Press Releases
Disaster Experts Launch Hurricane Education Campaign in Puerto Rico to Inform Rebuilding Efforts and Protect Against Future Hurricanes
On 6 Month Anniversary of Hurricane Maria, IEM and FLASH Announce “Hurricane Strong” Initiative to Help Puerto Ricans Build Back Safer and Stronger SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, March 15, 2018 – Today, national experts in emergency management, disaster preparedness, and resiliency joined local officials in Puerto Rico to announce a new island-wide education campaign designed to […]
Announcements
IEM Air Supports Hurricane Response in the Caribbean
IEM’s AirOps team has been on the ground and in the air supporting response and recovery operations in the Caribbean since Hurricane Irma. The team also helped with evacuations before Hurricane Maria made landfall.
IEM Case Studies
Expertise in FEMA 428: Public Assistance Alternative Procedures (PAAP)
IEM: Number One in Providing Support for “428” Alternative Procedures In 2013, the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act amended Section 428 of the Stafford Act, authorizing FEMA to enact new Public Assistance Alternative Procedures (PAAP). Commonly referred to as “alternative procedures” or “428”, the new model is intended to reduce disaster costs, streamline delivery and expedite […]
WebPuff – Improving Protection through Science and Innovation
Improving Protection through Science and Innovation WebPuff is a comprehensive Web-based emergency management decision support system designed to aid in planning for, responding to, and recovering from a chemical accident or incident. The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) presented WebPuff with an Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Award. WebPuff meets rigorous military and […]
Repairing and Rebuilding in the State of New York – NY Rising Disaster Recovery Program
IEM served as Program Manager for New York State’s $1.2 billion CDBG–DR Housing recovery program to repair, rebuild and elevate homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy and Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. Despite taking over the program from a previous contractor and having to repair many applicant files, IEM achieved on overall 98.7 accuracy rate in […]
Recent Blog Posts
Fuel for Thought: What Hurricane Irma Taught Us About Evacuation Planning
Over six months ago, Hurricane Irma made history as one of the most devastating storms to strike the state of Florida. From Cudjoe Key to Jacksonville, millions of Floridians felt the impact of last year’s disaster, not only from the damage and loss of life it left behind, but with the massive evacuation of people […]
Establishing a Common Operating Picture for Chemical Weapons Emergencies
In the 1970s, devastating wildfires in California revealed several major faults in the command structure and gave rise to the Incident Command System (ICS), which later evolved into the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Today, the National Response Framework (NRF) builds upon those systems and defines a common operating picture (COP) as “a continuously updated […]
