Given the chaos at the federal level, I'd be wary about having Starlink at the center of any of your response communication plans. Who knows if/when your devices could be turned off given the decision making going on at the top. But your call...

What are some good resources besides the ones we already know about like FEMA IS Courses and NHI

I’m looking for real life/historical emergency management for trainings

Basically anything that would further EM trainings that we can find online.

Greetings,

Anybody here received FEMA deployment recently, and completed VPMC still No update on new deployment orders?

Has anyone seen an IAP for any one of the recent California fires or the plane crash in DC this week?

We have a training class coming up and I wanted to review them if possible.

As a Disaster Loan Representative with the SBA and a recipient of a disaster loan, with several Emergency Management Institute certifications under my belt, will this combination improve my chances of advancing to higher-level positions within FEMA? Just FYI SBA Once you in GS11-01 Step 1 , there’s hardly any growth unless you become cadre.

Currently working at a State health Department, I am in charge of preparedness and special needs shelter.

Currently, I am an ICS L449 instructor, but I would like to know if anyone has 30 minute ICs 100-200-700-800.

I have taught Is100 in the classroom setting before.

All the staff are required to take these 4 basic courses, any more it relies on what position they fill. Management level positions will soon be required to take 300-400 but that’s to be seen.

The health department is mostly focused on Special needs client, and environmental health

I am currently needing to instruct a 30 minute ICS recap for our annual all staff Meeting.

I was curious if someone had anything like this? I know they won’t get any CU or certificate this is just for In-house training for the employees I work with.

I know in the past I have created a training class that covers 1,2,3,4,7,8. With a Focus on Area Command for my Masters capstone.

I’m just little lost when it comes to determine what’s important to discuss versus what can be abridged.

#SituationalAwareness🚨

Initial reports indicate a small aircraft has crashed into multiple structures in Philadelphia.

A mass casualty incident has been declared.

Does position title mean anything for reference and Referral. FEMA

As a Civ contractor trying to get into FEMA a lot of reservist applications and last little bit of local hiring resulted in only 1 interview which I was not hired. I have got Multiple referrals From different position employees, does their Position title Have any weight When considering an applicant? For example if I got both reference and referrals by 2 different FCO, FDRO, and couple of managers would their titles help me because they would be Higher on the totem pole.

I got offered a job at FEMA for a permanent position (not reservist). And to clarify, they did the backgrounds check and came back asking when I would like my start date to be.

But with the waythe federal government is right now and the threat of layoffs should I be taking the job.

I thought most government jobs were on freeze right now, so I was suprised to hear back.

I'm not excited about the job as I will be very much in an office and not on the ground. But I thought having some experience in FEMA would be helpful as a career move?

But should I take it right now. And if I don't, how do I do so without burning bridges.

Like the title says, I am looking for someone that wouldn't mind taking the time and answering a few questions for a project I am doing in one of my classes. The goal is to understand the different roles in emergency management, qualifications, salary, and the like. I will need to know your name and the organization you work for, please note that this assignment will be privately submitted to my Professor and not posted online. In total I have 6 questions to ask and a paragraph per (or less) will suffice. Thank you in advance!

Edit: Thank you to everyone who reached out, I found a couple of volunteers. :)

Hey everyone,

Huge influx of posts that are not really related to the field of emergency management.

• For issues relating to federal employment in the US, please stick to subs like /r/fednews and /r/usajobs.

• For issues that are FEMA-specific but not otherwise related to the management of emergencies, a gentle reminder that /r/fema exists. This sub is not run by FEMA's HR staff.

• For commentary around the general political happenings in the United States, we intend to continue using our discretion concerning posts that are not obviously related to emergency management-tangent topics.

• This is not, nor has it been, a place for real-time emergency requests. Yes, there are emergency management experts here, but this forum is not intended to circumvent the appropriate processes and protocols.

While conversations that are political in nature are top of mind, don't forget to be respectful. Bans are up, largely because people are forgetting their manners. Mind your Ps and Qs. A ton of folks come to this sub with an appetite to learn - let's continue to encourage that in a manner that's appropriate.

