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FEMA APP
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed a mobile FEMA App. This mobile app is available for Apple, Blackberry, and Android devices. The app offers users general tips to survive natural disasters, kit building information, locations of shelters and other resources, and more. The app also allows users receive alerts from the National Weather Service based on locations selected. FEMA also has the app available in Spanish. The Office of Emergency Management recommends that members of the UConn community download the mobile FEMA app.
DAILY CAMPUS ARTICLE: CLASSROOM SECURITY PROGRAM
University locks in safety efforts, installs new door locks and safety center By Sarah McNeal
MEET MARY ROSE, OEM’S NEW TEAM MEMBER
Mary Rose Duberek has over 25 years of State service starting her career as a Planning Analyst with the CT Department of Labor. Mary Rose comes to UConn Office of Emergency Management after spending the last 18 years working for the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DESPP/DEMHS) as both an Emergency Management Program Specialist and the agency’s first female Regional Coordinator.
DAILY CAMPUS ARTICLE: MASS TRAGEDY PROTOCOLS
UConn works to re-evaluate, strengthen mass tragedy protocols By Molly Stadnicki & Elizabeth Charash
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AND RESILIENCE MONTH
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified November as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. According to DHS, the purpose of this month is to build “awareness and appreciation of the importance of critical infrastructure and reaffirms the nationwide commitment to keep our critical infrastructure and our communities safe and secure. Securing the nation's infrastructure, which includes both the physical facilities that supply our communities with goods and services, like water, transportation, and fuel, and the communication and cyber technology that connects people and supports the critical infrastructure systems we rely on daily, is a national priority that requires planning and coordination across the whole community.”