All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 19 2005 // More than 7,300 people in areas hit by hurricanes last year, all of whom received payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, are beginning to receive notices asking them to pay back money they should not have...
Mar 30 2005 // Florida’s Auditor General has agreed to legislators’ demands that the state scrutinize the legitimacy of insurance and federal disaster aid payments in Miami-Dade County and possibly other parts of the...
Mar 4 2005 // States will soon require minimum training, education and knowledge requirements for insurance agents who write flood insurance, Ed Pasterick, an industry relations spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency told...
Mar 4 2005 // Fourteen South Floridaians were indicted this week for filing false claims to obtain Federal Emergency Management Authority grants and charged with federal wire and mail fraud. Federal legislators meeting in Washington...
Feb 8 2005 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has obligated $1.35 million to the state of Texas to fund flood protection measures in Jefferson County. The project...
Jan 24 2005 // Kentucky homeowners have received a warning from Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo to report individuals posing as Federal Emergency Management Agency inspectors. Stumbo’s office was notified by the Kentucky...
Dec 31 2004 // Kentucky homeowners have received a warning from Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo to watch out for individuals posing as inspectors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).Stumbo issued a news release which...
Dec 30 2004 // The deadline for anyone who suffered losses from hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan or Jeanne to apply for assistance has been extended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to Feb. 28.A U.S. Small Business...
Dec 30 2004 // Those without insurance whose homes were damaged in the Nov. 23 tornado that ripped through Holum and Olla, Louisiana are still waiting to hear if they can expect any help from the Federal Emergency Management...
Dec 6 2004 // Two Virginia members of Congress are asking U.S. officials to take a closer look at possible mishandling of flood claims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-1st, and Sen. George Allen, also a...
Nov 30 2004 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported this week that a record $4.27 billion in FEMA disaster funds have been expended to date to aid people and communities...
Nov 24 2004 // The Florida Legislature has asked for an investigation on $28 million in illicit insurance claims paid for damage done by Hurricane Frances in Miami and Dade County, an area barely touched by the hurricane.U.S. Rep. Clay...
Oct 21 2004 // Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell this week released the following letter to the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation in reference to flood relief for the Commonwealth:Dear Senator Santorum: “As a follow up to our...
Oct 14 2004 // Federal and state funds to assist West Virginians with flood recovery efforts have reached $10.5 million, state and federal recovery officials said this week. President Bush’s Sept. 20 Hurricane Ivan disaster...
Oct 12 2004 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened two disaster recovery centers to help people and businesses whose property was damaged last month by the remains of Hurricane Ivan and subsequent flooding in New...
Oct 1 2004 // Problems within the federal flood insurance agency have kept victims of Tropical Storm Isabel from getting adequate settlements for storm damage, according to a report by a flood insurance activist.The report, which...
Oct 1 2004 // After preparing for recent hurricanes, then living through them, the last thing shell-shocked Osceola County, Fla. residents want is difficulty in filing claims with insurance or government agencies. Some homeowners are...
Sep 29 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that disaster assistance has been made available for 23 additional Georgia counties to help local...
Sep 29 2004 // Federal and state grants to assist West Virginians with flood recovery efforts have reached $2.5 million, state and federal recovery officials said on Wednesday. President Bush’s Sept. 20 Hurricane Ivan disaster...
Sep 29 2004 // Individuals and business owners who have private flood insurance may still qualify for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and federal officials said.Home and business owners who...