Preparedness Webinars

The Individual and Community Preparedness Team in Region 2 developed a toolkit on how to start a Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) or club in your school or community. The Ready Youth Toolkit in a Box offers: guidance on how to start your own YPC, suggested emergency preparedness training and best practices, as well as many templates that can be easily duplicated. Starting a YPC gives members a variety of benefits, including skill building and networking. It can also be a pipeline to the National FEMA YPC, where teens can apply for and team up with a select group of like-minded youths from across the country.

Who should attend?Educators, school administrators, after-school programs, youth-serving organizations, parents, young adults, and other members of the whole community.

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Watch the recording: Ready Youth Toolkit in a Box

Please join the Region 2 National Preparedness Division in partnership with Americares for a webinar on social reinsertion and managing the fear of leaving your home during the pandemic.

A global emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can affect people on many levels.

Faced with the challenge of resuming ordinary social practices, while there is still a risk of contagion, many people may experience intense fear of leaving their homes. Faced with this challenge, there are measures that can be taken to reduce fear without abandoning proper precautions. 

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Watch the recording: Social Reinsertion During the Pandemic

Region 2’s National Preparedness Division in partnership with Cal OES, Volunteer Florida and the SFFD NERT Program held a series of workshops on using CERT volunteers to support a disaster response. The series also covered the following topics in a scenario-based format:

• Volunteer Requests and Mission Tasking
• Volunteer Call out and Deployment Best Practices
• Using CERT for common disaster response and recovery activities
• Demobilization/After-Action Reports

Who should attend? CERT Program Managers, CERT Leads, State, County and Local OEMs, Sponsoring CERT organizations, other interested parties.

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Watch the recording: CERT Virtual Disaster Workshop

FEMA Region 2, the Federal Executive Boards (FEB) of Newark and New York City and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) held a special webinar on emerging drug threats.

Subject matter experts from the DEA discussed the emerging drug threat of counterfeit pills, including the rising opioid related overdose deaths. The webinar educates the public about dangers associated with counterfeit pills and also connects people with information and resources.

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Watch the recording: Opioids: One Pill Can Kill – Awareness Seminar

In crisis and emergency events, children think and respond in a different way than adults do. They also have specific needs according to their age and are more vulnerable to adverse effects according to their physical size and their social and emotional capacity to connect with service providers. Knowing the expected reactions of children and adolescents according to their stage of development will provide us with more information for an adequate support intervention by applying activities and strategies appropriate for their age. Join this Region 2 National Preparedness Division webinar in partnership with Americares.

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Watch the recording: Psychological First Aid for Children

Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) is an emergency preparedness course designed for students in fourth grade and above, with fun activities that can be used inside and outside of school. The program guides students on how to create emergency kits and family communication plans, while teaching about specific hazards. Join this webinar from the Region 2 and Region 5 National Preparedness Divisions.

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Watch the recording: Student Tools for Emergency Planning