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<h1 class='bulletin_subject'>Disaster Assistance for Hurricane Harvey</h1>
<span class='dateline rs_skip'>FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) sent this bulletin at 08/31/2017 02:49 PM EDT</span>
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<li style="list-style-position: outside !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0px;"><a href="#link_1368563766338" style="color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Apply for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Assistance </a></li>
<li style="list-style-position: outside !important; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0px;"><a href="#link_1368563768011" style="color: #000000; text-decoration: none;">Help Those Impacted By Hurricane Harvey</a></li>
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            <h1 class="govd_header" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, serif; color: #c41230; margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><a class="gd_anchor" name="link_1368563766338" id="link_1368563766338" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">Apply for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Assistance </a></h1>
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<img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2017/08/1520945/1498018/disaster-assistance_crop.jpg" style="width: 201px; height: auto !important; float: left; border: 0px;" alt="Apply for Assistance at DisasterAssistance.gov" width="201" height="134" align="left" hspace="7"><p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">If you have been impacted by
Hurricane Harvey, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers
resources to help you recover.</p>
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<span>Visit
<a href="http://www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey</a>
for trusted recovery information. To find and apply for assistance, visit <a href="http://www.disasterassistance.gov/" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">www.disasterassistance.gov</a><span>.</span> </span></p>
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<h1 class="govd_header" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, serif; color: #c41230; margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><a class="gd_anchor" name="link_1368563768011" id="link_1368563768011" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">Help Those Impacted By Hurricane Harvey</a></h1>
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<img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2017/08/1520925/1498019/donations-medium_crop.png" style="width: 293px; height: auto !important; float: left; border: 0px;" alt="How to Help After a Disaster" width="293" height="208" align="left" hspace="7"><p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">Whether you want to donate cash,
goods, or services to assist in the Hurricane Harvey response, make sure you do
so responsibly with information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA).</p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left"> </p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">Learn the safest and most effective
ways to donate or volunteer with these FEMA guidelines:</p>
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<b style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Cash is the most efficient method of donating. </b><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Cash offers
voluntary agencies the most flexibility in obtaining needed resources and pumps
money into the local economy to help businesses recover.</span>
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<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<b style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Donate through a trusted organization. </b><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Find trusted
national and state level agencies to donate or volunteer from the </span><a href="http://www.nvoad.org/" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">.</span>
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<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<b style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Affiliate with existing non-profit organizations before coming to
the disaster area. </b><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Contact and affiliate with an established organization to ensure
that you receive training to respond in the most effective way.</span>
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<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<b style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Be safe. </b><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Do not self-deploy. Wait until it is safe to travel to volunteer
sites and authorities identify opportunities to help.</span>
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<b style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">Be patient.</b><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;"> There will be volunteer needs for many months, often years,
after the disaster.</span>
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<span>If
you need help in determining who to give to, the National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster website has a list of </span><span><a href="http://www.nvoad.org/voad-network/national-members/" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">major non-profits
active in disaster work</a></span><span> or </span><span><a href="https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/27631" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">contact your
FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison</a></span><span> for guidance.</span><span> For more information, visit </span><span><a href="http://www.fema.gov/volunteer-donate-responsibly" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">www.fema.gov/volunteer-donate-responsibly</a></span><span>. </span></p>
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<h1 class="govd_header" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, serif; color: #c41230; margin: 0px 0px 7px; padding: 0px;"><a class="gd_anchor" name="link_1368563769378" id="link_1368563769378" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">Turn Around Don’t Drown</a></h1>
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<img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2017/08/1520958/1498020/flood-4-medium_crop.jpg" style="width: 271px; height: auto !important; float: left; border: 0px;" alt="Turn Around Don't Drown" width="271" height="135" align="left" hspace="7"><p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">In
the wake of Hurricane Harvey, take a moment to review flood safety information.
When you see flood waters ahead: <a href="http://tadd.weather.gov/" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">Turn Around Don't Drown</a><span>.</span></p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left"> </p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">Stay safe by avoiding flood waters altogether.</p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left"> </p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">If
you come upon flood water, you may not know how deep the water is or what is in
the water that you cannot see including hazardous materials, sharp items, or
downed power lines. Consider these facts to be flood smart:</p>
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<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Just six (6)
inches of moving water can knock you down.</li>
<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Just one (1) foot
of water can sweep your vehicle off the roadway.</li>
<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">If your vehicle is
trapped in rapidly moving water, stay in the vehicle.</li>
<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">If water is moving
at a high velocity and is rapidly rising in the vehicle, exit the vehicle
immediately, seek refuge on the roof of the vehicle, and signal for help. </li>
<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">If your vehicle
stalls, leave it immediately (unless water is moving at a high velocity) and
move to higher ground<span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">. Rapidly rising water can engulf the
vehicle and its occupants, sweeping them away.</span>
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<span>For more information on how to
prepare and stay safe download the </span><span><a href="https://community.fema.gov/hazard/flood-en_us/be-smart?lang=en_US" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">Prepareathon How to Prepare
for a Flood</a>
guide.</span></p>
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<img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSFEMA/2017/08/1520962/1498021/npm17-logo-cmyk-medium_crop.jpg" style="width: 236px; height: auto !important; float: left; border: 0px;" alt="National Preparedness Month Logo" width="236" height="236" align="left" hspace="7"><p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">Friday, September 1, marks the
beginning of National Preparedness Month (NPM) 2017. </p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left"> </p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">This year’s theme is Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can. In
addition to the overarching theme for the month, each week has a theme
highlighting different preparedness actions.</p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left"> </p>
<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">The focus for the first week of
NPM, September 1-9, is, Make a Plan for
Yourself, Family, and Friends. Learn how to plan with the following steps
from the Ready Campaign:</p>
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<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Sign up for <a href="https://www.ready.gov/alerts" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">alerts
and warnings</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;"> in your area.</span>
</li>
<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Learn your evacuation zone and have an <a href="https://www.ready.gov/evacuating-yourself-and-your-family" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">evacuation
plan</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">.</span>
</li>
<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Check your <a href="http://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">insurance</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;"> coverage and review
the </span><a href="https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1459539524645-8f0610597e25f47f56ab6e1b0a6413eb/Americas_PrepareAthon_Document_Insure_Property_v02_508.pdf" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">Document and Insure Your Property guide</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;">.</span>
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<a href="https://www.ready.gov/financial-preparedness" style="font-size: 11pt; color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none; background: transparent;">Plan financially</a><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: transparent;"> for
the possibility of disaster.</span>
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<p class="gd_p" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" align="left">National Prepareathon Day,
September 15, is the perfect time for families, businesses, and organizations
to take a few minutes to discuss their emergency plan. It is a day of action
when families, organizations, and entire communities can practice their plan
and better prepare for hazards and other emergencies.</p>
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<span>If
you plan to host a preparedness event, we encourage you to share it on the <a href="https://community.fema.gov/be-counted?lang=en_US" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">Prepareathon website</a><span>. </span>You can find more resources for National
Preparedness Month, including the NPM social media toolkit<span>,</span> at <a href="http://www.ready.gov/september" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">www.ready.gov/september</a>. </span></p>
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<li style="text-align: left; list-style-position: outside !important; margin: 6px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">September 28 –<span style="font-size: 11pt; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"> October 1: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.nemaweb.org/index.php/forums-meetings/the-nema-annual-forum" style="color: #0078ae; text-decoration: none;">2017 National Emergency Management Association
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