Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has ten areas of responsibility. The U.S. Department of Defense, state militias, and local emergency responders, work closely with FEMA to prepare for disasters.
Disney Institute Joins FEMA on Whole-of-America Response to CoViD-19
FEMA Issues Public Notice under disaster declaration DR-4595-KY
FEMA Updates State-Specific CoViD Funeral Assistance Information
FEMA Announces Operational Guidance for Disaster Response and Recovery in Pandemic Environment
On 06MAY2021, FEMA mass-vaccination sites in Region 4 & 7 claim to have administered 1-million doses of CoViD-19 drugs. FEMA mass-vax sites are actually run by U.S. Army Northern Command and utilize personnel from the different branches of the military. Slideshow by Technical Sergeant Megan Floyd:
Region 1: Vermont’s Emergency Feeding Program Receives Grant for More Than $1.9 Million
Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut Seeks more FEMA Reimbursement
FEMA Reimburses Bridgeport Hospital $8 Million for CoViD-19
Department of Housing and Community Development Receives Nearly $7 Million FEMA Grant
More Than $41 Million Grant Provided to Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for CoViD-19
Massachusetts Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sara Kolinski.
Army and Air National Guard personnel, and local emergency responders, took part in a ‘downed aircraft’ emergency on Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, 13MAY2021.
Region 2:
Pennsylvania Air National Guard photo by Master Sergeant Brandy Fowler.
New Jersey and New York National Guard personnel traveled to Pennsylvania’s (Region 3) Fort Indiantown Gap to conduct Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response training, 19MAY2021.
Puerto Rico Army National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Marimar Rivera Medina.
Puerto Rico National Guard fought real wildfires near Cayey, on 22MAY2021.
Region 3: Greenbelt Metro Vaccination Center in Maryland will Close
FEMA halted its operations at a mass-vax site in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ANG photo by Master Sergeant Brandy Fowler.
On 22MAY2021, Pennsylvania National Guard personnel conducted HAZMAT training, on Fort Indiantown Gap, for visiting National Guard units from other states/FEMA Regions.
Region 4: $6.6 million for Orange Beach debris removal after Hurricane Sally
$6.5 Million Approved to Acquire 31 Flood-Prone Properties in Pender County
FEMA Approves 22 Additional Counties for Individual Assistance
Photo by Jenn DeHaan.
In Kentucky, Fort Knox fire fighters took part in an open manhole victim rescue training put on by Hardin County Water District-1.
FEMA Issues Public Notice for 29 Tennessee Counties
Tennessee Air National Guard photo Master Sergeant Mike R. Smith.
On McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, in Tennessee, a class was given on how to respond to an ‘active’ shooter (as opposed to an inactive shooter?).
U.S. Army photo by Scott C. Childress.
The U.S. Army has been experimenting with something they call a Speed Bag, on Fort Rucker, Alabama. It is intended to allow fast delivery by helicopter of medical/emergency supplies. I don’t know how much taxpayer money has been spent on the Speed Bag, but it looks like your usual insulated foam cooler box to me.
Town of North Topsail Beach Awarded $4.5 Million for Emergency Measures for Hurricane Florence
Town of Oak Island Awarded $1.3 Million for Debris Removal After Hurricane Isaías
FEMA Awards Indian River County $2.33 Million for Hurricane Dorian Beach Renourishment
FEMA approves $1.3 million for Gulf Breeze Hurricane Sally debris removal
FEMA Awards City of New Smyrna Beach $2.5 Million to Rebuild, Elevate Flood-Prone Homes
FEMA approves $2.27 million for Hurricane Michael recovery expenses
FEMA approves $36.3 million in Hurricane Michael Public Assistance grants
FEMA approves $11.4 million in Hurricane Michael Public Assistance grants
FEMA Awards $17.6 Million for Hurricane Irma Recovery
FEMA Awards Miami-Dade County $1.46 Million for Hurricane Irma Repairs
FEMA Awards $2.67 Million for Hurricane Irma Recovery
FEMA approves $2 million for Bay County emergency bypass pump
Photo by Sergeant First Class Carmen Fleischmann.
Florida Army National Guard learn to use the Tampa Microwave 95cm satellite antenna while training on Camp Blanding, for disaster response. The antenna is part of the Joint Tactical Expeditionary Kit that allows phone communications for emergency responders during natural disasters.
