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Capitol Hill Wildfire Roundtable Tuesday, March 4

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 03-03-2025 11:50
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Capitol Hill Wildfire Roundtable Tuesday, March 4

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 03-03-2025 11:50
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IAEM will be participating in tomorrow's Wildfire Roundtable at 3:00 PM ET in Rayburn 2167 represented by Sonoma County Emergency Management Director, Jeff DuVall. The session is hosted by the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. You can watch the roundtable ...

H.R. 8449 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Markup - June 27, 2024, 7:00 AM PT/10:00 AM ET

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 06-26-2024 19:42
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Video of Markup Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced a Full Committee markup of 11 bills this Thursday, June 27. "The Energy and Commerce Committee is continuing to deliver solutions for the American people. At this week's markup, ...

Congressional Research Service Report: Extreme Heat

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 05-29-2024 17:03
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The Congressional Research Service issues regular reports to congress. I have found these to be great summary reports to distribute to leadership and elected officials. On April 9, the CRS issued, "Emergency Response to Extreme Heat: Federal Financial Assistance and Considerations for Congress." Emergency ...

Fire Victims Tax Relief Bill Moves Forward

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 05-17-2024 11:08
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Washington – Yesterday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) and Rep. Greg Steube (FL-17) led a bipartisan group of 218 Members of Congress to successfully advance a discharge petition which will force House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863) to the House floor for a ...

RE: New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 01-19-2024 11:17
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Here is a graphic from FEMA that outlines the upcoming changes. ------------------------------ Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins Chief of Emergency Services Sacramento County OES McClellan CA (916) 874-4671 ------------------------------

RE: OSHA expands protections for emergency workers with proposed "Emergency Response" standard

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 01-12-2024 19:19
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I would love to see some analysis whether or not an Emergency Management Duty Officer program would fall under the rule. We have a field response component to our Duty Officer program and the individual acts as a liaison for the incident/unified command to the EOC or acts on behalf of a non-activated ...

RE: Wildfire Response Improvement Act - Request for Feedback

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 12-07-2023 11:54
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Thad, Thank you very much for sharing! I think this would be valuable for fire prone communities. ------------------------------ Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins Chief of Emergency Services Sacramento County OES McClellan CA (916) 874-4671 ------------------------------

RE: Emergency Management Support Act - Request for Feedback

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 06-12-2023 10:07
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Well said, sir! I wholeheartedly agree with your analysis. Now, let's take this to the next step and how can we chip away at this conversation and get it implemented the right way. ------------------------------ Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins Chief of Emergency Services Sacramento County OES McClellan CA (916) ...

RE: Emergency Management Support Act - Request for Feedback

Posted By Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins 06-12-2023 09:24
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Jonathan, you make some great points and I whole heartedly agree with your points. I also wanted to point out the mathematics of training requirements. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022) reports 11,290 Emergency Managers. At an average of 24 students per class, you would need 470 classes. Let's say ...