Disagreement is not only allowed, it's encouraged. Disrespect is neither.

Thanks everyone. Take care of yourselves. Take care of each other.

Yours aye,

WTB

I work for a fortune 100 financial services company in global marketing traveling around the world, but in my personal life I’m passionate about disaster preparedness etc. while I travel I practice my personal preparedness skills.

I want to prepare for a career change to Incident Crisis Management, a sector of Corporate Risk Management reacting to incidents that affect employees safety and business continuity, While I wait for a job opening, what public sector trainings should I be taking to better quality me? I’m aware of CERT, NIMs, and other FEMA trainings, but there seems to be a LOT highly specific. Can anyone recommend a list of what I should prioritize?

There’s been so much to keep up with and I haven’t read anything more about the potential fate of FEMA since that interview broke. Have I missed something in all the noise?

(I know this account is new - for privacy; not a troll)

Abstract

Global dependence on satellite technologies, along with expanding space exploration, and commercial space travel have made rocket launches routine modern-day events. As a result, there is an increasing probability of civilian casualty from rocket launch anomalies, or from falling space debris already in orbit. This study provides an empirical analysis of local emergency management publicly available guidelines for the risks associated with human-made space hazards, natural space hazards, and unknown space hazards. A multicase approach is utilized with a document analysis of 391 emergency management documents provided by 512 local jurisdictions across the states of California, Florida, Texas, and Virginia. Descriptive statistics and a QGIS vector spatial analysis is conducted to identify high risk counties in close proximity to rocket launch sites. A logit regression model informs us on the relationship between a county containing a rocket launch site or being in close proximity to a launch site and their likelihood of including falling space hazards in their emergency management documents. A significant number of documents mention falling aircrafts, missiles from tornadoes and weapons of mass destruction. Rocket launch anomalies and falling space debris remain outside the scope or imaginability of local emergency management plans.

Link to publication:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rhc3.12266

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crash-reagan-national-airport-washington-dc/

MCI at DCA, Helicopter flew straight into a passenger airplane (CRJ-700, holds about 70 passengers).

Multiple reports of fatalities, survivors found in river, Fairfax County Fire Rescue is using their Swiftwater Rescue Teams, US Park Police and Prince George County Police Helicopters performing SAR above the Potomac River.

Thoughts?

https://youtu.be/7SGbB6Wu2IY?si=O6MTsXu1EzFPGR31

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna189852

I have been in federal emergency management for 3 years and have only worked under 1 administration. I am an intermittent employee. The communication we received regarding deferred resignation shook me to my core. The cold verbiage, the ominous title, the mention of a dignified leave implying that staying may not result in that?

My questions are to my more experienced peers. Have you experienced anything similar during your tenure? Do you feel that we will experience reductions in staff and how do you think we may be affected as intermittent employees? Do you still believe in the core values and do you feel staying may force you to be complicit in an agenda that you no longer believe in? Do we possess transferable skills and what industry would be best to start looking? Will he withhold declarations and abolish the agency altogether? Do you believe this is a personal attack on the agency because of the sign debacle last year? What impact do you think the “council” will realistically have on our operation?

These are just some of the questions that I have had in the whirlwind we have experienced within the last few weeks. I have an interest in humanitarian work but I cannot imagine that this won’t impact all aid and humanitarian organizations across the board with the funding restrictions put in place.

I don’t think anyone would say that federal emergency management was completely streamlined and efficient, but the imminent threat of not offering emergency aid to the American people feels dystopian. What did you all think when you received that communication? What does the next few years look like?

Hi all!

I am currently applying for various jobs within the emergency management field, most of them are geared towards preparedness or mitigation. I haven’t had a job interview in quite some time, so I am a bit rusty.

I looking for advice or tips on how to prepare or what types of questions I might be asked. Any advice or tips would be helpful and greatly appreciated!

