Latest FEMA Headlines
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Q&A: New Director Criswell Prepares FEMA for a Hot, Chaotic Future
Sep 24 2021 // Deanne Criswell, the first woman to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in April took over a 20,000-person operation exhausted by managing responses to disasters linked to global warming: wildfires and the 2020...
FEMA: $205M Approved for Michigan Recovery From June Storms, Flooding
Sep 15 2021 // The federal government has approved nearly $205 million to help Michiganders with disaster-related needs stemming from the June 25-26 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding in Washtenaw and Wayne counties, FEMA says. That...
State Asking FEMA to Assess Southern Vermont Flood Damage
Aug 10 2021 // The state is going to ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency to see if the damage caused by flooding in southern Vermont will qualify for disaster assistance. To qualify, Vermont must show there is at least a million...
FEMA OKs $29M for Detroit Residents Impacted by Flooding
Aug 6 2021 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has so far approved about $29 million in grants for Detroit residents whose homes and property suffered damage from heavy flooding during a late June storm. FEMA teams were in...
FEMA OKs Funds to Help Fight Montana Wildfire
Jul 29 2021 // Federal funds are now available to help with firefighting costs for the Poverty Flats Fire burning in Big Horn County and Crow Agency in Montana, FEMA reported. FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Tammy Littrell approved...
Deadline Nears for FEMA Aid Applications in SW Louisiana
Jul 28 2021 // Southwest Louisiana residents and businesses have only a few more days to apply for federal disaster assistance because of property damage or other eligible losses in May due to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding. FEMA...
FEMA: Orange County, Texas, Flood Maps Finalized
Jun 23 2021 // FEMA says new flood maps for Orange County, Texas, have been finalized and become effective Dec. 16, 2021. Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine if they are in a low-to-moderate- or high-risk flood...
Louisiana Gov.: $176M Now Available from FEMA for Laura, Delta Aid
Jun 22 2021 // Louisiana parishes recovering from two hurricanes that struck last year are now in line to get a total of more than $176 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. Edwards discussed...
FEMA Extends Aid Deadline in 31 Kentucky Counties Hit by Flooding
Jun 18 2021 // Federal emergency officials have extended a deadline for Kentuckians to register for assistance due to damage from severe flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said. The deadline to apply for help from the Individual Assistance...
FEMA Approves More Flood Aid for 22 Kentucky Counties
Jun 1 2021 // Kentucky’s request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday. Assistance can include...
Wisconsin County to Get $1.5M in Flood Mitigation Funds from FEMA
May 7 2021 // Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has been has been awarded $1,530,596 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The award, announced by FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management...
FEMA Knows About Trying to Build Back Better Infrastructure
Mar 29 2021 // Lawmakers in Washington are gearing up for the Biden administration’s first major legislative challenge: a set of measures on long-term economic priorities, including infrastructure and jobs, expected to cost roughly...
FEMA Allocates Additional $22M for Hurricane Laura Recovery in Louisiana
Mar 23 2021 // Nearly $22 million in additional funding is now available from FEMA to assist in recovery from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana. FEMA said that damage from Laura was so severe that it crossed the threshold of FEMA’s...
FEMA: 87% of Federal Flood Claims from Hurricane Laura Closed in Louisiana
Mar 5 2021 // The majority of National Flood Insurance Program claims in Louisiana stemming from Hurricane Laura, which hit the state in August 2020, have been closed. FEMA says the NFIP has closed 87% of the 1,227 claims submitted and...
FEMA Buys More Flood Reinsurance; Decision Near on Insurance Rate Change Plan
Mar 5 2021 // The federal government has bought additional reinsurance to cover losses of the National Flood Insurance Program. On Feb. 23, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the flood insurance program,...
FEMA: Aid Deadline for Residential Losses from Hurricane Zeta — March 15
Feb 12 2021 // Residents in six Louisiana parishes have until mid-March to apply for Hurricane Zeta, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says. The deadline for parishes and other public entities to apply for Zeta aid has passed. The...
FEMA OKs More than $1B for Hurricanes Delta, Laura Recovery in Louisiana
Jan 26 2021 // FEMA has approved more than $1 billion in federal disaster assistance, long-term disaster loans and flood insurance claims since Hurricanes Laura and Delta hit the state in 2020. Laura made landfall in Louisiana in late...
Victoria County, Texas, Flood Maps Ready for Review: FEMA
Jan 22 2021 // FEMA has made available for review revised preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Victoria County, Texas. The federal agency is urging property owners to review the latest...
FEMA Urges Hurricane Zeta Victims in Louisiana to File for Assistance
Jan 14 2021 // Louisianans who suffered damage from Hurricane Zeta in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes should register for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible, FEMA says. The...
FEMA: NW Arkansas Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps Ready to View
Jan 13 2021 // FEMA has made available for review Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for certain municipalities and unincorporated areas in northwest Arkansas. The maps cover Elm Springs, Elkins, Farmington, Fayetteville,...
