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ALBANY, N.Y. — To better serve flood victims, Mobile Disaster Assistance Service Centers are currently open and more are being deployed to flood-affected counties throughout New York State. Federal and State officials are pleased to offer these disaster-recovery information centers on wheels as a convenient way for flood victims to meet face-to-face with recovery experts and register for disaster aid using the phones or computers on site at these units. [more]
ORLANDO, Fla. – Monday will mark one year since Hurricane Dennis struck Florida’s panhandle and offered a prelude to what would become the most active hurricane season in history. Dennis’ destruction gave a glimpse of the additional challenges that would later face Floridians and other Gulf Coast residents due to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. [more]
WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the State of New Jersey. The assistance will supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 23, 2006, and continuing. [more]
ANDOVER, Mass. — The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is encouraging residents to assist local governments to produce or update a FEMA approved Hazard Mitigation Plan for their community. These plans document how communities can reduce or eliminate future damage from natural disaster events. [more]
BILOXI, Miss. — Members of the Stone County Board of Supervisors and the community will get a first-hand look at the county’s Long Term Recovery plan at 3 p.m. Monday, July 10, at the Stone County Courthouse. Jae Park, chief policy analyst for the Governor’s Office for Recovery and Renewal, will lead the discussion of the plan. [more]
BILOXI, Miss. — An additional $16 million in Public Assistance grants for Mississippi has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). That brings the state’s total FEMA Public Assistance reimbursement for Hurricane Katrina recovery to $1.4 billion. [more]
BILOXI, Miss. — As Mississippi residents rebuild their homes, schools and businesses, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants their efforts to include preparing for the possibility of future storms. [more]
NEWINGTON, N.H. — New Hampshire residents who suffered damages from the May flooding and have not registered for assistance have just two weeks left to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The final day to register is July 24, 2006. [more]
NEWINGTON, N.H. — Maine residents who suffered damages from the May flooding and have not registered for assistance have just two weeks left to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The final day to register is July 24, 2006. [more]