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FEMA has approved more than $11 million for the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) for debris removal operations undertaken to remove debris deposited throughout Kentucky by last summer’s severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides.
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Last month, FEMA announced the designation of 483 community census tracts as Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ), as directed by Congress in the Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022. Natural disasters and the most severe effects of climate change disproportionately impact communities that are least able to prepare for, and recover from, those harms. To counter this, the Act directed FEMA to take a data-based approach to designate and assist communities that are most at-risk and in-need with respect to natural disasters and climate impacts.
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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 now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance to 21.
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The deadline to apply for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is October 30 if you suffered losses from the flooding and storms that struck the state June 29 – July 2.
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The State of Florida and FEMA are operating Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers in Levy County to provide one-on-one help to people affected by Hurricane Idalia.
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Residents affected by the ice jam and snow melt flooding that occurred between May 12 and June 3, 2023, now have until December 22, 2023 to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance.
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As Georgia residents repair and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, FEMA has teamed with local hardware stores to provide free information and tips on how to make hurricane-damaged homes stronger and safer.
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The Barre Disaster Recovery Center will close temporarily at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 25. It will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday, October 30.
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Georgia homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from Hurricane Idalia in Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Glynn and Lowndes counties, have two weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance.
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Revised Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Collin County, Texas.
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