Press Release - Federal Family to Provide Update on Response Efforts for Hurricane Helene

WASHINGTON -- Today, September 29, FEMA will host a federal family press call to provide an update on response efforts for Hurricane Helene. Officials from FEMA, National Weather Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), American Red Cross National Headquarters, Small Business Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation will provide briefs and respond to questions from the media.

When: 11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. ET

Who:

• FEMA, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. Fire Administrator

• NOAA, Ken Graham, Director, National Weather Service

• Army Corps of Engineers, Brigadier General Daniel H. Hibner, South Atlantic Division Commander

• Coast Guard, Rear Adm. Douglas Schofield, District Seven Commander

• Health and Human Services, Jonathan Green, Deputy Assistance Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretary

• Department of Energy, Matt Targuagno, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, & Emergency Response (CESER) Assistant Director for Situation Awareness, Analysis, and Technical Capabilities

• Department of Agriculture, Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC)

• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director

• American Red Cross, Jennifer Pipa, Vice President of Disaster Response Jennifer Pipa

• Small Business Administration, Francisco Sanchez, Jr., Associate Administrator for Disaster Recovery and Resilience

• Environmental Protection Agency, Jeaneanne Gettle, Action Region 4 Administrator

• Department of Transportation, Kristin White, Acting Federal Highway Administrator

RSVP: To participate in the press call, you must pre-register here by September 29, 2024, at 10:30 A.M. ET. Once registered you will receive a dial-in number, access code and unique Attendee ID for the event. The number of lines is limited, please register one member per media outlet.