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LAHAINA, Hawaiʻi – Calls to a Maui County domestic violence hotline have more than doubled as stress levels rise and social and financial pressures mount after the August wildfires, but behavioral health experts and counselors say help is available.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell participated today in the groundbreaking ceremony of what will be the new health facilities for the municipality of Vieques.
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In the two years since President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FEMA has taken significant steps to build a more resilient nation.
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Revised Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the cities of El Paso, San Elizario and Socorro; the towns of Anthony and Clint; the Village of Vinton; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and unincorporated areas of El Paso County, Texas.
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Calhoun and Logan counties are now eligible for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to repair damage to their infrastructure caused by the June 29 – July 2 storms and flooding. The addition of these two counties brings the number of counties to 21, that are now eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program (PA).
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FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes from June 25-26, 2023.
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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Vermont by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for debris removal undertaken in Vermont as a result of severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from July 7-21, 2023.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $5.6 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of overtime paid to state health employees engaged in critical functions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the availability of another $300 million in Swift Current funding to help property owners across the nation become more resilient to flooding.
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On Nov. 1-2, 2023, FEMA hosted its fourth annual civil rights summit. The agency assembled a diverse and experienced lineup of speakers from both the federal family and community organizations to discuss advancing environmental justice and civil rights in our work.
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