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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Al. - The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host a fourth disaster outreach event to assist...
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- By the end of 2005 "Project Rebound," a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Crisis Counseling Program, had reached out to more than 10,000 individuals affected by...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 00:00
Montgomery, Ala. -- The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host a fifth disaster outreach event to assist...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina who still need permanent, long-term housing now have more time to sign up for a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/U.S....
Monday, January 9, 2006 - 00:00
Washington, DC - The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced all Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees in the FEMA hotel/motel direct bill program...
Monday, January 9, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Many who may have failed to register for federal aid after Hurricane Katrina, now find the settlement of their insurance claim did not cover their disaster losses. If so, they may...
Friday, January 6, 2006 - 00:00
» Half a Billion Dollars to Katrina Recovery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- By year-end 2005, the cost of providing assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama had reached more than $519 million. The...
Friday, January 6, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY , Ala. -- The state of Alabama and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will have a Disaster Assistance Outreach unit in Jasper from Monday...
Friday, January 6, 2006 - 00:00
» One Half Billion Dollars Goes to Alabama for Katrina in 2005
Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast region August 29th. Today local, state and federal agencies continue to work together to...
Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Weather is unpredictable and can be dangerous, but with a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio you can be informed before bad weather strikes. The...
Tuesday, January 3, 2006 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- As Alabama residents make their New Year resolutions for 2006, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency...
Friday, December 30, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Al. -- Pre-disaster Mitigation (PDM) planning helps states and the federal government save money in the event of a disaster. Disaster mitigation is taking action, such as elevating...
Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- An applicant for disaster assistance may receive a letter from FEMA denying their request for aid. But that letter may not be the last word. There are several easily-fixed reasons...
Thursday, December 29, 2005 - 00:00
Montgomery, Al. -- The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host a fourth disaster outreach event to assist...
Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Disaster officials are urging residents of Alabama’s eleven disaster-declared counties and evacuees to take advantage of the 60 additional days they’ve been given to register for...
Friday, December 23, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Birmingham ranks among the top 100 cities nationally in measures to protect its citizens from the adverse affects of floods, according to officials from the U.S. Department of...
Friday, December 23, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Al. -- The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a total of $3.7 million in Hazard Mitigation Grant funds for disaster mitigation...
Thursday, December 22, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- In the sixteen weeks since Hurricane Katrina devastated the northern Gulf Coast and led to a federal disaster declaration for eleven Alabama counties, close to $490 million has...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- It is one of the most picturesque parts of the state, yet has historically been home to some of the poorest of the poor. Alabama's "Black Belt" was named for the 25-mile wide...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 00:00
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama residents who suffered damages from Hurricane Katrina in disaster-declared counties have until March 11 to apply for federal-state disaster assistance, officials from the...