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February 1, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Residents of tornado-prone areas can get information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) about how to build a "safe room" in their homes that can provide...
Arkansas, Tennessee
January 29, 1999
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Federal, state, local and voluntary agencies are working in partnership to help Arkansas residents following recent severe storms and tornadoes. The following is a summary of...
Arkansas
January 29, 1999
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Local, state, and federal officials announced plans today to have a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) open in Lonoke County from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday,...
Arkansas
January 28, 1999
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Arkansas Office of Emergency Services(OES)announced this morning that the Disaster Recovery Center in Wheatley will close...
Arkansas
January 28, 1999
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Clay and Lonoke counties have been added to the list of Arkansas counties eligible for federal disaster assistance, state and federal disaster recovery officials announced today...
Arkansas
January 27, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- State and FEMA officials opened a Disaster Field Office (DFO) yesterday in Little Rock, Ark. to coordinate recovery operations stemming from last week's tornadoes.
One shelter...
Arkansas
January 25, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As recovery operations begin in Arkansas, President Clinton, FEMA Director Witt, along with Regional, State and local officials, toured the disaster area yesterday.
The severe...
Arkansas
January 23, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid was been made available today for five tornado-ravaged Arkansas counties under a...
Arkansas
April 29, 1998
Under provisions of the President's Emergency Declaration for the severe weather that struck Arkansas earlier this month, mobile homes are being transferred to the state from storage sites in Texas...
Arkansas
April 24, 1998
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal emergency aid was approved for Arkansas today to supplement recovery efforts for families in...
Arkansas