From the WashPost: The Los Angeles earthquake hit a fault system that could pose a massive threat. Here’s what to know. This fault could pose a bigger risk to populated areas of the city than the notorious San Andreas fault.

“The 4.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted the Los Angeles area this week hit in the area of a fault system that could pose an even greater threat to parts of the city than the notorious San Andreas fault. The Monday quake and recent smaller earthquakes in the vicinity have placed renewed attention on the Puente Hills fault and the dangers it could bring.”

The University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center has just posted some of the main sessions from their recent conference.

From CBRCA: Does Canada need a national emergency response agency?
Questions swirl amid federal response to the Jasper wildfire

See the newly revised guide titled: Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide“

“FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs provide funding for eligible mitigation activities that protect life and property from future disaster damage to build a more resilient nation.

FEMA has released the 2024 HMA Program and Policy Guide (HMA Guide). This release reflects policy changes and stakeholder feedback received since the 2023 HMA Guide publication.

The HMA Guide provides helpful information for prospective applicants and subapplicants from state, local, tribal and territorial governments on the application and grant processes for four hazard mitigation grant programs.”

New Report from the Gov. Accounting Office: COVID-19: Lessons Can Help Agencies Better Prepare for Future Emergencies

From the Bipartisan Policy Center: Status of Federal Disaster Assistance Funding

“Despite ongoing disaster recovery efforts and urgent hurricane and wildfire-related risks, several federal disaster assistance programs again face an uncertain fiscal outlook. Outlined below are the Biden administration’s outstanding requests for supplemental disaster funding, the key programs such funding would support, and the implications of delayed funding for disaster-impacted communities.”

From the Congressional Research Service: Federal Assistance for Wildfire Response and Recovery. (3 pp)

From the Congressional Research Service, this report on the Disaster Relief Fund State of Play. (13 pp)

From HSToday, an article and a link to a book: Transforming the Business of Government – Insights on Resiliency, Innovation, and Performance:

From FastCompany: This study shows where the highest concentration of FEMA disaster areas are, and it’s not where you think. Disasters along the coasts get all the exposure, but extreme storms are happening all the time in hot spots like Vermont, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Mississippi.

“What the data tell us is that the frequency and severity of disasters at local-state scales is increasing with rural, suburban, and urban places being affected nationwide,” Susan Cutter, co-director of the Hazards Vulnerability and Resilience Institute at the University of South Carolina, said in an email. She wasn’t part of Chester’s research. “More needs to be done to enhance resilience to reduce their impacts on people.”