CHICAGO – FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams are assisting communities affected by the July 13 – 16, 2024, storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding. Teams are out in impacted areas of Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will and Winnebago counties to help residents navigate the federal disaster assistance process.
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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby from August 8–10, 2024.
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from June 22 – July 8, 2024.
By law, the Claims Office can only pay claims that include the required documentation. After filing a Notice of Loss (NOL), claimants have 150 days to provide documents showing Proof of Loss (POL). If claimants think they will be unable to deliver the needed documents in 150 days, they can request an extension. Extensions are not automatic and must be requested by the claimant.
Homeowners and renters affected by May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides are invited to Flatwoods Senior Center to meet with FEMA face to face. Disaster survivors can talk with FEMA experts to ask questions and learn everything they want to know about federal disaster assistance.
ST. PAUL – A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Thursday, September 26, 2024, in Fulda to help residents kickstart their recovery after the severe storms and flooding of June 16 – July 4, 2024.
Stadiums and venues provide a central and accessible location to help communities respond to extreme weather crises, providing safe storage and shelter in times of need. With these events becoming more frequent, severe, and expensive, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier today announced that Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers football, and a venue for touring concerts and events, will be among the first NFL venues to be designated as a Mission Ready Venue that can be used during response and recovery missions.
In advance of Hurricane Helene’s landfall in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration approved a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Florida. This declaration enables FEMA to provide federal resources to the state for emergency protective measures and aid initial response and recovery efforts. FEMA urges people to take this storm seriously as it is expected to bring life-threating storm surge and hurricane conditions to Florida and the risk for dangerous flash and urban flooding to Alabama and Georgia.
A new Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will be opening at 8 a.m. tomorrow at the Penn-York Retreat Center in Potter County.
Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, home of the Seahawks, will be among the first NFL venues to be designated as a Mission Ready Venue that can be used during response and recovery missions.