The state of Florida and FEMA are providing several kinds of assistance to Floridians in 26 counties whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Ian.
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The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis will close on Monday, November 7 at 5 p.m.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today the appointment of 16 new members and 3 returning members to the agency's National Advisory Council. For the first time in the council’s history, a Tribal representative was appointed as council chair.
Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in St. Clair County, Illinois will close for one day
on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8. Both sites are polling locations. Centers will reopen on
Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 a.m. to assist those affected by the flooding of July 25-28.
Centers will be closed on Sundays beginning November 6.
November marks National Native American Heritage Month, an opportunity for every person in the nation to reflect on our shared nation’s history and honor the Tribal Nations and tribal citizens who called this land home long before the United States became a country. This National Native American Heritage Month, FEMA is celebrating a “year of firsts,” with the appointment of the agency’s first-ever National Tribal Affairs Advocate, the release of the agency’s first-ever National Tribal Strategy, the first National Advisory Council meeting in Indian Country and the first tribal citizen to hold the position of council chair in FEMA history.
More than $1.74 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and to households to help survivors jumpstart their recovery after Hurricane Ian.
St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County residents have just one week left to apply for FEMA disaster assistance before the Nov. 7 deadline.
To accelerate the removal of debris from Hurricane Ian in Florida, FEMA is providing limited waivers to the application process for Public Assistance Private Property Debris Removal/Commercial Property Debris Removal. In areas designated with severe damage, FEMA will waive the requirement for approval of applicants for all storm-related residential debris and commercial right-of-way debris.
FEMA is conducting local hiring for more than 300 jobs in Brandon, Fort Myers, Kissimmee, Orlando and Sarasota, as the state of Florida continues recovering after Hurricane Ian. These positions are full-time, 120-day appointments that may be extended depending on operational needs. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply online through USAJobs.gov.
The state of Florida and FEMA have opened an additional Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Pasco County.