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April 23, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FEMA operators have handled more than 40,000 calls at the Donations Coordination Center (DCC). The DCC was set up at FEMA's Hyattsville, Md. National Processing Service Center on...
April 23, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Weather Service (NWS) reports severe weather hit the Midwest and Southern Plains last night. The most significant damage occurred in the Oklahoma town of Carrie when...
April 23, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- People left jobless as a result of last December's severe freeze in eight (8) counties designated as disaster areas have until Friday, April 30 to register for federal...
California
April 23, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Heavy snows, up to three feet in some areas, hit parts of Wyoming beginning yesterday morning. Local officials report the storm caused power outages in Dubois, Wyo. (Fremont...
April 21, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Free legal assistance is being provided by the Young Lawyers of the California Bar Association to December freeze victims who have difficulty with disaster-related evictions...
California
April 21, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A grant of more than $77,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will go towards helping the County of Fresno provide crisis counseling and mental health...
California
April 21, 1999
BOSTON, Mass. -- Peterborough, NH has joined the disaster-resistant efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Project Impact, a national effort to change the way America deals with...
Region I
April 21, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alaskan state officials report the Shishaldin Volcano, which erupted on April 19, is being closely monitored. Some flights to the Far East have been rerouted and low flying...
April 21, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Leaders of the nation's fire service community today pledged to help Project Impact build disaster-resistant communities. In signing an agreement with the Federal Emergency...
April 21, 1999
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A grant of $21,098 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will go towards helping the County of Tulare provide crisis counseling and mental health services to...
California