Reposted from EMR-ISAC

For more than a decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been reporting on the state of national preparedness to identify the risks and opportunities that inform emergency management decision-making.

FEMA’s 2024 National Preparedness Report provides a data-driven picture of national preparedness and emergency management trends. It offers all levels of government, tribes, the private and nonprofit sectors, and the public practical insights to inform decisions about program priorities, resource allocations and actions that can create more resilient communities.

This year, the report places particular emphasis on four core capabilities: Mass Care Services, Public Information and Warning, Infrastructure Systems, and Cybersecurity. These areas continue to present significant challenges, but also opportunities for enhancing national resilience.

The analysis presented in the report identified several key takeaways:

• Disasters are becoming costlier and deadlier.
• Sophisticated data analysis tools are essential to develop effective, place-based recovery strategies.
• Individuals and households are taking disaster preparedness more seriously and improving their risk literacy.
• Decaying legacy infrastructure and outdated building codes continue to pose a significant vulnerability nationwide for the foreseeable future.
• The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology allows determined adversaries to strike harder and with less warning.
• Risk and resilience across the nation is evolving, but not uniformly. National assessments enhance our understanding of evolving risk and resilience challenges for disadvantaged communities.

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