Category Archives: NEPTA NEWS

A Top Louisiana Engineering Firm receives BCA Training by NEPTA

NEPTA PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL FEMA BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS TRAINING.  Program Director Comments: “Thank you! The training was a success from our perspective as well…I appreciate the opportunity to provide BCA training to our staff. It will be extremely beneficial in many of our current pursuits. We will certainly reach out to….. as needed, no doubt they are great […]

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EARTHQUAKE PROOFING YOUR HOME

If earthquakes are common in your area, you know they can’t be predicted. There’s no time to brace your belongings or evacuate. That’s why it’s so important to prepare yourself — and your home — in advance and as best you can. Prepare Your Emergency Kit Start by packing an earthquake kit. Keep one at […]

SHELTER IN PLACE (St. Thomas – USVI)

The National Emergency Planning and Training Association (NEPTA) was selected to provide grant management consulting services for the Sugar Bay Resort and Spa (SBRS). NEPTA will complete a Federal grant application to secure funding to make the SBRS a “first of its kind” resilient self-sustaining safe-room/shelter complete with generators, chillers, storage, and other services. This […]

Disaster Preparedness Should Not Be An Option

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Amber Andre speaks logically about Family Disaster Preparedness and Planning using the MYREDFOLDER® Plan and MYREDFOLDER® APP!   A system of cloud-based technologies that provides near-absolute preparedness, response, and recovery protocols that can be implemented quickly and effectively. Register for an account today!  

ARE YOU PREPARED?

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The MYREDFOLDER® Plan and IOS/Android APP is a combined Military/FEMA concept. Soldiers want to make sure their families are prepared in every way possible to move on with their lives in case they don’t return after a military mission, and FEMA wants EVERY individual and Family to be prepared in case of an emergency or […]

15 EARTHQUAKES OVER 4.0 WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS IN NORTH AMERICA 12/2/2018

How often do you think earthquakes occur within a year? Most would guess only a few, the few, being the ones that they can recall from the news. According to the United States Geological Survey “On average, Magnitude 2 and smaller earthquakes occur several hundred times a day worldwide. Major earthquakes, greater than magnitude 7, happen more […]

5 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN TALKING ABOUT DISASTERS

5 THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN TALKING ABOUT DISASTERS   If we had to reduce disasters to one word, it would be overwhelming. When a hurricane sweeps away entire houses, a flood seeps in through every corner of our life or a wildfire reduces to ashes an entire natural area, it can leave us […]