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    Hurricane Season

    Official hurricane season began June 1st. See our hurricane page for information and resources about hurricane preparedness.

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    Tornado Safety Information

    Tornadoes are no strangers to Massachusetts. Learn how to be prepared and stay safe before, during, and after tornados

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    Get emergency information on your cellphone

    Learn about emergencies and hazards in your area via text alerts or through MEMA’s smartphone app for iPhone and Android users.

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    MEMA Director Schwartz Testifies Before Congress

    On May 9th, MEMA Director Schwartz testified before the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee about the Boston Marathon bombings and praised preparedness, response, & investments of homeland security funds.

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    Marathon Recovery Resources

    The Commonwealth has a number of resources available to those who want to help and those in need of assistance.

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Boston Marathon Explosions Public Assistance

On Thursday, April 18th, 2013, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts received an Emergency Disaster Declaration (FEMA-3362-EM) making federal funding available to State Agencies, local governments and certain private non-profit organizations for emergency work as a direct result of the April 15th 2013 Massachusetts (Marathon) Explosions in the Counties of Suffolk, Middlesex & Norfolk. On June 5th, 2013, FEMA approved inclusion of Bristol County in the Emergency Declaration. Click on the title above for forms and more information.

Requests for Public Assistance (RPAs) must be submitted to MEMA by June 18th, 2013 (July 5th, 2013 for Bristol County ONLY)

MEMA Monthly Reports

The June issue of MEMA REPORTS, our monthly update of Emergency Management activities, appears at MEMA Monthly Reports in the ‘Publications & Reports’ section. This month we are highlighting, MEMA’s Statewide Emergency Management Conference, the start of Hurricane Season, the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombings, the availability of  numerous grants, many exciting Training and Exercise opportunities, as well as a host of other informative articles.

Weather Resources

National Weather Service in Taunton: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/

National Weather Service in Albany: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/aly/

Google Public Alert Map

Traffic Resources

MassDOT blog: http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/, or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MassDOT

Traffic cameras: http://www1.eot.state.ma.us/

Logan updates: http://www.massport.com/logan-airport/Pages/Default.aspx, or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/BostonLogan

MBTA Service alerts: http://www.mbta.com/rider_tools/transit_updates/ or on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mbtaGM