Latest FEMA Headlines
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FEMA Buying Out 90 Flood Damaged Vermont Homes, So Far
Mar 18 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to buy out a total of 90 properties across Vermont that were damaged by Tropical Storm Irene and other 2011 flooding. Eight structures were deemed ineligible for the...
FEMA: $2.7B Paid Out in New Jersey Flood Insurance Claims Post-Sandy
Mar 15 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has made $2.7 billion in flood insurance payments to New Jersey claimants since Superstorm Sandy hit the state last October. The agency also announced Tuesday that it has...
Audit Outlines Trouble with Louisiana’s $75M ‘Katrina Cottages’ Program
Mar 6 2013 // Louisiana’s $75 million “Katrina cottages” program took years longer than expected to build homes for hurricane-displaced residents and paid significantly more per house than similar nonprofit programs,...
New FEMA Flood Maps for NYC Include WTC Site
Feb 27 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new advisory maps for Manhattan that include the World Trade Center site in the zone seen as most at risk for flooding during a powerful coastal storm.The construction...
FEMA Defends Handling of Sandy Flood Claims
Feb 25 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is defending its handling of Superstorm Sandy-related flood insurance claims following sharp criticism by New Jersey’s governor. FEMA says more than half of the more than...
FEMA Data Suggests Some Insurers Handling NFIP Claims Faster Than Others
Feb 17 2013 // Up and down the Atlantic coast, people are telling horror stories about how long it has taken to get an insurance check for flood damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Nearly 40 percent are still waiting for the final...
FEMA Defends Handling of Sandy Flood Claims
Feb 7 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is defending its handling of Superstorm Sandy-related flood insurance claims following sharp criticism by New Jersey’s governor. FEMA says more than half of the more than...
Native American Tribes Gain Direct Route to Disaster Funds
Jan 31 2013 // The new law providing federal disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy includes a provision that makes it easier for native American tribes to access recovery aid. The provision gives tribal governments the option of...
What FEMA’s Advisory Flood Maps Mean for New Jersey
Jan 14 2013 // Last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency released advisory flood maps covering 194 municipalities in coastal areas in New Jersey. Here’s a look at what they mean, in question and answer form. Q. What do...
Parish in Louisiana Files New Charges in Hurricane Gustav Flood Appeal
Jan 14 2013 // Officials in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish claim lies, bungling and withholding of information are grounds for reversal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to deny $46 million in waterway...
Flood Insurance Funds Will Run Out Jan. 7 Without Congress OK: FEMA
Jan 3 2013 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has notified Congress that without the approval of additional borrowing authority, funds available to pay...
FEMA: Over 507,950 Individuals Registered for Assistance Post-Sandy
Dec 19 2012 // More than 507,950 individuals have registered for the Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance in wake of Superstorm Sandy, as of Dec. 17. FEMA also said this week that $1.09 billion in disaster aid has been approved...
Slow Pace of Flood Repairs a Concern in New York City
Dec 17 2012 // As winter approaches, construction crews in New York are in a race against the clock to make thousands of houses damaged by Superstorm Sandy habitable again, and the slow pace of progress has led some people to urge...
FEMA to Help Elevate Homes in Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish
Dec 11 2012 // More structures in Terrebonne Parish will get a boost above future storm surges with another wave of federal grants. The Courier reports about $3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency money will be used to elevate...
FEMA Likely to Expand Flood Zones Along N.J. Coast in Wake of Sandy
Dec 9 2012 // The federal government is poised to expand flood zones and push for increases in building elevations along the New Jersey coast in the wake of flooding from Hurricane Sandy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was...
FEMA Will Need More Funds for Sandy Relief: Fugate
Dec 5 2012 // The U.S. disaster fund likely will run out of money by early spring because of costs from Superstorm Sandy, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Tuesday. FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund has...
New Jersey Governor Christie Seeks 100% FEMA Reimbursement for Sandy
Dec 4 2012 // New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is asking the federal government to reimburse the state for 100 percent of emergency costs for at least 90 days after Superstorm Sandy swept ashore on Oct. 29.Gov. Christie addressing a...
Terrebonne Lafourche FEMA Flood Maps Still on Hold
Nov 21 2012 // Almost four years after the Federal Emergency Management Agency released preliminary flood risk maps for Louisiana’s Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, officials don’t know when the final maps will come...
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo: FEMA Program Will Cover N.Y. Home Repairs
Nov 16 2012 // Federally-paid contractors will do basic repairs so tens of thousands of New York victims of Superstorm Sandy can stay in, or return to, their damaged homes during major work, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and federal...
Post-Isaac FEMA Individual Aid Nears $116M in Louisiana
Nov 15 2012 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved nearly $116 million in individual aid for Louisiana homeowners and renters who experienced damage from Hurricane Isaac. Nearly 32,000 people have received housing...