Ever since I was introduced to climate change as a kid, I had been kind of a doomsdayer. This passion and fear I had for natural elements lead me to the world of sustainability, then eventually going back to school for disaster management. Ironic how I started my third course on ‘response’ in disaster management yesterday. For those in the emergency management field, I have two questions:

1. Do you think that we are in or heading towards a disaster by your definition?
2. Suggestions or thoughts on how people can be resilient to reduce the risk of increased shocks and stressors as an outcome of these systemic changes?

What numbers did everyone land on? What date/deadline is your director submitting the budget?

Has anyone taken the CBRM exam through business resilience certification consortium international (BRCCI)? Would appreciate any and all study tips! I am taking the self paced online course ty

I don't know if I'm trying to rant, get advice, promote discussion, or something else. I just need to get this off my chest. Feel free to respectfully reply in whatever way you feel is best.

Before I get into it, I know there are a lot of people on this sub that are working to break into EM, which is hard in and of itself. I will say to those of you reading this - everyone is a unique individual with different circumstances and thier own journey. I DO NOT want my words and my experiences to discourage anyone from pursuing EM. We need good people in EM and getting into the field may be a completely different experience for you. It's honestly possible that I'm personally not built for this career field - something that's under consideration - and that wouldn't affect you. I commend all of you for wishing to pursue EM, truly.

So, I feel pretty chewed up and spit out by the career field right now. I did everything right. I got the degree, training, continuing professional development, experience, etc. I have a background in multiple industries (military, private, etc.) within EM. I'm about to test for my CEM and my application has already been accepted by IAEM. I have made a lot of sacrifices to build up the competencies I have in EM today. When people who know what I already have under my belt learn my age, they are always suprised because of how much I've already accomplished in a short time and what they've seen of my work. Yes, I'm pretty young. This career field is also pretty harsh, and in some cases, outright discriminatory or predatory against us young folk, too.

To note, the only thing I would like more of on my resume is experience, but I definitely already have enough of it to be "broken in" to the career field.

That being said, my experiences working in EM has been less than ideal. It feels like no one knows what they are doing, everybody is trying to elevate themselves and thier ego, choices are made to protect money or people who are screwing up rather than the populations we are suposed to serve, and politics solely run the job. I got into this because I want to help people and instead I feel like a circus monkey performing for the "important" people. I feel like it's becoming impossible for me to find "my corner" so I can just buckle down, implement all I've worked for, and protect some community/jurisdiction that's been handed to me.

All I really want is purpose in life - even more so than a fancy paycheck or lifestyle.

I'm also in between jobs and we all know that hunt is painful. I interviewed for a job that I was 95% confident I would get and I didn't get it, and I really wanted it, too. It was quite the blow and took me a few days to recover. I have been looking at career transition but it feels like nothing I have transfers so I'm just stuck in this career that's completely burnt me out.

One side of me is telling me to suck it up and deal with it - that what I'm feeling has no validity and I'm just being whiny. The other side feels completely justified and doesn't know what to do with that.

I've been spending the past few days wavering between taking a job outside the career field for a while (if I can find one) to clear my head and reasses - maybe come back later OR continuing on the warpath (but I don't know if I have it in me).

I put so much into this career field that walking away for even a little while is heartbreaking to me. I just feel a little broken and lost right now. It would be nice to know if anyone else has gone through this or had any advice, I guess.

Hi, studying a post grad certification in Emergency Management atm. Part of my program requires an 85hr unpaid placement over the summer term (once a week from May - August). My degree is in geography!

I’ve been going insane trying to find somewhere that WONT pay me lol. There’s an WSP local to me and I’ve messaged them.. but has anyone worked in EM with WSP? I’d be interested to know more!

Thanks :)

This executive was recently released regarding FEMA

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/council-to-assess-the-federal-emergency-management-agency/

Jacksonville state says they are self paced but they do not really explain what that looks like. Does anyone have any insight? The last self paced program I did you could sign up for a class at anytime then once started you had ten weeks to complete the class, with no other deadlines. Trying to find out it it's similar or different.