CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians in McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wyoming counties can now apply for FEMA assistance to help with costs from the Feb. 15, 2025, winter flooding.
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FEMA is hiring Tennessee residents to support the recovery from Tropical Storm Helene. Jobs are available in Knoxville, Kingsport and Nashville.
Revised Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
FEMA may call Floridians who applied for disaster assistance from unknown phone numbers. It is important to answer these calls. Survivors should return any missed phone calls.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 9 National Preparedness Division, Technological Hazards Branch announced that a public meeting will be held on March 7, 2025 in Buckeye, Arizona.
The Disaster Recovery Center in Richmond County is set to permanently close at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28. It is currently open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of West Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning on Feb. 15, and continuing.
Two Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Pike County on Feb. 27 in areas affected by the February floods. Disaster Recovery Centers, operated by the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management and FEMA, offer in-person support to survivors in declared counties as the result of severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides from Feb. 14, 2025, and continuing.
Several deadlines are approaching for individuals impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires.
Landowners impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire or subsequent flooding now have until March 14, 2025, to request a no-cost conservation restoration plan through the U.S. Agriculture Department’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).