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September 3, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- The State of Iowa and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the City of Cedar Rapids will have the option to replace the Central Fire Station.
The...
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September 1, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- The State of Iowa and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Joint Field Office in Urbandale became the Iowa Recovery Center (IRC) Monday, August 31. What does that mean for...
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August 21, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- The Iowa floods of 2008 caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to state, county and city infrastructure, which includes roadways and public buildings.
In most cases, the...
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August 18, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- In October, 2008, 564 Iowa families and individuals, displaced from their homes by severe storms and the floods of 2008, were staying in temporary housing units provided by the...
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August 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the State...
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August 13, 2009
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's major disaster declaration issued for Iowa.
Assistance for the...
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July 22, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- Every year, thousands of Iowa residents gamble that they won't need to purchase flood insurance. Many of them are going to lose the bet, according to state and federal recovery...
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July 14, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- Waters from the epic 2008 flood didn't prevent Iowa farmers in Des Moines County from getting into their fields in 2009 thanks to cooperation between officials from a state agency...
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July 6, 2009
Des Moines, Iowa -- One of the reasons Iowans say they don’t buy flood insurance is they believe the cost is too high. As with any insurance, the cost is based on the risk involved.
Historically...
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June 26, 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Close to 3,000 Iowans signed up for flood insurance less than one year after the floods of June 2008 inundated the state.
Despite that growth, however, less than 20 percent of...
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