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Mutual Aid Billing: From Handshake to Reimbursement

Mutual aid feels like the work is done when help arrives. FEMA only pays if you billed for it. Walk the path from handshake to reimbursement — and the record it takes.

Martin Senterfitt·June 25, 2026

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Best Practices6 min read

Resource Lifecycle Tracking: From Check-In to Demobilization (Where Your FEMA Evidence Is Actually Built)

June 19, 2026

A resource is only as reimbursable as its paper trail. Walk the ICS 211 → 204 → 214 → 221 lifecycle — and see where paper breaks the chain auditors follow.

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FEMA Reimbursement5 min read

FEMA-HUD Data Sharing vs. SLED Reimbursement: Two Different Problems, Two Different Fixes

June 10, 2026

FEMA-HUD data sharing prevents duplicate survivor benefits. SLED reimbursement is getting your agency paid back. Two different problems, two different fixes.

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Emergency Management7 min read

NIMS Components Explained: Resource Management, Command & Coordination, and Communications

June 6, 2026

NIMS has three components — Resource Management, Command and Coordination, and Communications and Information Management. Here is what each one does.

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MAC Group vs. EOC vs. Unified Command: Who Actually Has Authority When Incidents Escalate

May 26, 2026

Three different authorities, three different jobs. Here is the doctrine, the decision rights, and the escalation scenarios that decide which structure activates when.

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Emergency Management6 min read

The State Layer: Why Emergency Management Software Has to Change When the Federal Role Contracts

May 25, 2026

RAPID, R3P, FAIR, and Section 313 collectively make state EM offices the disaster prime contractor. The software stack has to follow.

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Industry News5 min read

Section 313 Explained: FEMA's New Public Assistance Transparency Dashboard — and What It Means for Counties

May 18, 2026

Section 313 of H.R. 7147 forces FEMA to publish a project-level Public Assistance reimbursement dashboard. Here is what it requires and why counties still need their own records.

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FEMA Reimbursement5 min read

FAIR Explained: How FEMA's Proposed Individual Assistance Replacement Would Work

May 14, 2026

FAIR would replace FEMA Individual Assistance with a single direct payment capped at 15% of home value, plus 3-6 months of HUD FMR rent for renters.

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R3P Explained: How FEMA's Proposed HMGP Replacement Restructures Mitigation Funding

May 12, 2026

R3P would replace HMGP with a two-phase, state-managed mitigation envelope: 5% in 30 days for residential mitigation, 10% in 6 months for NFIP-impact projects.

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RAPID Explained: How FEMA's Proposed Public Assistance Replacement Actually Works

May 11, 2026

RAPID would replace FEMA Public Assistance with a parametric trigger, 30-day direct funding to states, and a two-phase audit. Here is how the mechanics work.

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