The U.S. Air Force conducted Ready Eagle disaster response training on Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 21MAY2021. Video report by Paul Wenzel:
Region 5: FEMA Awards $1.5 Million to Jefferson County, Wisconsin
FEMA Awards $4.1 Million for Community Safe Rooms
FEMA Provides $3.7 Million to City of Alton, Illinois
FEMA Provides $17.9 Million to NorthShore University Health System
FEMA Provides $1.3 Million to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer Second Class Brigitte Johnston.
U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes Police, Fire, and Emergency Services training during Citadel Gale 2021. It is a disaster exercise held in Illinois every year.
FEMA Provides $16.3 Million to Michigan for CoViD-19
FEMA Provides $4 Million to Northwood University
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles T. Fultz.
U.S. Air Force personnel practiced large scale medical transfer of disaster victims on Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, 24MAY2021, during Mobility Guardian 2021. The training involved transferring victims from C-17 cargo aircraft to busses.
USAF photo by Airman First Class Matthew Porter.
Mobility Guardian 2021 also tested the use of robots (semi-autonomous quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle).
New York National Guard Photo by Sergeant Sebastian Rothwyn.
National Guard/Army Reserve’s Guardian Response 2021 disaster response exercise was held April 12th to May 8th at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, in Indiana. 4-thousand-2-hundred personnel from U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard units from across the U.S. took part.
Photo by Staff Sergeant Eric W. Jones.
Military veterinarians also took part in Guardian Response, training with animal simulators (robots) to learn how to care for pets and farm animals: “We were clipping goat hooves and testing for parasites when we got a call from the decontamination line that a dog needed treatment for potential exposure to toxic chemicals. The dog had a temperature of 106 degrees [F] and was breathing heavily, and had a fast pulse. We started cooling measures by putting water on his paw pads and gave him room temperature fluids, reducing his temperature and then moved him to the veterinarian for treatment.”-Specialist Emily Zygarowski
FEMA Provides $4.7 Million to the Minnesota Department of Health
FEMA Provides $8.5 Million to the Minnesota Department of Health for Vaccine Distribution
Region 6: Oklahoma Air National Guard joined with local emergency responders to conduct a 72 hours training event, responding to natural and human made disasters. Video report by Leanna Maschino:
Region 7: FEMA Awards $50 million to Nebraska for Spencer Dam Project
Region 8: FEMA Supported Community Vaccination Site in Pueblo Will Close
FEMA Provides an Additional $1.8 Million to Thornton for CoViD-19
FEMA Sponsored Art Installation Opens in Denver
FEMA Provides an Additional $3.1 Million to Montana for COVID-19 Response
FEMA Provides Nearly $1.9 Million in Additional Funding to Montana for CoViD-19
FEMA Provides an Additional $3.4 Million to North Dakota for COVID-19 Response
FEMA Provides $1.6 Million to Stutsman County for Flood Recovery
South Dakota Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Taylor Solberg.
South Dakota’s Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing tested its Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer (DRMKT) by having militia personnel eat their meals from the DRMKT, 27MAY2021.
South Dakota ANG photo by Senior Airman Taylor Solberg.
The DRMKT is a customized trailer.
FEMA Provides an Additional $13.3 Million to Utah for CoViD-19 Response
Region 9:
Arizona Army National Guard photo by Specialist Thurman Snyder.
More than a year later, Arizona National Guard is still conducting food distribution operations under the guise of CoViD pandemic-panic-attack!
FEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted for the Spur Fire
It seems the California Air National Guard, and other emergency responders, have been experiencing electronic attacks/problems on its communications systems during wildfire season, as $45-thousand were awarded to ‘innovators’ who took part in the National Security Innovation Network’s Beat the Blaze competition. The ‘hackathon’ competition revealed there are problems with disaster response communications and data sharing: “This is helping us tackle a very important operational problem of data integration and dissemination….”– Lieutenant Colonel Michael Baird, California Air National Guard
Region 10: FEMA Awards $22 Million to Idaho for CoViD-19
FEMA Awards $7.5 Million to Alaska for CoViD-19 Response
USAF photo by Staff Sergeant Benjamin Wagar.
On Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, U.S. Air Force and local fire fighters conducted a week long training event, called Super Drill. It included scenarios like responding to high-rise building fires and clearing roads of downed trees.
Pacific Ring of Fire, May 2021, FEMA Regions 9 & 10: WARNINGS FOR ALASKA, HAWAII & WASHINGTON
FEMA Region 3, January 2020: U.S. ARMY DEPLOYS!
July 2019: THE U.S. MILITARY TRAINS TO SAVE YOUR PET FROM DISASTER!