Good morning,

The FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Program Management Office would like to thank those of you who attended the IPAWS Alert Origination Software Provider Webinar on Wednesday, February 27th. We greatly appreciate your interest in learning more about IPAWS and are delighted to provide users and developers with learning opportunities and methods to share best practices. If you are interested in viewing a recording of the webinar or sharing it with others, please use the link below: 

https://femaipawslab.webex.com/femaipawslab/lsr.php?RCID=1c5e76cc34a55a592ebea7d19aeb6f07

If you have any questions or would like to request a copy of the webinar transcript, please email our office at IPAWS@fema.dhs.gov.

If you are not already subscribed to our distribution list, or would like to register additional email addresses, please use the link below:

https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/subscriber/new?topic_id=USDHSFEMA_165

Thank you,

Justin Singer

IPAWS Stakeholder Engagement

IPAWS@fema.dhs.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Office of External Affairs – Private Sector Engagement
FEMA-Private-Sector-Communications@fema.dhs.gov

FEMA Seeks Feedback on Two NIMS Resource Management Documents

February 28, 2019

FEMA’s National Integration Center seeks public feedback on two NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions regarding HAZMAT response released today under the Environmental Response/Health and Safety core capability.

NIMS is a key component of U.S. incident management efforts and enables organizations from across the country to work together during incidents of all kinds and sizes. Implementing NIMS across the nation is a fundamental part of building our national preparedness. NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions define minimum qualifications and capabilities for personnel and their equipment within their assigned teams to manage all threats and hazards, regardless of the incident’s cause or size.

To review the documents and for additional webinar information, visit: https://www.fema.gov/national-incident-management-system/national-engagement.

To provide comments on the draft, complete the feedback form on the webpage listed above and submit the form to fema-nims@fema.dhs.gov.  The national engagement period for these two documents will end at 5 p.m. ET on March 28, 2019.

Thank you for your input and continued support. Together, we make our nation more secure and resilient.

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