David Richardson, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said the administration is focused on returning emergency management responsibilities to states while leaving the door open for federal assistance. “FEMA needs to return to a model where disaster response and recovery are locally led and state-managed with federal support available when needed,” he told the House Transportation Committee Wednesday. President Trump has repeatedly called for the elimination o

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), tomorrow – October 3, 2018. The will take place in two parts: the WEA portion starting at 2:18 p.m. ET, followed by the EAS portion at 2:20 p.m. EDT. This is the first nationwide WEA test and the fourth for the EAS. The overall test will as

#ICYMI: #DOC and FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency hosted a Correctional Preparedness and Resilience Symposium in Manhattan on Sept. 7. The conference, which included law enforcement and emergency management professionals from across the region, was the first of its kind in department history. Read more about it today at bit.ly/46ht9wh. #FlashbackFriday | New York City Department of Correction