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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state-federal Disaster Recovery Center at the Wayne County Office of Emergency Management in Wayne is closing permanently tomorrow, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at 6 p.m. Residents of all counties can continue to visit other DRCs in West Virginia. To locate a center, check the FEMA app or visit DRC Locator (fema.gov).
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FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) crews are in Texas neighborhoods helping people apply for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Beryl.
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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Montana to supplement recovery efforts in areas affected by the severe winter storm and flooding from May 6-9, 2024.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Falls Fire burning in Harney and Grant counties, Oregon.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Disaster Recovery Centers in West Virginia will be closed Friday, July 19, 2024, because of an outage affecting computers nationwide. Survivors can continue to call FEMA for assistance at 800-621- FEMA (3362). The toll-free telephone line operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.
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FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center in Jasper County is extended until Friday, July 26 and a DRC opens in Pottawattamie County on Monday, July 22.
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New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Jan. 17, 2025, for Hays County, Texas. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Lone Rock Fire burning in Gilliam, Morrow and Wheeler counties, Oregon.
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Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Allen Parish, Louisiana. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
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Floridians who sustained loss from the May 10 severe storms and tornadoes have one month to apply for federal assistance. The deadline to apply is Aug. 19, 2024.
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