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FEMA has approved two projects totaling $1,675,804 in federal funding to Floyd County for the acquisition of properties affected by the July 2022 floods in Eastern Kentucky.
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FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Amherst County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.
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Online classified advertisements are luring Maui wildfire survivors with false offers of available rental units, and people are learning too late that the cash they paid for a security deposit went to a scammer instead
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On Dec. 7, FEMA leaders attended the White House Tribal Nations Summit. They were joined by more than 300 Tribal Nation leaders and representatives from agencies across the government.
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The Kahului Disaster Recovery Center will close at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, but disaster-related assistance for survivors of the August wildfires will remain available at multiple locations on Maui.
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CHICAGO –Temporary FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Dolton and Hegewisch on Tuesday, Dec. 12 to help residents kickstart their recovery after the September 17 - 18 storms and flooding. The Hegewisch center will be open for four days, closing at 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15. The Dolton center will be open for eight days, closing permanently at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19.
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced that FEMA awarded a $22.4 million grant to the city of Philadelphia, paying for 72 firefighters’ salaries and benefits for three years, allowing three city fire stations to reopen: Engine 6 in Fishtown, Ladder 1 in Fairmount and Ladder 11 in South Philadelphia.
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After a disaster like July’s storms, it’s normal to feel stressed, anxious or overwhelmed. Here are some resources that can help.
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FEMA has approved $1,802,054 to reimburse the City of Hazard for the costs of permanent repairs following the 2022 Eastern Kentucky Floods.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $5.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the Cambridge Health Alliance and Cambridge Public Health Commission for the cost of contracting for additional staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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