Latest FEMA Headlines
All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA Denies Georgia County’s Request for Help After March Tornado
Jun 26 2023 // Months after an EF-3 tornado tore through a Georgia county southwest of Atlanta officials said a federal agency has denied its request for additional help in the recovery. ”Obviously we’re extremely...
FEMA Hit by Multi-State Lawsuit Over Flood Insurance Rating Formula
Jun 2 2023 // A federal lawsuit claims FEMA failed to take into account skyrocketing flood insurance costs generated by its new rating system, Risk Rating 2.0. Ten states, along with 43 Louisiana parishes and more than a dozen levee...
FEMA Releases New Flood Insurance Rates by ZIP Code. Brace for Impact.
May 22 2023 // When the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled its new Risk Rating 2.0 methodology for calculating flood insurance, advocates and critics alike warned that it would mean higher premiums for thousands of property...
New Mexico Officials Say FEMA Delays Create Mistrust Among Wildfire Victims
May 12 2023 // Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded...
FEMA Releases New Flood Insurance Rates by ZIP Code. Brace for Impact.
May 8 2023 // When the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled its new Risk Rating 2.0 methodology for calculating flood insurance, advocates and critics alike warned that it would mean higher premiums for thousands of property...
Louisiana Parish Sues FEMA Over Flood Rate Information
May 2 2023 // A Louisiana parish is suing FEMA for withholding flood insurance rating methodology, alleging the agency has denied residents from viewing data used to set rates under the National Flood Insurance Program’s Risk...
New Mexicans Affected by Last Year’s Wildfire Get FEMA Aid
Apr 27 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office, charged with administering nearly $4 billion in emergency financial aid for survivors of last year’s record-breaking wildfire in New...
FEMA Index Offers Closer Look at Social Risks in Disaster Resilience
Mar 31 2023 // The free digital tool that the US government gives communities to help evaluate local risks from 18 natural hazards is getting a makeover. The Federal Emergency Management Agency introduced the National Risk Index last...
FEMA Urges California and Nevada Residents to Heed Flood Warnings
Mar 13 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is cautioning residents in parts of central California and western Nevada to pay attention to local officials as additional heavy rains and flooding are predicted. The National...
More Alabama Counties Eligible for FEMA Aid after Recent Storms
Jan 26 2023 // More Alabama counties are now eligible for federal help after last week’s storms and tornadoes. Emergency Management Agency Director Ernie Baggott said Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance in the designated...
FEMA COVID-19 Reimbursement Surpasses $4 Billion in Mid-Atlantic States
Dec 1 2022 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $4 billion to the Mid-Atlantic region for costs related to protecting the public from COVID-19. The federal funding reimbursed communities for costs associated...
FEMA Projects $3.5-$5.3B NFIP Losses for Hurricane Ian
Nov 21 2022 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has projected an initial estimate of Hurricane Ian losses for the National Flood Insurance Program, putting them in the range of $3.5 billion to $5.3 billion, including loss...
FEMA’s Home Buyout Program Weighted in Bureaucracy, Lacks Equity: Cornell
Nov 15 2022 // As climate change threatens residential areas, a longtime federal home buyout program – designed to eliminate risk to people and property – has become bureaucratically inaccessible and inequitable, according to...
FEMA Projects $3.5-$5.3B NFIP Losses for Hurricane Ian
Nov 14 2022 // n Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an initial estimate of Hurricane Ian losses for the National Flood Insurance Program, putting them in the range of $3.5-$5.3 billion, including loss adjustment...
Update: FEMA Flood Maps are Misleading, Blocking Insurance Uptake, Report Shows
Nov 3 2022 // This article was updated Nov. 6, 2022 to include more information from FEMA and Neptune Flood Insurance. Researchers at North Carolina State University have added their voices to the growing number of people who say that...
Louisiana Town Settles Dispute Over Fraudulent FEMA Claims
Sep 26 2022 // A Louisiana town is preparing to settle a 20-year dispute with the Federal Emergency Management Agency by making a repayment of $163,102. The Town Talk of Alexandria reports that the Town of Ball Council voted unanimously...
Climate Change Is Overwhelming U.S. Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says
Sep 13 2022 // Flood maps used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are out of date and understate the risks to homes and businesses from flooding and extreme rain triggered by climate change, FEMA Director Deanne Criswell...
Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud
Aug 22 2022 // Schshinetia Anderson, age 44, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 11, 2022 to FEMA fraud announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable Mary Ann...
Kentucky Governor Says FEMA Denying Too Many Requests for Assistance
Aug 16 2022 // Gov. Andy Beshear complained Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too many requests for assistance in flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky, and urged those getting turned down to take their cases...
Biden Admin Announces $3 Billion in FEMA Climate Resilience Funding
Aug 12 2022 // The Biden administration on Friday announced it is putting more than $3 billion into two federal programs to help communities deal with floods, wildfires, extreme heat and other problems imposed by climate change. Funding...
