House & Senate: Homeland Security & Emergency Management Upcoming Events.

HOUSE

Subcommittee Hearing: Ensuring the Transparency, Efficiency, and Effectiveness of Homeland Security Grants

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications | 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 | Mar 20, 2012 10:00am

Opening Statements

Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Chairman
[full text of opening statement will be available upon commencement of the hearing]

Witnesses

To Be Announced

SENATE

 

Upcoming Hearings
03/29/12 10:00AM	Contracting Oversight Contractors: How Much Are They Costing the Government?	Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-342
		03/21/12 10:00AM	Retooling Government for the 21st Century: The President's Reorganization Plan and Reducing	SD-342
		03/14/12 02:30PM	Oversight of Government Management Managing Interagency Nuclear Nonproliferation Efforts: Are We Effectively Securing Nuclear Materials Around the World?	Room 342, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Training: Deaf & Hard of Hearing Preparedness Instructional Videos

Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Releases Emergency Preparedness Videos

The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) has collaborated with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to release a series of videos “Emergency Preparedness:  Together We Prepare.” The videos are intended to instruct individuals and families on how to prepare for a natural disaster. All are shown in American Sign Language and have captions.

The video’s topics are:

Introduction

Make a Plan

Get Trained

Build a Kit

Volunteer

Sheltering in Place

Going to a Shelter

Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities

Evacuation

Planning for Evacuation

What to do When You Are Told to Evacuate

Find the videos at http://www2.illinois.gov/idhhc/Pages/emergencytips.aspx