IEM’s 2024 Year in Review
As we welcome 2025, the IEM team celebrates a year defined by resilience, growth, and collaboration.
hurricane response
IEM Donates to Support Helene Relief Efforts in Virginia
October 23, 2024, Arlington, VA – As communities embark on their journey to recovery, IEM International, Inc., a trusted leader in emergency management and disaster recovery, stands unwavering in its commitment to delivering essential relief and support to those hardest hit by the recent storms.
Truth under siege: Battling misinformation amid growing disasters
The Hill – As the former head of response and recovery for the nation, I can attest that we are in unprecedented times. Extreme weather is growing more frequent, severe, and expansive, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton serve as the latest stark illustration of this trend.
FEMA under fire
Congress signed a continuing resolution that provides the agency’s Disaster Relief Fund with an additional $20 billion before next year’s budget is approved.
A Tale of Two Hurricanes Finds More That Differs Than Is the Same
“Hurricanes no longer hit the coastline and then die,” said Beth Zimmerman, who led disaster operations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the Obama administration, and is now a senior executive adviser with IEM, an emergency management consultant firm.
Disinfo, lack of cash complicate storm response
POLITICO – FEMA officials have sought to reassure the public that the agency has enough money to meet its “life-saving” responsibilities. But Elizabeth Zimmerman, who ran FEMA’s disaster response office in the Obama administration, said Washington’s ability to pay for recovery after the hurricanes remains “a big concern.”
US disaster programs are teetering. Milton could topple them.
POLITICO Energy, October 7, 2024 – Washington’s ability to pay for recovering from the back-to-back disasters is “a big concern,” said Elizabeth Zimmerman, who ran FEMA’s disaster response office in the Obama administration. She added, “It could be very devastating to the financial aspects of what the federal government has.”
After Flooding, FEMA Aid Is Arriving. But Some Are Still on Their Own.
The agency is responsible for ensuring that supplies like bottled water are stockpiled and available, according to Beth Zimmerman, who managed disaster response for FEMA during the Obama administration. But distributing those supplies, she said, was the job of state and local officials, and aid groups.
Disaster Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Helene Response & Recovery
October 1, 2024, Morrisville, NC—As communities across the Southeastern U.S. continue responding to Hurricane Helene and initiate recovery, IEM’s disaster experts are available to discuss response, the next steps in recovery, the impacts on federal resources following simultaneous disaster responses across the nation, and recommendations for residents as we navigate an active hurricane season.
Planning now for the disasters of tomorrow
UDaily, August 9, 2024 – Disasters know no boundary lines. Floods, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, conflict — they happen anywhere and everywhere on our planet. It’s why the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center (DRC) has a global reach, and it’s why that reach has global impact. … The graduate student workshop component of the 60th anniversary workshop was co-sponsored by UD’s Graduate College and Innovative Emergency Management.
