FEMA Urges Preparedness for Hurricanes and Severe Weather Mobile wireless emergency alerting capabilities will be available nationwide through participating carriers Release Date: May 24, 2012 Release Number: HQ-12-038 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hurricane Season begins June 1, 2012, FEMA is providing…
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CERT Train-the-Trainer for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
CERT Train-the-Trainer for Deaf and Hard of Hearing The Texas Citizen Corps Program in partnership with the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) is pleased to announce a special training for the deaf/hard of hearing community. * G428:…
Free Visual Fire Alarms for the D/HH – Houston
Free Visual Fire Alarms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Houston VISUAL FIRE ALARMS FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING To Qualify for a FREE Visual Fire Alarm, You MUST: * Live in the city of Houston…
Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness
Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness (AWR-186). Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) continues to offer its’ first course, an eight-hour DHS-certified direct delivery program, that provides emergency responders…
Volunteer Reviewers Wanted
Volunteer Reviewers Wanted Volunteer reviewers needed: If you are interested in assisting with reviewing and commenting on educational video material to be used in the event of a public health emergency and have access to the internet as well as…
New Information on the Emergency Alert System “EAS”
NEW INFORMATION ON THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM “EAS” One important change has happened to the EAS Test that is different from what we sent out last week: The test will be less than30 seconds. Not THREE minutes. * Updated News:…