Robert Paulison - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Robert Paulison - Federal Emergency Management Agency

Robert Paulison is Administrator, USFA. According to whitehouse.gov: From 1992 until 2001, Robert Paulison served as Fire Chief of Miami-Dade County. He had been with the Miami-Dade County Fire Department for twenty-one years. He also... [more]

Robert Paulison is Administrator, USFA. According to whitehouse.gov: From 1992 until 2001, Robert Paulison served as Fire Chief of Miami-Dade County. He had been with the Miami-Dade County Fire Department for twenty-one years. He also directed the Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management. In 1997, he was appointed to the Civil Integration Response Panel of the Defense Science Board, a Department of Defense group that is comprised of emergency response experts. Robert is the Past President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs and is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University.

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Florida emergency manager Craig Fugate would bring a lot with him if he takes over the Federal Emergency Management Agency: plenty of hurricane experience, a blunt style, and a belief that preparation begins on the local level. Former Gov. Jeb Bush, the Republican who appointed Fugate to lead Florida's disaster response, says he is comforted by Democratic President Barack Obama's choice to run FEMA. It's a feeling that's shared by just about anybody who's ever worked with Fugate, including David Paulison, who resigned as FEMA administrator when Obama took office. Paulison was appointed by President George W. Bush after the agency and its head, ... Read Full Story
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FEMA Fakes Fire Press Conference October 27. 2007 FEMA’s Harvey Johnson: where’s Brownie when you need him FEMA launched a preemptive strike during the California fires and it pretty much back fire d. When word got around that the error prone agency faked a press conference, they became the butt of many a joke on newscasts and the internet. FEMA employee 1: Are you happy with the job FEMA is doing? FEMA employee reporter 2: why yes, I think you guys deserve a raise. FEMA employee 1: Anymore questions? No? Okay, cut the camera. FEMA employee reporter 2: you were a natural, sir. FEMA ... Read Full Story
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Residents in Miami-Dade County will be able to view the newly revised preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps as they are posted online at www.miamidade.gov/derm . The maps were produced through a partnership among the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Miami-Dade County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management and the South Florida Water Management District. Residents may view the maps at one of seven public Flood Risk Open Houses that will be held in February. Open house dates and locations are: Feb. 19 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211 St., Miami 33189 (305) ... Read Full Story
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TV coverage of the fake FEMA press conference On December 6, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) "conducted a communications workshop for external affairs and management staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at FEMA's offices in Washington, D.C." PRSA offered the workshop after FEMA's controversial fake news conference in October, where FEMA staffers played reporter, asking their boss softball questions. PRSA's press release said the workshop was the first time "that a federal government agency formally engaged and consulted the Society ... involving staff on the topics of crisis communications , ethics and reputation management." PRSA hopes the workshop "will be the ... Read Full Story
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The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) will host a webinar titled FEMA and Disaster Aid to Public Entities on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 1-2 p.m. EST to address and clarify the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) new policy towards reimbursing public entities for repetitive loss claims. Panelists include Scott Clark, risk and benefits officer at Miami-Dade County Public Schools; Terry Fleming, director of the division of risk management at Montgomery County, Maryland; and James Walke, director of FEMA’s public assistance division. For more information and to register ( You will need to register in order to receive the access link to the webinar, ... Read Full Story
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Abt Associates continues to broaden its expertise and capabilities in delivering emergency management consulting and support services with three recently awarded contracts to support the work of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Office of Regional Operations, the National Commission on Children and Disasters and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The value of the...  
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John Solomon keeps the blog In Case of Emergency, Read Blog (which I recommend to you if you are interested in emergency preparedness...which everyone should be). He reported on a FEMA regional meeting. One of the takeaway messages: “Preparedness is...  
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By DAVID CLOUSTON Salina Journal Saline County officials will appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for extra funds to help rebuild two county bridges that were damaged by floods in May 2007. The county, state transportation depar ...  
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation specialists will be providing Georgians with disaster-resistance advice as they move to new outreach locations throughout disaster-impacted counties.  
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Harriman - Harriman Engine Co. 1, Harriman’s volunteer firefighting service, recently won a $42,500 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.  
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