All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 28 2007 // Disaster assistance to Texas residents and businesses affected by June 16 – Aug. 3 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding has reached $55,541,143, according to state and federal officials.The aid comes from the U.S....
Sep 27 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $3,320,761 in projects that will reduce the possibility of flood damage in three...
Sep 24 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
Sep 24 2007 // El Reno, Okla., Aug. 20, 2007 – Talia Hubbard looks at her flooded home that she had to leave in the middle of the night when flood waters rose rapidly from Tropical Storm Erin. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photoMore than $120...
Sep 24 2007 // Report: Insurers did not shift wind claimsp:”Our sample revealed no evidence that wind damages were improperly attributed to flooding,” the Department of Homeland Security reported after reviewing 98 flood...
Sep 24 2007 // The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said.The government’s payments to insurance companies...
Sep 24 2007 // The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said.The government’s payments to insurance companies...
Sep 24 2007 // Nearly $9 million has been approved by various state and federal agencies to elevate 76 homes in Jefferson Parish, La., according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA),...
Sep 13 2007 // The federal government may be overpaying private insurers for their operating costs associated with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a recent report said.The government’s payments to insurance companies...
Sep 3 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
Sep 3 2007 // Report: insurers did not shift wind claimsA preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina...
Aug 28 2007 // The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized $6.1 million in federal funds to reimburse local and state costs incurred while fighting numerous wildfires in southeast Georgia...
Aug 27 2007 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rescinded an insurance policy that could have left nonprofits and public entities responsible for millions of dollars if another major storm hit the New Orleans area.Gil...
Aug 24 2007 // Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency resumed their assessment of the flood damage in southeastern Minnesota on Thursday, with visits planned for Houston and Steele counties as well as the city of Stockton.In...
Aug 20 2007 // Two years after Hurricane Katrina struck, more than 1,000 storm victims in parts of Alabama’s rural south Mobile County are still waiting for housing funds to get out of trailers or damaged, patched-over...
Aug 20 2007 // In June, the Federal Emergency Management Agency changed the insurance requirements local governments and nonprofits must meet to be eligible for public aid, potentially leaving nonprofts and governments responsible for...
Aug 16 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
Jul 31 2007 // A large number of people who bought flood insurance after the devastating 2005 hurricane season have not renewed their policies, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency figures.About 100,000 new flood insurance...
Jul 23 2007 // Federal agencies will test air quality in trailers housing Gulf Coast hurricane victims, an official said July 20, a day after documents revealed that government lawyers discouraged investigating reports of high...
Jul 23 2007 // Hidalgo County, Texas, officials are moving to block the release of an updated Rio Grande flood plain map that would force property owners to buy flood insurance.The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to release the...