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Tuesday 07th of September 2010
FEMA Region X states include Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The Federal Regional Center (FRC) is located in Bothell, Washington, six miles from Seattle’s northern city limit. The Region employs 85 full-time employees, and can draw on a cadre of over 300 Disaster Temporary Employees (DTEs) or “reservists” during a Presidential Disaster Declaration.
NEWS Releases Region X
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FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Washington State Fight Slide Creek Fire
SEATTLE, Wash. –The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency today (4:30 p.m. Pacific) authorized the use of federal funds to help Washington State fight the Slide Creek Fire burning in Stevens County. [more]
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FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Hurd Fire
SEATTLE, Wa. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) late Thursday evening authorized the use of federal funds to help the State of Idaho fight the Hurd Fire burning in Valley County. [more]
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Federal Aid Programs For State Of Idaho Disaster Recovery
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama?s major disaster declaration issued for the State of Idaho. [more]
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President Declares Major Disaster for Idaho
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Idaho and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of June 2-10, 2010. [more]
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FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Cowiche Mills Fire
SEATTLE, Wash. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today authorized the use of federal funds to help Washington State fight the Cowiche Mills Fire burning in Yakima County. [more]
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Joint State/FEMA Teams To Assess Flood Damage
BOISE, Idaho — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been working closely with the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security (IBHS) to monitor local needs resulting from the storms and flooding of 2-11 June 2010. At the conclusion of the state's initial assessment, Idaho Governor C.L. ?Butch? Otter requested that FEMA conduct a Joint Federal-State Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) in Adams, Gem, Idaho, Lewis, Payette, Valley and Washington counties. [more]
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July 4 Fireworks Can Foil Family Fun
SEATTLE, Wash. — Weather forecasts are mixed in the Pacific Northwest for this year?s Fourth of July observances, but however the weather turns out, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) warn that careless handling of fireworks and outdoor grills can ruin parties and picnics ? and entire summers. More than 30,000 fires are attributed to fireworks every year, and according to Dennis Hunsinger, FEMA Acting Regional Administrator for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Murphy, more than half of those occur the first week in July. [more]
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FEMA Administrator Fugate Applauds President Obama's Appointment Of Kenneth Murphy As Regional Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today applauded President Obama's appointment of Kenneth Dean Murphy as FEMA Regional Administrator for Region X, which encompasses Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. [more]
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National Lightning Safety Awareness Week 21-26 June 2010
SEATTLE, Wash. — Observed the last full week of June, National Lightning Safety Awareness Week not only helps get safety messages out in time for the Fourth of July, but also signals summer as lightning season. Outside is the most dangerous place to be during a lightning or thunderstorm and more people are outside during the summer. According to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger, lightning strikes and high winds associated with thunderstorms also increase the risk of wildfires. [more]
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2010 Ushers In Increased Wildfire Risk For NW
SEATTLE, Wash. — El Nino weather patterns and a relatively mild winter left Idaho, eastern Washington and south central Oregon drier than normal and vulnerable to wildfire. In addition to urging extreme caution with campfires, fireworks, trash fires, grills and other heat sources, FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger encourages residents living on wooded lots and wildland/urban interface areas to stay informed on local conditions. [more]
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Arson Awareness Week May 2-8, 2010
SEATTLE, Wash. — Next week is National Arson Awareness Week, and this year?s theme is Community Arson Prevention. According to FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger, the goal of this year's Arson Awareness Week is to focus attention on the horrific crime of arson, and provide communities with tools and strategies to combat arson in their neighborhoods, businesses, schools and places of worship. [more]
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Salem Wins Floodplain Management Recognition
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Flood Safety Awareness Week March 15-19, 2010
SEATTLE, Wash. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-sponsored 2010 National Flood Safety Awareness Week, observed March 15-19 (http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/). Flooding is a coast to coast threat in the United States and its territories in all months of the year, irrespective of local "flood seasons." According to FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger, flooding is the nation's number one natural disaster. [more]
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Spring Ahead To Prepare For Disasters
SEATTLE, Wash. — Daylight Savings Time in the United States starts on the second Sunday in March of each year and the Federal Emergency Management Agency encourages all Americans to use the change to daylight savings time to update emergency preparedness plans. For years, firefighters and safety professionals at every level have asked the public to change smoke alarm batteries throughout their homes, as they move their clocks ahead. According to FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger, the March ritual of making homes safer from fire is also a great opportunity to review disaster response plans and restock disaster kits. [more]
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FEMA Administrator Fugate Addresses Microsoft Worldwide Public Safety Symposium
REDMOND, Wash. — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate addressed the 2010 Microsoft Worldwide Public Safety Symposium today at the company?s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. Fugate stressed the vital role that the private sector and most important the general public play in the preparedness of our nation?s emergency response team. [more]