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    Get emergency information on your smartphone

    Android and iPhone users: download a free app to receive local emergency and disaster information from the Mass. Emergency Management Agency.

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    Hurricane Sandy Public Assistance

    Communities & Private Non-Profits from Six Counties Are Eligible for Aid

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Winter Preparedness Tips

Preparing for Winter Weather pdf format of Preparing for Winter Weather

MEMA Issues Tips to Ensure Safe Winter Driving pdf format of MEMA Issues Tips to Ensure Safe Winter Driving

MEMA’s Winter Preparedness Steps to Take Before the Storm pdf format of MEMA’s Winter Preparedness Steps for Before the Storm

MEMA’s Pet Safety Tips for the Winter Months pdf format of MEMA’s Pet Safety Tips for the Winter Months

MEMA Issues Winter Power Outage Safety Tips pdf format of MEMA Issues Winter Power Outage Safety Tips

MEMA Offers Precautions for Extreme Cold Weather pdf format of MEMA Offers Precautions for Extreme Cold Weather

MEMA Issues Ice Safety Precautions pdf format of MEMA Issues Ice Safety Precautions

MEMA Posts Roof Collapse & Storm Drain Safety Information pdf format of MEMA Posts Roof Collapse & Storm Drain Safety Info

MEMA Offers Steps for After the Winter Storm pdf format of MEMA Offers Steps for After the Winter Storm

Hurricane Sandy Public Assistance

In response to Governor Deval Patrick’s request, President Barak Obama signed the Major Disaster Declaration for 6 counties in the Commonwealth.  Public Assistance will be available for Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties.

Under this Public Assistance Program, affected local governments, state agencies and various eligible private non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for federal funds to be reimbursed for 75% of the approved cost of protective measures, storm-related overtime costs for first responders, clearing debris from public roads and public property, and repairing, replacing, restoring or reconstructing damaged public facilities and infrastructure. Click on the title above for forms and more information.

POST-DISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE

MEMA and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced the availability of FEMA post-disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds.  This post-disaster hazard mitigation grant funding is available as a result of the federal disaster declaration for the October 2011 Snowstorm.

2012 Public Assistance Program & Debris Management Conference

The 2012 Statewide Public Assistance Program and Debris Management Conference was held in Holyoke on December 19, 2012.  Click on the link to see the presentations from the conference. 

Call 2-1-1 for Non-Emergency Assistance

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MEMA and the Council of Massachusetts United Ways (COMUW) continue to promote Mass 2-1-1 as the Commonwealth's primary telephone information call center during times of emergency. The easy-to-remember 2-1-1 telephone number will be utilized as a 24/7 resource for human service and Public Safety/disaster response and planning agencies. It was designed, in part, to reduce the number of non-emergency calls made to 9-1-1.

What is a Gubernatorial State of Emergency?

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is authorized under state law to declare a Gubernatorial State of Emergency upon the occurrence of a natural or man-made disaster. The law gives the Governor broad authorities to implement emergency measures to ensure the safety and health of the residents of the Commonwealth, take appropriate steps to mobilize state assets, and conduct other emergency business for the protection of the Commonwealth.

MEMA Monthly Reports

The January issue of MEMA REPORTS, our monthly update of Emergency Management activities, appears at MEMA Monthly Reports in the ‘Publications & Reports’ section. This month we are highlighting the MEMA’s efforts to garner federal assistance through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program for the 6 Counties most strongly impacted by Hurricane Sandy, as well as SBA assistance for residents and businesses displaced by November’s Leominster Fire and Springfield’s Natural Gas Explosion. Also highlighted are the new Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Winter Preparedness, the very successful Statewide Public Assistance/Debris Management Conference, the many exciting Training and Exercise opportunities, as well as a host of other informative articles.

Weather Resources

National Weather Service in Taunton: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/

National Weather Service in Albany: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/aly/

Google Public Alert Map

Traffic Resources

MassDOT blog: http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/, or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MassDOT

Traffic cameras: http://www1.eot.state.ma.us/

Logan updates: http://www.massport.com/logan-airport/Pages/Default.aspx, or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BostonLogan

MBTA Service alerts: http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/ or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mbtaGM

MEMA Takes EMAC Lead

In March 2012, MEMA Operations Manager Allen Phillips began a one-year term as the Chair of the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) Executive Task Force, and MEMA assumed the responsibility of serving as the EMAC National Coordinating State (NCS) for one year.

Making the Most of EMAC

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The premise of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact or EMAC is simple: No government - local, state or federal - has all the resources to respond to all disasters. Read more...

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)

MEMA Director Kurt Schwartz recently announced that the Resource Management System (RMS) is operational and ready for use throughout the Commonwealth.  The RMS, which was developed with financial support from the state’s Homeland Security Councils and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, is a secure web-based system that may be used by all cities and towns, state agencies and other emergency management partners including public works, public health and emergency medical services, to facilitate emergency and non-emergency mutual aid across the Commonwealth.