Reminder📷 The Alabama Emergency Management Agency in conjuction with The Alabama Department of Revenue manages a Storm Shelter Tax Credit to help homeowners stay safe during severe weather.

Social engineering and phishing tactics are still some of the most effective ways hackers gain access. Common signs of phishing include a peculiar sender address, a sense of urgency in the request, and prompting users to click a link. Be suspicious of links and unknown contacts.

FACT CHECK: "FEMA is handing out money in Alabama" Damage assessments are underway, but federal assistance takes weeks if you're lucky, months if you aren't. You can help make Alabama's case for federal assistance by reporting damage to your county EMA.

4 things everyone needs to know about disasters... 1. Where's FEMA?! 2. Where's the FEMA money?! 3. The state's not doing anything?! 4. Where's the help?! Answers to all of those questions are in this super quick video! Watch and share, please and thank you.

Create a support network of people who can help you in a disaster. Keep a contact list in a watertight container in your emergency kit or on your electronic devices.

Local, state and FEMA teams are assessing damage to determine if Alabama meets the federal assistance threshold. This process and any federal assistance heading our way will take a while! If you need help now, call 2-1-1 or text your ZIP to 898-211! MORE: bit.ly/4yWiSEe

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Comprehensive list of resources available for everyone affected by Hurricane Isaias: servealabama.gov/hurricane-i…

There is help available NOW in Alabama through 2-1-1 - the ongoing disaster assessments will help put our state in the best possible position for additional resources: ema.alabama.gov/15384/damage…

FARMERS WITH DAMAGE: Our partners at the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service are asking farm operations with damage to take this quick survey: aces.edu/go/Isaias

Please note at this time, there is no direct FEMA financial assistance. There are “ifs” that must be answered before we know if, when or how much FEMA assistance is coming. This process takes time. The fastest way to get help is to dial 2-1-1 or text your ZIP code to 898-211.

Report suspicious activity when it happens; it’s not enough to shrug off a suspicious text message and call it a day. Most phishing attempts target more than one user in an organization, so if you receive one, report it to your IT department.

PLEASE SHARE: If you need help as a result of Hurricane Isaias, the fastest way to get it is to dial 2-1-1. If you can’t get a call to go through, text your ZIP code to 898-211.

Alabama EMA teams are working across the state to help towns, cities and counties navigate the damage assessment process. These damage assessments are critical in determining if and how much federal assistance could be available to Alabama.

If your home was damaged during Hurricane Isaias, here's a good playbook to follow! 1. Contact insurance. 2. Report damage to 2-1-1. 3. Document the damage 4. Protect your property. 5. Save storm-related expense receipts. 6. Confirm debris removal schedules and processes.

Could you survive on your own for several days in the event of a disaster? After a disaster, you may not have access to a medical facility or even a drugstore. It’s crucial to plan for your daily needs and know what you would do if they become limited or unavailable.

Stand down, the “jellyfish” cloud many of you saw this morning is NOT an alien invasion. It’s the vapor trail behind Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket launch.

Important updates from the Escambia County Al Emergency Management Agency - please help us get the word out!

State resources are flowing into hardest-hit areas - if you need help, Dial 2-1-1 to speak to a real person who can offer real help! ema.alabama.gov/15378/state-…

NEED HELP? People and resources are in the county NOW to help! If you have any unmet needs, dial 2-1-1 today. You'll enter your ZIP code and then speak with a REAL person who can get you REAL help. It's easy and it's free.

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