SAFECOM Asks: Still in the Club for Crisis Chats?
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Notice
Summary
DHS CISA’s Emergency Communications Division is updating its SAFECOM Membership Questionnaire to keep things running smoothly for emergency responders. If you’re part of SAFECOM, you’ll get a chance to share your info, helping improve communication during emergencies. This update won’t cost you money but will help make sure everyone stays connected and ready when it counts.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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SAFECOM Membership Questionnaire Update
If you are a SAFECOM member (an emergency responder or their representative), DHS CISA’s Emergency Communications Division will ask you to share updated contact and membership information through a revised SAFECOM Membership Questionnaire. The agency will submit this information-collection request to OMB for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the update is stated to not impose any monetary cost on members.
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