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National Preparedness Month, Week 2: Update Kits with CDC Recommended Supplies

The theme for the second week of National Preparedness Month is “Build a Kit,” which encourages assembling a collection of basic items, such as food, water, and other supplies, to last for several days in the event of an emergency. In addition to listing these supplies, the Ready.gov “Build a Kit” webpage includes a menu of items recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the onset of flu season.

FEMA Releases Revised Preliminary Damage Assessment Guide

Yesterday, FEMA released an updated version of its Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) Guide along with its accompanying PDA Pocket Guide. The PDA guide was updated based on public feedback FEMA received over the past year and the guide goes into effect on October 1, 2021. Government officials at every level utilize a preliminary damage assessment to determine the impact and scale of damage following a disaster.

DHS Violence Prevention Guide for Government and Private Sector Partners

DHS has just released a new guide, Violence Prevention: Resources for Federal, State, Local, Tribal, Territorial, and Private Sector Homeland Security Partners, to assist security personnel across the country. The guide features numerous online resources from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), including resources to help infrastructure personnel reduce their operational risks.

EPA Video on Community-Based Water Resiliency

EPA’s Water Security Division (WSD) published a video titled Building Community-Based Water Resiliency, to educate drinking water, wastewater, and other interdependent critical infrastructure personnel on the need for communication and coordination among sectors before, during, and after water emergencies. The video demonstrates how water utilities that form strong partnerships with energy, food and agriculture, chemical, healthcare/public health, emergency services, and transportation sectors can help communities rebound quickly when water service is interrupted.

Tennessee Flooding Impacts the Water Sector

Over the weekend, record-breaking rainfall caused severe flooding in parts of central Tennessee. The four counties most impacted include: Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys. At least 22 fatalities have been confirmed, with dozens still missing. Recovery efforts are still ongoing at this time. Humphreys County, one of the most impacted areas, received more than 17 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Water utilities experienced significant disruption due to the surging floodwaters.

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