NERAC Grant-Funded Equipment Inventory Overview

The Northeast Homeland Security Planning Region contains 85 municipalities within MA’s Essex and Middlesex Counties, established by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). Since 2004, NERAC’s multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary members have overseen expenditures of federal Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding for the region. Over the years, NERAC has provided equipment to […]

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Open NERAC Council Seats

Interested candidates should submit a brief cover letter and resume to NERAC@mapc.org by July 24, 2023. NERAC is seeking qualified candidates to fill three open seats on the Council:– Regional Transit Authority Representative– Cybersecurity Representative– Emergency Medical Services Representative Candidates must work within the Northeast Region and be active policy/decision makers in the respective related […]

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NERAC Holds AAIR Training for First Responders

On March 27-28, 2023 NERAC held an Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR) training at MPTC Lynnfield for law enforcement, dispatch, and fire/EMS first responders from several mutual-aid communities in the region. Certified instructors within the NERAC region taught the AAIR curriculum, which was developed by ALERRT (www.alerrt.org) and is “designed to improve integration… in active […]

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FFY2023 Call for Projects/Funding Requests

FFY2023 NERAC Project Request Form Each year, the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC) receives an allocation of funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), Office of Grants and Research. The goal of this grant funding is to […]

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Evacuation Planning Guidance Resource

Click here to access the NERAC Evacuation Planning Guidance resource. The coordination and execution of a large-scale individual or multiple community evacuation is a multiagency effort involving numerous moving pieces and stakeholders. In an effort to assist local communities to better prepare for large-scale evacuations, the Northeast Homeland Security Regional Advisory Council (NERAC) has developed […]

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