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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

These Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-approved plans are required in order for states to apply for certain non-emergency disaster assistance from the agency, as well as for states to update and re-submit plans to FEMA for approval every five years. You can check the status of your state or local hazard mitigation plan here.

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Communicating Effective Emergency and Disaster Warnings

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast we explore what makes for effective alerts and warnings with one of the preeminent scholars and researching these topics today. specializes in disaster and risk with a primary focus on online informal communication, and public alerts and warnings disseminated via short messaging channels. Jeannette Sutton, Ph.D.,