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⏰ *FEMA DC 12 job by 9/12* Are you a policy, data, and evaluation nerd? Great!! 🤓 Join one of our fantastic teams in the new Office of Resilience Strategy, as we work to build a more resilient nation! #jobs #emergencymanagement #disasters #fema #dhs #federal #federaljobs #resilience #resilientnation #policy #data #dataanalysis #evaluation #programevaluation

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Recent comments suggesting FEMA's decision to rebrand the Emergency Management Institute to the National Disaster & Emergency Management University "threatens the past 30 years of progress in this field" and others that suggest the name change is the "beginning of the end for the field of emergency management" reflects a sense of self-importance and gatekeeping that I don't agree with. The semantics completely miss the point that balance is preferred above all else, on the matter. Emergency management requires a developed understanding of why bad things happen and what to do about them. It also requires an application of that understanding. I see no reason why the name change and forecast shift in scope would fail to promote that balance, conceptually. Furthermore, the bad-faith "FEMA University - FU" discourse isn't the edgy provocation some think it might be - instead, I think it lands as a clear signal of being out of touch with things that actually enable effective emergency management. Regardless of what a single institution calls itself, right or wrong, the people who manage emergencies and disasters are going to keep doing their thing. Jeffrey Damon Sarah Erik Jeremy Irene Kyle Stephanie John Jeff Clint Joel Daniel John Zack Adam Jesus Daniel Shahan Patrick Kay

My colleague Jeanique Serrandhino and I have written a blog for PreventionWeb about our new step-by-step guide to legislative review processes, the Handbook on Disaster Law Reform: A Guide for Domestic Authorities. Effective legal and policy frameworks for disaster risk management require comprehensive and inclusive legal review processes, and our new guide provides just that - an eight-step process to guide lawmakers embarking on legal review processes relating to disaster risk management. https://lnkd.in/eFr4bx_x

New today! On July 11, 2024, FEMA published a Final Rule and Policy to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard will apply to projects FEMA funds under all its grant programs involving new construction, substantial improvement, or repairs to address substantial damage. The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard is designed to make communities more resilient and help reduce the damage caused by both current and future flooding. The Final Rule will be effective on Sept. 9, 2024. The standard is a flexible framework to increase resilience against flooding and help preserve the benefits of floodplains across the nation. This allows FEMA to consider best available and actionable science which is unique to the community and proposed project locations. This rule is an important step toward mitigating future flood risk that will benefit communities by allowing them to avoid or recover from future disasters more efficiently and effectively. Communities can protect against future flood risk by building outside of the floodplain, elevating, floodproofing, or using nature-based solutions. https://lnkd.in/ejYi3btG Jessica Eleff Luke Dodds Shannon Riess-DeSalvo, MS-RMI Larissa Hyatt Julie Weisgerber Catherine M. Dluzak Portia Ross Kristen Shedd Shabnaum Amjad Renita H. Lori (Melton) MacKenzie Amy Weinhouse  Jennifer Tylander Rachel Sears Victoria Salinas Christopher Logan FEMA Eric L. David Maurstad Jomar Maldonado

Very proud of our HMA team as they help FEMA to continue to reduce funding barriers by making it easier to approve hazard mitigation projects. We are streamlining Benefit-Cost Analysis for the Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs and Public Assistance mitigation funding. FEMA is reducing the discount rate from 7% to 3.1. FEMA’s updated Benefit Cost Analysis toolkit has the lower discount rate built-in. FEMA is implementing distributional weights by increasing the building replacement value for properties located in census tracts with household incomes below the national median. These benefits will make it easier for projects in disadvantaged communities to be eligible for mitigation grant funding. FEMA will accept a narrative cost effectiveness statement for projects with a total cost of less than $1 million. FEMA is offering disadvantaged communities and Tribal Nations BCA assistance to determine hazard mitigation project cost-effectiveness. Finally, FEMA updated the pre-calculated benefit amounts that can be used to determine hazard mitigation project cost-effectiveness. Pre-calculated benefits simplify the cost-effectiveness determination process by eliminating the requirement for applicants to conduct separate BCAs for eligible projects. Check out our splash page and policy update: https://lnkd.in/eWi5QqPE

Regardless of the name or logo design any educational body chooses, professional development must follow a defined path. The transfer of knowledge is simply the foundation on which competence is built. Academics must accept that learning also requires critical thinking and reflective practice. Conversely, those who rely on experience while disregarding the academic foundation will ultimately fall short. The real test for emergency management professionals is not in the efforts put forth in labeling the educational path but in effective collaboration toward a common goal.

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