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June 09,2006
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FEMA: Press Releases and
Federal Disaster Declarations
Friday 09th of June 2006
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Biloxi and Gulfport Disaster Recovery Centers Transition To SBA
BILOXI , Miss. — The Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Gulfport and Biloxi in Harrison County will transition to Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan assistance centers on Monday, June 19, 2006. [more]
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Hurricane Katrina Recovery Update: Week 40
BILOXI, Miss. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to work closely with local and state organizations, as well as voluntary agencies to aid Mississippians in their recovery process. [more]
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Hurricane Evacuees Surrounded By A Circle of Love
SELMA, Ala. — Framed by age-old oaks and well-kept grounds, the towering Greek revival entry is careworn yet inviting. This 1874 building in downtown Selma, Alabama is an historical landmark with a long tradition of caring for people in need. It was Selma?s first hospital and later served as a nursing home. Now as The Circle of Love Center, these walls once again offer hope and comfort by sheltering hurricane evacuees. [more]
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FEMA Authorizes Funds For Parks Highway Fire
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Yesterday evening, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help Alaska fight the Parks Highway (Tamarack) Fire burning south of Fairbanks, in the Yukon-Koyukuk REAA. [more]
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FEMA Approves $8.7 Million to Texas for Rita Repairs
AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster aid in the form of Public Assistance has been made available to reimburse the State of Texas for disaster relief. The State of Texas administers FEMA?s Public Assistance program under which eligible and documented disaster-related costs are reimbursed to state and local government units. FEMA has obligated funds for the following projects: [more]
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Community Plans, Volunteers Deliver Recovery Projects
BILOXI, Miss. — Dust kicked up behind five cars touring briskly through rolling green and brown hills in the farming community of Lucedale as passengers happily anticipated seeing a new chapter in the lives of families uprooted by Hurricane Katrina. [more]
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Public Assistance Projects Hit $2.38 Billion in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Figures released this week show that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and debris removal contractors are making huge strides toward cleaning up the debris left by last summer’s hurricanes in Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated a total of $2.38 billion for public assistance in Louisiana, with a large portion going to debris removal. [more]
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FEMA Transitional Recovery Office Opens in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Even as the 2006 hurricane season is underway, work continues to provide assistance and services to Hurricane Katrina survivors in Alabama. As a result, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) opened a joint Transitional Recovery Office (TRO) in Montgomery. Effective June 6, 2006, the TRO replaces the Joint Field Office (JFO) that has been in operation since last hurricane season. [more]
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FEMA Publishes New Flood Risk Maps for Travis, Burnet Counties
DENTON, TEXAS — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is presenting draft flood risk maps to communities in Travis and Burnet counties - areas that flood frequently. The maps will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions. [more]