SAVE Award 2011 Ideas

A Best Practice item captured for FEMA-1975-DR-AR is the contracting of local Police Departments and Sheriff's Offices instead of contracting private companies for guard services at FEMA facilities. For the FEMA/State Joint Field Office (JFO) in Little Rock, Arkansas, LRPD was contracted instead of a private company that could potentially be from out-of-State. Not only did this save money, but the local contract assisted... more »

Rapid Respose from FEMA.
Local Employment Construction Opportunity.
Base-sites in communities (e.g. Inexpensive warehouse design, eg. Walgreens size) that are multi-use and spread across the National Rail system to house, treat and/or evacuate populace on a temporary short term basis for a few days before, during or after a disaster event. FEMA heavy resources respond to each location within 6 hours via freight rail utilizing... more »