All the headlines from our FEMA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2021 // FEMA says new flood maps for Orange County, Texas, have been finalized and become effective Dec. 16, 2021.Residents are encouraged to examine the maps to determine if they are in a low-to-moderate- or high-risk flood zone....
Jun 22 2021 // Louisiana parishes recovering from two hurricanes that struck last year are now in line to get a total of more than $176 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. John Bel Edwards said.Edwards discussed...
Jun 18 2021 // Federal emergency officials have extended a deadline for Kentuckians to register for assistance due to damage from severe flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said.The deadline to apply for help from the Individual Assistance...
Jun 1 2021 // Kentucky’s request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday.Assistance can include grants...
May 7 2021 // Jefferson County, Wisconsin, has been has been awarded $1,530,596 in Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The award, announced by FEMA and Wisconsin Emergency Management...
Mar 29 2021 // Lawmakers in Washington are gearing up for the Biden administration’s first major legislative challenge: a set of measures on long-term economic priorities, including infrastructure and jobs, expected to cost roughly...
Mar 23 2021 // Nearly $22 million in additional funding is now available from FEMA to assist in recovery from Hurricane Laura in Louisiana.FEMA said that damage from Laura was so severe that it crossed the threshold of FEMA’s...
Mar 5 2021 // The majority of National Flood Insurance Program claims in Louisiana stemming from Hurricane Laura, which hit the state in August 2020, have been closed.FEMA says the NFIP has closed 87% of the 1,227 claims submitted and...
Mar 5 2021 // The federal government has bought additional reinsurance to cover losses of the National Flood Insurance Program.On Feb. 23, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administers the flood insurance program,...
Feb 12 2021 // Residents in six Louisiana parishes have until mid-March to apply for Hurricane Zeta, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says. The deadline for parishes and other public entities to apply for Zeta aid has passed.The...
Jan 26 2021 // FEMA has approved more than $1 billion in federal disaster assistance, long-term disaster loans and flood insurance claims since Hurricanes Laura and Delta hit the state in 2020. Laura made landfall in Louisiana in late...
Jan 22 2021 // FEMA has made available for review revised preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Victoria County, Texas.The federal agency is urging property owners to review the latest...
Jan 14 2021 // Louisianans who suffered damage from Hurricane Zeta in Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes should register for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible, FEMA says.The...
Jan 13 2021 // FEMA has made available for review Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for certain municipalities and unincorporated areas in northwest Arkansas.The maps cover Elm Springs, Elkins, Farmington, Fayetteville,...
Jan 6 2021 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has once again procured private sector reinsurance from more than 30 carriers for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to protect the government program from large...
Dec 11 2020 // People with losses due to the California wildfires in Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou and Sonoma counties have just five days left to register for federal aid.These...
Dec 8 2020 // Renters and homeowners in parishes designated for FEMA assistance afterHurricane Delta have until Dec. 16 to register for help, the federal agency said.Federal assistance includes help for temporary housing, rental...
Dec 7 2020 // Louisiana residents affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta could be eligible for temporary housing under two federally administered programs.Under the Multifamily Lease and Repair Program, the Federal Emergency Management...
Nov 30 2020 // Hurricane Zeta left a trail of destruction and millions in damage in Mississippi when it came ashore Oct. 28, state officials said.The state has documented tens of millions in damage from the storm, which had 100 mph winds...
Nov 12 2020 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is letting homeowners know that its Operation Blue Roof is free, and they should let authorities know if any company tries to make them pay.The program installs tarps on damaged...