All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 1 2015 // Earlier this week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration joined Mississippi and local officials on a tour of the Columbia area, as well as Jones and Lamar counties that were hit by...
Dec 28 2014 // When Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, flood insurance companies working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched an army of structural engineers to do some detective work.Their assignment: Find out how...
Dec 24 2014 // The U.S. government isn’t fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and in some cases is years away from ensuring adequate emergency...
Dec 22 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched the interim office of the Flood Insurance Advocate.The interim office will be led by Acting Flood Insurance Advocate David Stearrett beginning Dec. 22. Stearrett...
Dec 15 2014 // Federal emergency officials are taking new steps to address concerns from homeowners still struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy more than two years ago, New Jersey and New York lawmakers announced on Dec. 5.U.S....
Dec 11 2014 // The city of Louisville and Winston County in Mississippi are being given $3.9 million in federal funds to assist with removal of debris from an April tornado.The money has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management...
Dec 7 2014 // A Travelers Cos. unit was sued by two New York homeowners who accused it of using a doctored engineering report to reject much of their claim for flood damage from Hurricane Sandy, making it the third insurer to face such...
Dec 6 2014 // Federal emergency officials are taking new steps to address concerns from homeowners still struggling to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy more than two years ago, New Jersey and New York lawmakers announced on Friday, Dec....
Dec 4 2014 // A couple claiming damage from Hurricane Sandy filed court papers accusing a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit, an engineering firm and a law firm for the insurer of engaging in racketeering by scheming to use...
Dec 1 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency should investigate allegations that insurance companies handling Superstorm Sandy flood damage claims are manipulating them to shortchange victims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.,...
Nov 17 2014 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency should investigate allegations that insurance companies handling Superstorm Sandy flood damage claims are manipulating them to shortchange victims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said on...
Nov 17 2014 // The assessed value of properties in New York City that lie within Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) newly proposed 100-year floodplain maps is $129.1 billion, more than double the value under previous...
Oct 29 2014 // The assessed value of properties in New York City that lie within Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) newly proposed 100-year floodplain maps is $129 billion, more than double the value under previous...
Oct 20 2014 // Ken KobylowskiNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said that among the 470,281 non-flood, Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, automobile and commercial claims that were filed in New...
Oct 8 2014 // New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance Commissioner Ken Kobylowski said that among the 470,281 non-flood, Superstorm Sandy-related homeowners, automobile and commercial claims that were filed in New Jersey, 99.4...
Oct 6 2014 // U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) last month sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, urging him to implement a number of changes to the National Flood Insurance...
Sep 30 2014 // School officials in Louisiana’s Vermilion Parish are moving ahead with plans for a concrete wall and pump system to protect more of the parish’s schools from floodwaters.The Advocate reports the latest project...
Sep 23 2014 // Newly-released preliminary flood maps for Aransas and San Patricio counties in Texas will help residents and business owners to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions, according to the Federal Emergency...
Sep 22 2014 // When Superstorm Sandy hit nearly two years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency quickly sent out $1.4 billion to aid the hurricane’s victims. Now, thousands of people might have to pay back their share. FEMA...
Sep 12 2014 // Following up on issues that were raised at the July 30 hearing on post-Sandy flood insurance claims, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) sent a letter on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s...