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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107340
National Levee Database: Roles and Responsibilities of Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA
Note: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) also uses levee overtopping frequency, another key data element from the database, to calculate premiums for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This element is not depicted because it is not a physical characteristic.
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107313
Cybersecurity: DHS Implemented a Grant Program to Enable State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments to Improve Security
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107076
Fishery Disaster Assistance: Process is Changing, but Challenges Remain to Improve Timeliness and Communication
Note: Some states impose taxes related to fisheries landings and processing. For example, Alaska imposes a fishery resource landing tax on certain fishery resources landed in the state. A percentage of the revenue from the landing tax is then distributed to eligible municipalities.
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107076
Fishery Disaster Assistance: Process is Changing, but Challenges Remain to Improve Timeliness and Communication
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Fishery Disaster Assistance: Process is Changing, but Challenges Remain to Improve Timeliness and Communication
Note: We based the information in this figure on the status of fishery resource disaster requests NMFS received from January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2024, at the time of our review in August 2024.
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107076
Fishery Disaster Assistance: Process is Changing, but Challenges Remain to Improve Timeliness and Communication
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Fishery Disaster Assistance: Process is Changing, but Challenges Remain to Improve Timeliness and Communication
ᵃComments by any entity reviewing the spend plan, such as NMFS, Commerce, or OMB, can necessitate that the requester revise and resubmit the spend plan for review. This figure shows an example scenario of OMB's comments on the spend plan requiring the requester to revise and resubmit the spend plan for review and approval by the entities depicted in the "Spend plan review" of the figure.
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107331
Disaster Resilience: FEMA Should Improve Guidance and Assessment of Its Revolving Loan Fund Program
ᵃAccording to Louisiana state officials, Louisiana decided in April 2024 to decline its award, in part due to the lack of program guidance from FEMA. According to FEMA officials, as of September 2024 the amount initially awarded to Louisiana is still available for Louisiana to accept should state officials decide to do so.
ᵇAccording to FEMA officials, Alabama did not provide adequate information in its application to meet the statutory requirements to implement a revolving loan fund. As a result, Alabama was not selected to receive a fiscal year 2024 award.
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Disaster Resilience: FEMA Should Improve Guidance and Assessment of Its Revolving Loan Fund Program
Note: In August 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it would award Virginia a $24.21 million Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant for Lake Meade dam adaptations pending further FEMA review. According to Virginia's fiscal year 2024 RLF Intended Use Plan, Virginia intends to use an RLF loan to help meet the non-federal cost share requirement for this BRIC program grant if FEMA awards it. According to Virginia officials, the project is estimated to cost $31.78 million in total, with FEMA providing an estimated $24 million and the local community providing $7.9 million as the non-federal cost share. Virginia plans to assist the local community by providing it with an approximate $5 million loan from the RLF program to go towards the local community’s estimated $7.9 million non-federal cost share of the project.
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107331
Disaster Resilience: FEMA Should Improve Guidance and Assessment of Its Revolving Loan Fund Program
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www.gao.gov/products/GAO-25-107136
Disaster Contracting: Opportunities Exist for FEMA to Improve Oversight
Note: For the purposes of this review, GAO excluded COVID-19-related obligations.
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Disaster Contracting: Opportunities Exist for FEMA to Improve Oversight
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Disaster Contracting: Opportunities Exist for FEMA to Improve Oversight
Note: For the purposes of this review, GAO excluded COVID-19-related obligations. GAO also excluded obligations on disaster-related contracts awarded by other agencies.
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Disaster Contracting: Opportunities Exist for FEMA to Improve Oversight
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Wildfires: Additional Actions Needed to Address FEMA Assistance Challenges
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Wildfires: Additional Actions Needed to Address FEMA Assistance Challenges
Notes: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Public Assistance grant program assists communities through emergency assistance to save lives and protect property and/or assistance to permanently restore community infrastructure. FEMA obligated about $3.2 billion through the Public Assistance program for wildfire major disaster declarations approved in fiscal years 2019 through 2023, as of September 2023. A state, territorial, or tribal government can request that the President declare a major disaster when a wildfire is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the state, local, territorial, and/or tribal capabilities and federal assistance is necessary.
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Wildfires: Additional Actions Needed to Address FEMA Assistance Challenges
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Wildfires: Additional Actions Needed to Address FEMA Assistance Challenges
Note: A state or territory may request a Fire Management Assistance Grant declaration when a wildfire burns on public or private land and threatens to become a major disaster.
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Wildfires: Additional Actions Needed to Address FEMA Assistance Challenges
ᵃPer FEMA policy, private property debris removal may be eligible for Public Assistance if the debris on private property is of such magnitude that it poses a threat to public health and safety. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency for the emergency support function for public works and engineering, which includes debris removal.
ᵇSee GAO, Household Hazardous Waste Removal: EPA Should Develop a Formal Lessons Learned Process for Its Disaster Response, GAO-22-104276 (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 17, 2022).
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
PLEASE STAND BY
THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)
HAS ISSUED A NUCLEAR STRIKE WARNING
FROM THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)
PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY
AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
NUCLEAR MISSILES ARE HEADED
TOWARD THE FOLLOWING CITIES:
WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK CITY,
CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO,
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, MIAMI, PHILADELPHIA,
HOUSTON, LAS VEGAS, SALT LAKE CITY,
AND DENVER
A LIST OF THINGS YOU SHOULD DO:
GO OUTSIDE TO ENJOY THE FIREWORKS
WEAR SUNGLASSES TO PROTECT YOUR EYES
PUT ON SUNSCREEN TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN
USE UMBRELLA TO PROTECT FROM FALLOUT
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO STAY HYDRATED
USE RADIO TO LISTEN TO MUSIC AND PARTY
TAKE SELFIES AND POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA
IF YOU GET THESE SYMPTOM
SEE THE NEAREST DOCTOR:
NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIARRHEA,
HEADACHE, FEVER, DIZZINESS,
DISORIENTATION, WEAKNESS,
FATIGUE, HAIR LOSS,
AND LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
ONCE THE PARTY STOPS
YOU WILL REALIZE THIS:
FIRES BURN EVERYWHERE
EVERYTHING IS DESTROYED
YOUR POWER GRID IS GONE
YOU ARE DRY AND THIRSTY
YOU ARE HUNGRY AND SICK
YOUR AGRICULTURE IS DONE
YOUR ECONOMY HAS COLLAPSED
YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS RUINED
LAWLESSNESS HAS DESCENDED
IT IS A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
YOUR COUNTRY IS FINISHED
YOUR LIFE IS A NIGHTMARE
YOU ENVY THE DEAD
ISAIAH 47:11
DISASTER WILL OVERTAKE YOU;
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AVERT IT.
DESTRUCTION WILL FALL ON YOU;
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT.
CALAMITY WILL STRIKE YOU SUDDENLY,
BEFORE YOU RECOGNIZE IT.