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Emergency Management, Emergency Services, & Disaster Spox

Disaster assistance at a school? Sure thing!

Posted on October 11, 2017 by rusnivek

We were requested to support an event at Ponciana School mainly for all the parents and families in Key West.

So….we are in. FEMA PIO Kevin Sur onscene!

Our hope is that we conduct numerous events in communities to help answer questions about disaster assistance.

We have multilingual people who go out with our teams and help translate Spanish, Creole, Haitian, etc…and we have hardware and locations that meet the needs of the access and functional needs population at all of our Disaster Recovery Centers.

We even have flyers and informational materials in Chinese, French, Vietnamese, etc….

Sometimes, people are confused and are not sure if you should apply. Here’s a tip: Apply.

Our staff is ready to help. No matter what language, apply for disaster assistance. The sooner the better.

“This is what we train for, this is what we do.”

@rusnivek

Trust your staff to tell your agency’s story

Posted on October 3, 2017 by rusnivek

Trust your staff and let them tell your agency’s story. Through their eyes, voice, and heart – the world will truly see the mission and goal.

Juan is a perfect example: Soon to be Father, an excellent DRC Manager, and most importantly, his family is from Puerto Rico. A testament to professionalism, dedication, caring, and compassion to countless survivors of Hurricane Irma here in the Florida Keys.

Me? I’m just proud to be on his team.

@rusnivek

Working with Univision to get our message out in Spanish

Posted on September 28, 2017 by rusnivek

Great day working with Univision from Miami.

Sharing the message from our FEMA on registering on disasterassistance.gov is a great way to start the process on various programs. But sharing it statewide is great too!

Reaching audiences in various languages allows our information to proliferate into various communities throughout different communities affected by the Cat-4 hurricane.

Additionally sharing the recovery message with our partners like Small Business Administration (SBA) – showcases the skills of government agencies working together.

“We are working closely with our partner in public safety to ensure that everyone gets disaster assistance.”
“It’ll be a long road ahead, but millions of dollars have been approved for disaster assistance to Floridians for Hurricane Irma recovery.”
“This is what we train for, this is what we do.”

Glad we prepped and hit questions that could be used across various communities. #syndication

@rusnivek