Emergency Management
Williams appointed to National Disaster Reform Task Force
Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams has been named to a newly formed National Association of Counties (NACo) Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force. NaCo President and Sonoma County, CA Supervisor James Gore appointed 28 county leaders to the group, which is tasked with modernizing federal disaster policies, strengthening intergovernmental partnerships geared towards disaster resiliency and enhancing…
Read MoreWilliams attends first meeting as a National Association of Counties board member
LELAND, N.C. – Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams attended his first meeting as a member of the National Association of Counties (NaCo) board of directors in Sonoma County, CA last month. Williams was unanimously elected to one of North Carolina’s two designated seats on the national board at the NaCo annual conference last summer. “Serving…
Read MorePTC8 Post-Storm Reflections, Resources & Information
Reflections on this Week’s Storm The people of Brunswick County have had a difficult week. What was forecast to be a weak potential tropical system with three to six inches of rain turned into a historic storm that dumped 18 inches of rain on some portions of our county in less than 12 hours. Candidly,…
Read MoreCommissioner Williams’ FEMA resolution adopted by National Association of Counties for third consecutive year
[July 17, 2024] TAMPA, FL – A resolution introduced by Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was approved at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) annual conference in Hillsborough County, Florida on Monday, July 15, 2024. The resolution, which was adopted for the third consecutive year, keeps America’s Counties on record as advocating for a more…
Read MoreFEMA Administrator Announces Sweeping Changes to Disaster Assistance Program to Make it Easier for Survivors to Receive Assistance
[January 24, 2024] – According to a news release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), last week FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the most comprehensive updates to FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program in the past 20 years. Commissioner Frank Williams, who has advocated for simplification of FEMA’s individual assistance programs, said, “This is long overdue.…
Read MoreWilliams appointed chair of national storm resilience committee
[August 7, 2023] — National Association of Counties (NaCo) President Mary Jo McGuire has appointed Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams as Chair of the NaCo Resilient Counties Advisory Board (RCAB). According to the RCAB page on the NaCo website, “Hurricanes, wildfires, economic collapse, and other disasters can be natural or man-made, acute or long-term, foreseeable…
Read MoreBrunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams’ FEMA resolution adopted by National Association of Counties
AUSTIN, TX – A resolution introduced by Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams was adopted at the National Association of Counties (NaCo) annual conference in Travis County, TX on Monday, July 24, 2023. The resolution, which was adopted for the second consecutive year, puts Counties on record as advocating for a more streamlined FEMA individual assistance…
Read MoreWilliams attends National Association of Counties Annual Conference
Appointed to National Position; Successfully Passes Resolution Calling on FEMA to Streamline Individual Assistance Commissioner Frank Williams attended the National Association of Counties’ annual conference in Travis County, TX from July 21-24. Williams served as Brunswick County’s voting delegate at the annual business session. Ramsey County, Minnesota Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire was sworn in as…
Read MoreFour years after Florence, Williams joins American Flood Coalition on tour of areas battered by storm
Four years after Hurricane Florence battered southeastern North Carolina, Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams joined other local officials on a tour of ongoing resilience projects throughout Southeastern North Carolina. The tour, organized by the non-partisan American Flood Coalition, visited Boiling Spring Lakes to view the site where Florence destroyed the dams that created the lakes.…
Read MoreWilliams discusses 100 Counties Prepared on Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig
Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams, who recently completed his term as President of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, appeared on Wilmington’s Morning News with Nick Craig this morning on 980 the WAAV. Williams discussed his NCACC Presidential Initiative, 100 Counties Prepared. Click below to listen.
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