Mayorkas Warns FEMA Doesn’t Have Enough Funding to Last Through Hurricane Season October 4, 2024 By Kevin Freking And Colleen Long The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the...
Conflicting Policies May Cost Residents More on Flood Insurance, and Leave Them at Risk August 26, 2024 By David A. Lieb Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left...
FEMA Approves $61M For Iowans Affected by Spring Flooding and Severe Storms August 14, 2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than $61 million for Iowa residents who experienced damage from this spring’s flooding,...
Northern California Fire Becomes State’s Biggest in a Day, Evacuations Ordered July 25, 2024 A wildfire that started Wednesday near Chico, California grew quickly to 45,549 acres overnight to become the state’s largest active...
Data Shows Hurricanes and Earthquakes Grab Headlines But Inland Counties Top Disaster List July 24, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people...
Disaster-Struck Cities Fight for Aid as FEMA Runs Low July 17, 2024 By Shruti Date Singh A once in 200-years storm dumped 11 inches of rain over four hours on the central Massachusetts town of Leominster...
Vermont Seeks Federal Damage Assessment for Floods Caused by Hurricane Beryl’s Remnants July 17, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out...
Biden Administration Raises FEMA Bar for Flood Resilience July 11, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finalized a rule mandating that projects built using its funds not only...
Hundreds of Thousands in Southeast Now in Flood Zones With New Maps June 25, 2024 By William Rabb Many more properties, including hundreds of thousands of homes across Florida and other parts of the Southeast, will be required...
FEMA Ready for Extreme Hurricanes and Wildfires, But Money is a Concern June 25, 2024 By Rebecca Santana The head of the Homeland Security Department said that the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is...