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Florida is familiar with the ‘cone of uncertainty.’ This model has your COVID-19 forecast
BRADENTON – A consultant for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for 15 years, IEM decided that it could help local government better plan their COVID-19 responses and began sharing their 7-day model projections with every state across the country.
Coronavirus is here and hurricane season is coming, whether Florida likes it or not
TAMPA BAY TIMES – Forecasters are predicting an above-average season. The pandemic could pose unprecedented challenges to the way Florida responds to storms.
Next-Generation Emergency Alerts — What’s Working Where?
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY – From hurricanes to wildfires, emergency events are getting more destructive and more deadly. States, counties and cities are finding ways to reach a mobile population where they are with the vital information they need.
Disasters Collide: How the Pandemic will Affect Response to Natural Disasters
ROUTE FIFTY – Flooding and tornado season are underway and hurricane season is just around the corner. How will state and local governments—already strained by the coronavirus pandemic—deal with other natural disasters?
What a National Emergency Means for FEMA During COVID-19 Crisis
HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY – The whole community approach to emergency response is one of many lasting legacies that President Barack Obama and Fugate left on FEMA and the practice of emergency management. Several times in the last few weeks the president and the vice president have talked about a ‘whole of government’ approach to the evolving COVID-19 disease.
The White House Asked Manufacturers for Help, Then Gave Them No Clear Instructions
PROPUBLICA – Vice President Mike Pence wants the private sector to donate critical medical supplies to help during the coronavirus pandemic. But the White House’s chaotic requests have not included consistent information on how exactly businesses can do that.
FEMA mobilizes to respond to coronavirus pandemic
CNN NEWS WIRE – As governors assess their states’ needs and top health care officials warn of supply shortages, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is mapping out its role and preparing what assistance it can provide to states and communities.
Trump Has Talked About a ‘National Lockdown.’ It Might Be Unconstitutional.
BARRON’S – As the coronavirus affects daily life in more and more profound ways, a new concept has entered into policy-making and political discussions: A “national lockdown” to defend against the disease.
Here’s what Trump’s coronavirus emergency declaration does
CNN – President Donald Trump declared a national emergency Friday afternoon over the coronavirus outbreak following a week of cancellations, suspensions and growing case numbers that unsettled Americans nationwide.