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FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in O’Brien County on Wednesday, July 24 to provide one-on-one help to people affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring.
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Early this month, President Biden signed a bill reauthorizing the United States Fire Administration (USFA) through September 30, 2028. For 50 years, USFA has been working for a fire safe America.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Boneyard Fire burning in Grant County, Oregon, and the Battle Mountain Complex Fire, which includes the Monkey Creek, Snake, and North Fork Owens Fires burning in Grant, Morrow and Umatilla counties, Oregon.
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ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – FEMA continues its partnership with the Government of the Virgin Islands strengthening critical infrastructure damaged during Hurricane Maria on St. Croix with today’s obligation of $989 million toward making the island’s wastewater system more resilient against catastrophic events.
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Survivors of the April 2 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides have until 11:59 p.m. ET tonight to apply for federal assistance.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A state-federal Disaster Recovery Center will open in Spencer, W.Va., Monday, July 22, 2024, at 8 a.m. to help West Virginia residents affected by the severe storms and flooding of April 11-12, 2024.
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Today is the final day for residents in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties to apply for FEMA Assistance if they had damages during the April 2-6, 2024, floods and tornadoes. The deadline to apply is today, July 22, 2024.
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THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR FEMA STORM HELP IS SEPTEMBER THIRD. West Virginia RESIDENTS HIT BY the April eleven and twelve FLOODs, APPLY now FOR FEMA help.
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WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENTS APPLYING FOR FEMA HELP: BEWARE OF FRAUDS AND SCAMS! People may try to take your name, your Social Security number AND your money. Don’t let it happen!
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Residents in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties have just two days left to apply for FEMA Assistance for damages sustained during the April 2-6, 2024, severe storms. The deadline to apply is Monday, July 22, 2024. FEMA assistance for individuals and families affected by the flooding can cover home repairs, personal property losses and other disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.
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