Latest FEMA Headlines
All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FEMA to Close Last Katrina Mobile Home Site in Mississippi
Dec 10 2008 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency says the last of its group mobile home sites placed on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina will soon close. Recently, two of the three remaining FEMA-built group sites...
Study: Flood Program Premiums Do Not Adequately Reflect Flood Risk
Dec 9 2008 // Premiums charged by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are inadequate to cover the risk and the program should re-examine its methods for setting rates, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office...
Officials: Texas Should Have Storm Recovery Plans
Dec 5 2008 // The future of the state’s oldest medical school – hard hit by Hurricane Ike – and whether Texas should fund recovery programs to complement federal assistance were two of the highlights of a legislative...
Texas Governor Blasts FEMA, Creates Hurricane Recovery Commission
Nov 21 2008 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry has established the Governor’s Commission for Disaster Recovery and Renewal, an advisory panel of public and private sector experts who will create a plan to assist Texas communities with...
Missouri Residents Question Accuracy of New Flood Maps
Nov 11 2008 // Plans to change the flood zone maps in Springfield, Mo. have several residents upset that they will have to buy flood insurance for property that they say has never flooded. More than 100 homeowners attended a meeting on...
Deadlines Loom in Louisiana for Post-Hurricane FEMA Assistance
Nov 10 2008 // The Louisiana Recovery Authority says even people who have insurance should register with FEMA if they were affected by hurricanes Gustav or Ike – and they need to do it soon. The deadline is Dec. 3 for people...
FEMA Offers Hotels as Option During Formaldehyde Testing
Nov 4 2008 // Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in Iowa say flood victims concerned about the safety of their manufactured homes may relocate to hotels as contractors retest air quality. Once the formaldehyde levels are in,...
Texas Officials Blast Feds; Regulators Warn Insurers
Nov 2 2008 // Texas lawmakers have praised the state’s response to Hurricane Ike but are not quite so complimentary of the performance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the aftermath of the storm that made landfall in...
Texas Lawmakers Critical of Federal Response to Hurricane
Oct 28 2008 // Lawmakers in Texas praised the state’s response to Hurricane Ike but some blasted the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at a recent meeting of the state Senate’s Transportation and...
2,000 Texas Families Moving to FEMA Trailers
Oct 24 2008 // Texas state officials are working to locate housing for 400 Hurricane Ike victims living in a Red Cross shelter scheduled to close Oct. 26, according to a newspaper report. Meanwhile, 2,000 people, primarily in Galveston...
FEMA Trailers in Iowa Exceed Formaldehyde Levels Considered Safe
Oct 23 2008 // A local television station has found high levels of formaldehyde in trailers issued to flood victims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The agency responded Tuesday by questioning the survey’s...
FEMA Extends Hurricane Ike Housing Deadline in Louisiana
Oct 14 2008 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its deadline for providing temporary housing for evacuees of Hurricane Ike in Louisiana. Gov. Bobby Jindal says FEMA will now provide temporary housing until Oct....
Ike’s Wrath Hits Midwest; 1,000 Homeowners Evacuated, Roads Closed
Sep 15 2008 // Midwest residents felt the wrath of Hurricane Ike this weekend as rains made their way up the corridor of the country pelting Illinois and Indiana spurring the Illinois governor to call for a state of emergency for Cook...
Thousands of Federally Placed Underground Fuel Tanks Could Leak
Aug 14 2008 // The government owns hundreds of underground fuel tanks — many designed for emergencies back in the Cold War — that need to be inspected for leaks of hazardous substances that could make local water...
One Year Later Recovery from Flood Slow in Kansas Town
Jul 25 2008 // A year after a refinery oil spill into floodwaters blanketed a third of this southeast Kansas town, little remains in the area that was damaged. The oil-drenched houses are gone, and only a few homeowners have rebuilt....
FEMA Planning Earthquake Forum in Indiana
Jul 23 2008 // One of two federal government-sponsored forums in Midwestern cities to help businesses prepare for a major earthquake will be held in Evansville. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says the goal of the...
Mold Found in FEMA Mobile Homes in Indiana, Iowa
Jul 23 2008 // The discovery of mold in federally provided mobile homes sheltering Indiana and Iowa flood victims has prompted new anger and frustrations for those who have lost their houses. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Midwest’s Flood-prone Communities Consider Government Buyouts
Jul 18 2008 // After the Great Flood of 1993, thousands of properties in flood plains around the Midwest were bought out by the government. Now, weeks after the latest massive flood, buyouts are again being considered in at least five...
N.H. Flood Maps Outdated, FEMA-Sponsored Study Finds
Jul 3 2008 // Federal maps used by most New Hampshire communities to determine the scope of once-per-century floods are sometimes decades out of date. A study recommends updating them to steer development away from risky...
FEMA Opens 2 Disaster Recovery Centers in Missouri
Jul 3 2008 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening two disaster recovery centers in eastern Missouri to help those affected by recent Mississippi River flooding. The centers will are at the Clarksville Visitors Center and...
