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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for unincorporated La Paz County in Arizona. The maps identify revised flood hazards along the Cinnabar Wash, Cinnabar Wash Split, Mineral City Wash, East Mineral City Wash and South Levee Channel.
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When natural disasters occur, it’s common to find people who want to take advantage of survivors by posing as official disaster aid workers or as relatives trying to help survivors complete their applications.
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Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and FEMA have opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Gibson County to help people affected by the December tornadoes.
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Through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), FEMA has awarded $6,000,309 to Crawford County for the construction of a multi-purpose safe room at the Crawford County High School and Middle School. The safe room will have capacity for 906 people with 7,000 usable square feet and when not in use, serve as a gym for the attached schools.
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Come to work for FEMA and help your community recover from the December 2023 storms and tornadoes.
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FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Rhode Island to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes, Sept. 10-13, 2023.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supports the recovery of the Hogar CREA organization, with a multi-million allocation that includes nearly $943,000 to repair rehabilitation centers in Juncos, Coamo, Fajardo, and Trujillo Alto. This injection of federal funds will allow Hogar CREA to maintain its facilities in optimal conditions to continue its mission of rehabilitating people with addiction problems.
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Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and FEMA have opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Cheatham County to help people affected by the December tornadoes.
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FEMA is currently monitoring the Nor’easter that is headed toward the East Coast. Regions 1, 2 and 3 are in touch with their regional counterparts ahead of the storm. While the current winter storm is on track with potential heavy snow and treacherous ice to the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend, FEMA is encouraging every community to get prepared this winter season as other storms are expected to follow.
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FEMA’s South Shore Disaster Recovery Center will close permanently on Saturday, Jan. 6 – but a new center will open in Hegewisch on Tuesday, Jan. 9 (see below for addresses). All centers are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
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