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With a powerful hurricane coming toward the Eastern United States, and more tropical depressions in the Atlantic, now is a good time to think about weather preparedness
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Flooding across a street in Newark DelawareWith a powerful hurricane coming toward the Eastern United States, and more tropical depressions in the Atlantic, now is a good time to think about weather preparedness. Check weather updates on local news, the National Hurricane Center website https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/, or https://www.udel.edu/udaily/.  Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area; hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes, etc.  Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.

  1. Put together a plan, know where it is
  2. Consider specific needs in your household
  3. Fill out a family emergency plan document
  4. Practice

For University of Delaware specific information such as closings: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/.
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May 31, 2018 Update – DHS Announces Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Preparedness Grants  WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen today announced the release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Notices of Funding Opportunity for eight DHS preparedness grant programs totaling more than $1.6 billion. The grant programs provide funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as transportation authorities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, to improve the nation’s readiness in preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering from and mitigating terrorist attacks, major disasters and other emergencies. The grants reflect the Department’s focus on funding for programs that address our nation’s immediate security needs and ensure public safety in our communities. Further information on DHS’s preparedness grant programs is available at www.dhs.gov and http://www.fema.gov/grants. NFG 5/31/2018

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Join the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) for a webinar on January 10th.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 starting at 2:00 pm EST/1:00 CST/12:00 MST/11:00 PST for a webinar on the Communicating About Risks – It’s More than Just Information
This webinar discusses: Basic social science behind why we respond to risks the way we do. Ways to improve how we communicate about long-term risks
Presenter: Sarah Watson is the Coastal Climate and Resilience Specialist at S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and the Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments.
To Register: https://extension.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ePK6EwbnSTi2_6Tbit9xmg
NFG 1/9/2018