August 6, 2013
Jackson County in Mississippi is getting a multimillion-dollar boost from the federal government to help erase the effects of Hurricane Isaac last year. The Sun Herald reports that the county will receive $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
August 5, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town where an April fertilizer plant explosion leveled homes, damaged buildings and killed 15 people. President Barack Obama issued a “major …
August 1, 2013
Officials in Frankenmuth, Mich. say a levee designed to protect areas of the city along the Cass River from flooding may need a $1.5 million upgrade. MLive.com reported the Federal Emergency Management Agency says the city needs to modify the …
July 31, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that so far, nearly $3.7 billion in National Flood Insurance Program payments have been made to New York State policyholders following Superstorm Sandy. That is part of more than $7.8 billion that …
July 25, 2013
The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week published its latest figures on federal assistance for New Jersey’s post-Sandy recovery effort.FEMA said the total federal assistance so far for New Jersey’s Sandy recovery adds up to more than $5.3 billion as …
July 24, 2013
Two senators are pushing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail its efforts to mitigate wildfires. Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet and Idaho Republican Mike Crapo (KRAY’-poh) also want FEMA to identify funding obstacles for current mitigation programs. The senators said …
July 18, 2013
The state will provide $16 million to homeowners, business operators and farmers in five of the 12 upstate counties that were declared disaster areas after recent severe flooding but denied federal aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. …
July 18, 2013
The floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy gushed in through Bob and Pat Smith’s porch windows and didn’t stop rising till reaching the 6-foot mark. The Smiths marked the insurgence with a piece of black electrical tape to the left of the …
July 16, 2013
New Jersey is making the first post-Hurricane Sandy buyout offers to South River and Sayreville homeowners this week, Governor Chris Christie said.The state plans to spend $39 million of federal funds on the first 129 homes, Christie said in South …
July 10, 2013
Survivors of the tornadoes, severe storms and flooding that occurred in Oklahoma from May 18 to June 2 have less than two weeks to register for state and federal disaster assistance. The deadline is July 19. “Even if you think …