request
                                                          Stafford Act
                                                          declarations
                                                          and the
                                                          criteria FEMA
                                                          will use to
                                                          evaluate
                                                          direct tribal
                                                          declaration
                                                          requests and
                                                          make
                                                          recommendations
                                                          to the
                                                          President. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                          <p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">This
                                                          round of
                                                          tribal
                                                          consultation
                                                          builds upon
                                                          the second
                                                          round in the
                                                          Spring of
                                                          2014 that
                                                          included evaluating
                                                          the need for
                                                          Public
                                                          Assistance
                                                          grant program
                                                          funding;
                                                          modifying and
                                                          adding
                                                          definitions of
                                                          terms;
                                                          explaining how
                                                          FEMA looks to
                                                          implement
                                                          federal
                                                          statute; and
                                                          considering
                                                          additional
                                                          cultural and
                                                          religious
                                                          needs. 
                                                          Additional
                                                          information
                                                          regarding the
                                                          consultation
                                                          process may be
                                                          found on <a
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href="http://www.fema.gov/second-draft-tribal-declaration-pilot-guidance-resources">
                                                          <span
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style="font-size:9.0pt;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
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href="mailto:fema-ea-bulletin@fema.dhs.gov"><span style="color:#B7D9FF"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fema-ea-bulletin@fema.dhs.gov">fema-ea-bulletin@fema.dhs.gov</a></span></a>.
                                                    Previous editions
                                                    are available at
                                                    <a
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href="http://content.govdelivery.com/www.fema.gov/external-affairs-bulletin"><span
style="color:#B7D9FF"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.fema.gov/external-affairs-bulletin">www.fema.gov/external-affairs-bulletin</a></span></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></span></p>
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style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
                                                <p class="gdp"
                                                  style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;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
                                                    audiences; and
                                                    organizing outreach
                                                    efforts targeted at
                                                    principal
                                                    stakeholders to
                                                    include state,
                                                    local, tribal, and
                                                    territorial
                                                    governments, the
                                                    private sector,
                                                    national
                                                    organizations and
                                                    associations, and
                                                    the American public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">David Thomason<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">Senior Program Specialist, External
            Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">FEMA Region III<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">office 215-931-5706<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
            Roman",serif">mobile 215-356-5780<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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