Stilt Houses in Greenwich, Conn., Foreshadow Impact of New Flood Maps August 19, 2013 In the coastal areas of Greenwich, Connecticut, the latest housing craze requires hydraulic jacks, pylons and stilts. One home towers...
Joplin, Missouri to Receive 32 FEMA Storm Shelters August 8, 2013 The city of Joplin, Mo., is being given 32 storm shelters that were used at temporary housing sites after the...
Mississippi County to Get $10M From FEMA for Isaac Recovery Effort August 6, 2013 Jackson County in Mississippi is getting a multimillion-dollar boost from the federal government to help erase the effects of Hurricane...
FEMA Approves Aid For Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast August 5, 2013 By Will Weissert The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town...
Officials: Michigan Levee May Get $1.5M Upgrade August 1, 2013 Officials in Frankenmuth, Mich. say a levee designed to protect areas of the city along the Cass River from flooding...
FEMA: $3.7B in NFIP Payments Made to N.Y. Claimants Post-Sandy July 31, 2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this week that so far, nearly $3.7 billion in National Flood Insurance Program payments...
FEMA Publishes Latest Data on Federal Assistance for N.J.’s Sandy Recovery 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...
Colorado Senators Push FEMA for Details On Wildfire Mitigation July 24, 2013 Two senators are pushing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail its efforts to mitigate wildfires. Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet...
New York Provides $16M to Some Flooded Upstate Counties July 18, 2013 The state will provide $16 million to homeowners, business operators and farmers in five of the 12 upstate counties that...
N.J. Gov. Christie Announces More Flood Buyouts 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...