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May 9, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana residents who have questions about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) have a permanent helpline to call to get the most up-to-date information.
The number is 1-...
Louisiana
May 9, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas – The State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in West, Texas will be closed Sunday, May 12 for Mother’s Day. The DRC will resume normal operations Monday, May 13. The hours will...
Texas, Region VI
May 9, 2013
APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCE
Q: Who should apply for federal disaster assistance?A: Homeowners, renters and business owners in McLennan County and the City of West who sustained uninsured or underinsured...
Region VI, Texas
May 8, 2013
DENTON, Texas — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is awarding more than $8 million to the state of Texas for improvements to a potable water pump station in Galveston, Texas.
FEMA’s...
Region VI
May 7, 2013
WASHINGTON — Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to announce the selection of 30 recipients to receive funding under the FEMA 2012 Community Resilience Innovation...
May 7, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office will receive a nearly $2.2 million federal grant to reimburse its efforts to protect citizens during and after Hurricane Isaac, the Federal...
Louisiana
May 7, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas – Immediately after the fertilizer plant explosion, keeping in touch with family was most important. During the recovery process, West residents who have registered for disaster...
Region VI, Texas
May 7, 2013
Oakland, Calif.—Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IX Office is pleased to announce that four of the 30 recipients selected to receive funding under the FEMA 2012 Community...
Region IX
May 6, 2013
NEW YORK — The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration have approved $7 billion in direct assistance to homeowners, renters, businesses, government agencies and...
New York
May 6, 2013
DENTON, Texas — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $2.3 million to the state of Texas for construction of a community safe room in the city of Victoria in Victoria County,...
Region VI