Tag: FEMA

Encouraging Everybody to Prepare for Winter Weather

Encouraging Seniors & People with Disabilities to Prepare for Winter Weather Cold Weather Tips for Texans with Disabilities and Elderly from FEMA and the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Attached are resources for preparing for cold weather in Texas.…

President Declares Emergency For Texas

President Declares Emergency For Texas Citizens with Special Needs Preparedness: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/emergency/specialneeds Hurricane Resources for Texas Citizens: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/emergency Release Date: June 29, 2010 Release Number: HQ-10-128 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today…

HLAA Testifies Before Congress on Emergency Alerting Issues

HLAA Testifies Before Congress on Emergency Alerting Issues By Lise Hamlin Director of Public Policy and State Development October 2, 2009 “This is NOT a test: Will the Nation’s Emergency Alert System Deliver the President’s Message to the Public?” That…