Disasters Affected 8% of U.S. Population in 2017, FEMA Notes in Review of Historic Year January 3, 2018 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations in 2017, a year during...
Texas’ Use of Federal Harvey Funds Clouded by Lack of Transparency December 18, 2017 By Emily Schmall Texas has been awarded billions in federal aid to help recover from Hurricane Harvey and the devastating flooding that followed,...
Trump Administration Seeks $29B in Hurricane Disaster Relief Funds October 5, 2017 By David Shepardson and Richard Cowan The Trump administration on Wednesday asked U.S. lawmakers to approve $29 billion in disaster relief funds to assist victims of...
National Flood Insurance Program Extended Until Dec. 8 September 11, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson President Donald Trump last Friday signed legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program until Dec. 8, 2017, which buys more...
Hurricane Harvey Looks to Be First Big Test for Trump FEMA Director Long August 25, 2017 By Christopher Flavelle Brock Long knew it was just a matter of time. “We’ve gone 11 years without a major hurricane land-falling in...
One More Oklahoma County Gets Post-Storm Disaster Aid June 9, 2017 Federal disaster assistance is now available for some businesses and homeowners in Oklahoma’s Beckham County who had property losses as...
18 Kansas Counties Hit by Ice Storm in January to Get Federal Aid February 26, 2017 Eighteen Kansas counties affected by a severe ice storm in January will receive federal disaster aid. The Kansas Adjutant General’s...
In Washington, Louisiana Governor Seeks More Flood Assistance February 9, 2017 Gov. John Bel Edwards is making his sixth trip to Washington to lobby for $2 billion more federal flood aid...
Western Wisconsin to Receive More Federal Flood Disaster Aid November 3, 2016 Gov. Scott Walker says the U.S. Small Business Administration will make low-interest disaster loans available for people and businesses in...
RMS: Flood Insurance Uptake Low in Areas Hit Hardest by Louisiana Flooding August 19, 2016 Calling the recent flooding event in Louisiana one of the most significant natural disasters in the United States, catastrophe modelling...