Welcome to the Emergency Information Center H1N1 Flu Information:   - Denver Health providers encourage everyone to practice healthy hygiene practices including washing hands frequently using soap and water; keeping hands away from nose, eyes and mouth; and coughing away from others into a disposable tissue.                  - For additional information, call Colorado Help Line at 1-877-462-2911 or visit Flu.gov.   Emergencies can occur quickly and without warning. Keep yourself and your family safe by being prepared before an emergency strikes. Get ready now. These steps will help you prepare for an emergency.   Get Informed Get the official information you need during an emergency. Make a Plan Make a plan for you and your family to be prepared for all hazards. Make an Emergency Kit Make an emergency kit that can get you through at least 72 hours in the event of an emergency.   Get Trained Preparedness, Awareness and Readiness Training (Take PART) Courses/Basic Citizen Emergency Response Training (Basic CERT) program is a 2 day  free course that provides citizens with comprehensive training in disaster preparedness and response.

National Emergency News (FEMA News Feed) FEMA to look at NM flood maps (KRQE & KASA FOX 2 Albuquerque) Over-inflated flood insurance could soon be in the past for parts of Roswell and Chaves County, now that FEMA has agreed to review a new set of flood insurance maps that many call inaccurate. FEMA trailer trapped in Marerro man's backyard (New Orleans Times-Picayune) One of the last FEMA trailers in Jefferson Parish, sitting in Wally Gordon's backyard in Marrero, has been in place so long that new construction around it is blocking its removal. FEMA approves levee (Park Hills Daily Journal) Ste. Genevieve’s big levee has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for another 10 years. FEMA sent Ste. Genevieve Levee District III Chairman Vern Bauman a letter earlier this month. The letter said the levee had been accredited by FEMA and that it offered protection from the baseline 100-year flood event. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave the levee an inspection ... Banks violated Fema in forex derivatives contracts: CBI (Express India) The Central Bureau of Investigation has submitted its report in regard to the Rs 25-lakh crore foreign exchange derivatives scam. The agency has agreed that there has been violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, but has found no instance of criminal conspiracy in the matter. Castroville disputes new FEMA flood maps (San Antonio Express-News) Local surveyor Paul Carey is checking elevations along the Medina River where it snakes through town — and occasionally over it. The city hired him to collect data to gauge the accuracy of new floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA gives Pearl City Station funds for repairs (Quad-City Times) MUSCATINE, Iowa - Pearl City Station's damage from the 2008 floods will be wiped away with Federal Emergency Management Agency funds and tax increment financing. FEMA Considers Dome Shelter For Disaster Relief (CBS 2 Los Angeles) If a major disaster struck and you couldn't live in your home would you have a place to go? Don Kubley claims he has an answer. It's called the InterShelter™ and Kubley said it could provide safe shelter for everyone within two hours. Hurricane warning for Gulf Coast for Ida (AP via Yahoo! News) Forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for the Gulf Coast from Mississippi to Florida as Hurricane Ida with winds around 105 mph approaches. La. Gov. declares emergency ahead of Hurricane Ida (AP via Yahoo! News) Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. Park Hills to discuss sewer crossing (Park Hills Daily Journal) With or without FEMA funds, Park Hills needs to repair an aerial sewer crossing across Flat River in the Haney Park area, the utility department has reported to the city.