EMI E278 CRS Course
March 16 deadline is approaching for the upcoming E278 CRS course in Emmitsburg, MD. Full details available here. Course dates are April 27-30, 2015.
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March 16 deadline is approaching for the upcoming E278 CRS course in Emmitsburg, MD. Full details available here. Course dates are April 27-30, 2015.
On October 7 and 8, 2014, NMFMA brought the Floodplain Simulator to Madison Middle School in Albuquerque NM. The Floodplain Simulator was shown to 10 classes of 6th grade earth science students. Each class was roughly 30 students.. In preparation for the visit, Mr. Sean O’Melveny, corresponded with Mr. Nicholas Porter and Mrs. Chanel Bencomo; […]
Agencies in Arkansas, New Mexico and Oklahoma have been awarded more than $1.2 million in non-disaster hazard mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These grants are part of FEMA’s Cooperating Technical Partner (CTP) program and pay for efforts to maintain up-to-date flood hazard maps and other flood hazard information. The cities and […]
President Obama has declared a disaster for New Mexico as a result of the flooding and storms from July 27-August 5, 2014. Check the links below for more information. http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/10/06/president-declares-disaster-new-mexico http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/10/06/federal-aid-programs-state-new-mexico-declaration http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/10/06/president-declares-disaster-new-mexico
Sean O’Melveny with NMFMA set up the floodplain simulator from OPP and Wards Scientific at the 2014 Solar Fiesta this weekend. Many people had hands on experience learning about how changes to our watershed impact flooding.
In New Mexico, grants totaling $120,016 cover firefighting equipment for the Ohkay Owingeh Fire Department and the Newkirk Fire Department in Santa Rosa, and health screenings and physicals for the Santa Fe Fire Department.
Eddy County continues to suffer from recent precipitation causing flooding, evacuations, and school closings. Read more here and here.
Recent storms in New Mexico are causing damage across the state with more on the way.
Please do not attempt to cross flooded roadways.
Community Leaders – Flooding threatens communities across the United States in a variety of different ways. Understanding both the local impact that flood risks have on communities as well as the challenges that local officials face in trying to communicate this information to their constituents is critical to the effectiveness of the Federal Emergency Management […]
The Earth Data Analysis Center, University of New Mexico is the New Mexico Cooperating Technical Partner for FEMA Region VI | Contact