U.S. Fire Administration

EMR — ISAC: Making vital, timely, actionable emergency services sector information easily accessible

If you are a member of the Emergency Services Sector, you can immediately access important information about protecting first responders and critical infrastructures in your community by subscribing to information products produced by the U.S. Fire Administration's Emergency Management and Response — Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC).

Products include the weekly InfoGram.

FEMA Fire Grants

On this episode of The USFA Podcast, we talk with USFA fire program specialist Abby Bordeaux about 3 federal grants that help keep firefighters and communities safer. We also speak with a grant recipient about the grant process and how receiving the funding helped their community.

Mitigating losses incurred by vulnerable populations during wildfires

Learn how fire departments can help communities fare better and recover faster from wildfire by preplanning how to assist at-risk populations before a wildfire.

Tools and resources are available to assist fire departments in understanding the demographic makeup of their community.

Now available: ASTM standard guide for community resilience

This first-of-its-kind ASTM standard helps communities improve their ability to withstand and recover from disasters.

The ASTM standard offers a step-by-step process for developing resilience plans and goals for recovery.

Action steps to enhance 911 system cybersecurity

Public Safety Answering Points and emergency communications centers: Access a new reference aid with actionable steps you can take to enhance the cybersecurity posture of your 911 system.

“Two Things Every 911 Center Should Do to Improve Cybersecurity” was created by SAFECOM and the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators.