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Region X

Supporting the citizens and first responders of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

 

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What We Do

From our offices in Bothell, Washington, FEMA Region X (Ten) works with the emergency management agencies of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to accomplish FEMA’s mission to:

Support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.

The states served by FEMA Region X can experience a variety of hazards including earthquakes, wild fires, volcanic eruptions, landslides and tornados as well as weather emergencies like snow, ice, wind and heavy rain.

To help accomplish FEMA’s mission Region X maintains strong partnerships through its Regional Advisory Council  and Regional Interagency Steering Committee.

Constructed on the site of a decommissioned Nike missile site, the Bothell Federal Regional Center (FRC) is one of six similar operations centers built during the late 1960s. Total cost of design, construction, etc. was $1,860,000 (estimated cost of constructing a similar building in 1983 was over $25 million, and the cost today would easily exceed $40 million). The building itself is a subterranean office structure designed to be reasonably survivable in the event of foreseeable natural or man-made disasters.

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Who We Are

Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger leads the Region X office where 85 full-time employees, and a cadre of 425 on-call Disaster Assistance Employees, support the region's response and recovery operations during a presidential disaster declaration.

Regional organization includes six directorates, or divisions:

Regional Administrator's Office

National Preparedness Division

Mitigation Division

Disaster Response Division

Disaster Recovery Division

Mission Support Division

Grants Division

Region X Contact Information
State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management

News

RX Mitigation Talks NFIP at Law Seminar

FEMA Regional Mitigation Division Director Mark Carey discusses the proposed ESA/NFIP Model Ordinance with GordonDerr’s Molly Lawrence. FEMA Newsphoto//Mike Howard. FEMA Region X Mitigation Division Director Mark Carey teamed up with GordonDerr Attorneys at Law’s Molly Lawrence to discuss floodplain regulations, remapping and the National Marine Fishery Service’s Biological Opinion on Puget Sound floodplains for the 28 January 2010 10th Annual Wetlands in Washington seminar in Seattle. The seminar focused on new challenges, opportunities and best practices and according to Carey, NFIP’s intersection with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) embodies all three foci. “We’re finalizing a model ordinance which will allow communities with Puget Sound floodplains to demonstrate full compliance with the ESA as well as the NFIP,” said Carey. “The model ordinance itself will be strictly voluntary and can be adopted in full or in part. We’ll also be offering checklists and guidance which allow communities to demonstrate the same compliance.”

FEMA Region X Hosts Deputy Administrator Richard Serino

Deputy Administrator Richard Serino addresses “all hands” during his 1-2 February 2010 visit to Region X. FEMA Newsphoto/Mike HowardFEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino visited FEMA Region X, 1-2 February 2010. His schedule included detailed operational briefings, lunch with regional employees, “All-Hands” access to over 125 regional employees, and tours of the FEMA Regional Center, Regional Response Coordination Center, Mobile Emergency Response Support and the Bothell Annex. “Ours is a compelling mission,” said Serino, “and I’m confident our workforce is up to meeting the needs of disaster survivors, first responders and our citizens.”

From One Washington To Another

Regional Response Division Director Charlie Axton (L) receives award plaque from Assistant Administrator Elizabeth Zimmerman. FEMA Newsphoto/Mike HowardAssistant Administrator for FEMA’s Recovery Directorate Elizabeth Zimmerman accompanied Deputy Administrator Richard Serino on his 1 February 2010 visit to Region X. During her visit, Zimmerman acknowledged Regional Recovery Division Director Charlie Axton’s exemplary service and leadership during his four month detail to FEMA’s Washington D.C. headquarters to serve as Recovery Directorate Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator from August to November 2009.

FEMA Region X Hosts Transportation Security Administration Partners

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Area Director José Ralls and Federal Security Director Jim Spinden On Thursday, 21 January 2010, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Area Director José Ralls and Federal Security Director Jim Spinden visited FEMA RX’s FRC and met with Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger. The orientation included detailed briefings on the Regional Response Coordination Center, Defense Coordination Element and Mobile Emergency Response Support Detachment-Bothell.

Archives

Floodplain Management Guidebook, 5th Edition

This document is a local administrator's guide to floodplain management and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Click here to access the guidebook.

Evaluating Losses Avoided Through Hazard Mitigation - City of Centralia

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