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DOD Expands Military Parental Leave Program
The Defense Department has released guidelines for the expansion of the military parental leave policy. The memo — released yesterday — is signed by Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., the undersecretary o...
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Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium
The Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium, led by The Center for Rural Development, is a DHS funded program providing training and resources to rural first responders. RDPC courses are offered both ...
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Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an
internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce
training and technical assistance. Last year, TEEX served mo...
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FirstResponderTraining.gov (NTED)
FEMA's National Training and Education Division (NTED) serves the nation's first responder community, offering more than 150 courses to help build critical skills that responders need to fun...
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Volcanic eruption safety tips and resources
A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock (like a huge pool of melted rocks) below the earth’s surface. Unlike mountains, which are pushed up from the earth’s crust...
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Texas Officer killed in a traffic collision during pursuit
The Grand Prairie (TX) Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their officers who died in the line of duty. It is with heavy hearts that GPPD reports Officer Brandon Paul Tsai passed away...
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FEMA National Continuous Improvement Guidance
FEMA recently released the “National Continuous Improvement Guidance.” This guidance provides an approach to conduct consistent and rigorous continuous improvement activities before, during and af...
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FEMA Releases Public Assistance Simplified Procedures Policy for Public Comment
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced on 18-Oct-2022 the agency has released the draft Public Assistance (PA) Simplified Procedures policy to streamline and further simplify implementation of...
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Las Vegas Metro Police Department Officer Truong Thai Murdered By Gunman
On Thu morning (13-Oct-2022) Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Truong Thai was murdered in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance. LVMPD officers responde...
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USFRA Halloween 2022 Photo Contest
Join the U.S. First Responders Association in our Halloween 2022 Photo Contest
by sharing costume photos of you, your kids, family and/or pets in the comments below or on our USFRA Facebook page he...
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