Latest FEMA Headlines
All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA to Give Funds to 21 Flooded Minnesota Counties
Oct 15 2010 // The federal government has declared 21 counties in southern Minnesota disaster areas, prompting Gov. Tim Pawlenty to convene a special session for Oct. 18. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says funds are available...
Time to Oust FEMA Trailers, New Orleans Officials Say
Sep 22 2010 // It’s time to get rid of nearly 260 FEMA trailers remaining of the 23,300 installed after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans five years ago, several City Council members say. The trailers spoil the city’s...
FEMA Delays Flood Map Rollout in SW Illinois
Sep 17 2010 // Property owners in southwestern Illinois who worry that new government floodplain maps will force them to buy expensive flood insurance are getting another break. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will delay...
FEMA, East Coast States Ready for Earl
Sep 2 2010 // As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to...
FEMA Chief Sees Progress 5 Years After Katrina Disaster
Aug 26 2010 // The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said his department is better able to quickly respond to disasters now, five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the U.S. Gulf Coast. FEMA was widely pilloried in the...
Louisiana Wants More Disaster Loans Forgiven by Feds
Aug 24 2010 // One in five of the Louisiana sheriffs, school boards, parish councils and other storm-ravaged local government agencies who borrowed federal funds after hurricanes Katrina and Rita won’t have to repay a dime of the...
Flood Program Must Consider Salmon and Whales
Aug 11 2010 // The federal government’s flood insurance program that had mostly been concerned with protecting homes and businesses must now protect salmon and killer whales. Federal fisheries experts have told the Federal...
Midwest States Grapple with Levee Problems, Flood Insurance
Jul 5 2010 // A group scrambling to upgrade Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois before new floodplain maps potentially raise insurance costs said it can make the fixes for $160 million to $170 million – and pay for...
FEMA: States Need Time to Review Flood Map
Jul 5 2010 // After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be...
FEMA: Arkansas, Other Delta States Need Time to Review Flood Map
Jun 24 2010 // After facing strong opposition during a public meeting in Arkansas, a top federal official wants to give cities and towns in the Mississippi Delta more time to review maps that outline where flood insurance would be...
FEMA: Insurance Applies If Oil from BP Spill Mixes with Flood Waters
Jun 21 2010 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clarified that in the event of a declared flooding disaster, flood insurance coverage will apply even if oil from the BP deep well blowout mixes with floodwaters. The National...
FEMA: Insurance Applies if Oil from Spill Mixes with Flood Waters
Jun 21 2010 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clarified that in the event of a declared flooding disaster, flood insurance coverage will apply even if oil from the BP deep well blowout mixes with floodwaters. The National...
Group: Southwestern Illinois Levee Fixes May Cost $170M
Jun 17 2010 // A group scrambling to upgrade Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois before new floodplain maps potentially raise insurance costs says it can make the fixes for $160 million to $170 million – and pay for...
FEMA: Insurance Applies if Oil from Spill Mixes with Flood Waters
Jun 9 2010 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has clarified that in the event of a declared flooding disaster, National Flood Insurance Program coverage will apply even if oil from the British Petroleum deep well blowout in the...
NOAA Cites Factors Supporting Forecast of Busy Hurricane Season
May 27 2010 // An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year, according to the seasonal outlook issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the...
Flood Insurance Rates Cut for Property Owners Affected By Remapping
May 24 2010 // Property owners across the country fearing they may be forced to buy expensive flood insurance under a push to draw up new floodplain maps will catch a break by being offered the coverage at sharply lower rates for two...
Arkansas Official: Flood Insurance Push a ‘Scam’ to Raise Money
May 4 2010 // Recommendations by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for landowners in Trumann, Ark., to purchase flood insurance are nothing more than a scam, a levee district official told a crowd of concerned residents on May...
Data Show New Orleans Recovery Stalled Under Nagin
May 4 2010 // As New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin leaves office, hundreds of damaged city buildings including police stations and fire houses sit unrepaired more than four years after Hurricane Katrina, stark reminders of how the recovery...
Many Midwest Homeowners Reject FEMA Flood Buyouts, Despite Benefits
Apr 19 2010 // Two years ago, Larry Frese thought he’d escaped the worst of a flood that had left a lot of his neighbors’ homes in Chelsea, Iowa, and a large swath of the state underwater, even as overflowing Otter Creek...
FEMA Nixes Aid for Florida Chinese Drywall Damage
Apr 5 2010 // Florida asked for federal assistance for thousands of homeowners with property damage caused by defective Chinese drywall but the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which typically deals with hurricanes and other natural...
