Coastal Lawmakers Seek Delays in Flood Insurance Changes, Rate Hikes July 8, 2013 By Andrew Taylor Just a year after Congress imposed significant changes in the government’s oft-criticized flood insurance program, howls of protest from homeowners...
Delaware Towns Worry About Hike in Flood Insurance Cost July 7, 2013 Kent County residents and leaders in Delaware are getting their first look at new flood maps and worrying about the...
Gov. Cuomo Requests Disaster Declaration for NYS After Mohawk River Flooding July 2, 2013 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday formally requested that President Obama issue a major disaster declaration for the State...
N.Y. Senator Gillibrand to FEMA: Review Flood Insurance Rules July 1, 2013 U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to review rules that resulted in insurance coverage...
Sandy Flood Claims Exceed $31M in R.I.; Average Payment Was $35,603 June 20, 2013 The National Flood Insurance Program has paid more than 800 claims totaling more than $31 million to property owners in...
FEMA: Federal Support for Rhode Island Sandy Recovery Exceeds $39M June 13, 2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday that more than $39.4 million in support from four federal disaster relief programs...
FEMA Denies Texas Aid to Rebuild Town After Fertilizer Blast June 13, 2013 By Darrell Preston and Jim Snyder The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it won’t provide U.S. aid to help rebuild the town in Texas where an...
FEMA Publishes Latest Data on New Jersey’s Sandy Recovery June 7, 2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week released its latest figures regarding Superstorm Sandy disaster assistance and recovery in New...
FEMA App for Collecting Damage Info Being Tested in Wisconsin April 17, 2013 Some emergency management directors in Wisconsin are testing a new application from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Outagamie County director...
Q&A: A Look at Flood Maps and What They Mean in New Jersey April 15, 2013 Earlier in April, the federal government announced that it would not give grants to repair homes badly damaged by Superstorm...