All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 23 2004 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and voluntary agencies continue to help Mississippians recover from Hurricane...
Sep 20 2004 // Alabama Gov. Bob Riley on Sunday said Alabama’s recovery efforts continue to make great progress in delivering water, ice and other assistance to victims of Hurricane Ivan. Riley also encouraged residents to follow...
Sep 19 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that President Bush has declared a major disaster for Pennsylvania, opening the way for the use of federal...
Sep 16 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that President Bush ordered the release of federal disaster funds and emergency resources for...
Sep 13 2004 // People who have applied for assistance for hurricanes Charley or Frances may still be able to get help even if they got a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) telling them they are not eligible at...
Sep 11 2004 // North Carolina is receiving federal aid programs to help in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Frances.The following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under...
Sep 8 2004 // While insurance payments will reportedly help most Floridians recover from the financial losses inflicted by Hurricanes Charley and Frances, government grants and low interest loans will be available to help pay for the...
Aug 20 2004 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has sent a letter to the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region IV Headquarters in Atlanta requesting a joint preliminary damage assessment (PDA) in the...
Aug 14 2004 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Friday that President Bush has ordered the release of federal disaster funds and emergency resources for...
Aug 13 2004 // New Jersey’s U.S. senators are maintaining that many residents affected by last month’s flooding in Burlington and Camden counties are being denied monetary relief because of narrowly defined federal flood...
Jun 23 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning residents to beware of callers and door-to-door solicitors fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or groups...
Jun 10 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise has signed an agreement between the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, allowing aid to begin flowing to the West Virginia residents affected by the recent floods.“This is a continuation...
Jun 8 2004 // Under the auspices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Map Modernization Program, the city of New Orleans, FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working together to develop new flood insurance rate...
Jun 1 2004 // Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are touring storm damaged counties in Kentucky today to determine if the commonwealth qualifies for federal disaster relief. The Governor’s Office...
May 11 2004 // The National Flood Insurance Program has completed reviews of the first group of claims review requests received from policyholders who suffered Hurricane Isabel-related damage. As part of the ongoing review, the National...
Apr 13 2004 // The Federal Emergency Management Authority has agreed to a plan that could relieve New York City of up to $350 million in costs for debris removal from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.The $350 million had become an issue...
Jan 12 2004 // U.S. Sens. Bill Frist and Lamar Alexander, both Tennessee Republicans, recently announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved two grants totaling more than $6 million to pay for electric utility...
Dec 17 2003 // U.S. Senators Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) recently announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved two grants totaling more than $6 million to pay for electric utility system...
Jul 25 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is applauding approval of flood insurance reform legislation by a House committee that will reportedly extend the program for five years and institute...
Jul 24 2003 // On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Michael G. Oxley, R-Ohio, favorably passed H.R. 253, the “Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers’ Pocket Act.”Sponsored by Rep....