If you’re in FEMA’s Direct Housing program, you have been assigned a recertification advisor to support you on your path to permanent housing. Staying in regular contact with your advisor is essential to remain eligible for temporary housing.
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A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more about flood insurance.
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If you are a survivor of the 2023 Maui wildfires, and you are in FEMA’s Direct Housing Program, the following information may help guide you through the rental payment process. Rental payment is a requirement for all Direct Housing participants. Failure to pay your rent on time may result in the loss of your rental reduction rate, as well as possible removal from the FEMA temporary housing program and your current unit.
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If you are a survivor of the 2023 Maui wildfires, and you are in FEMA’s Direct Housing Program, the following information may help guide you through the rental payment process.
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Multi-Hazard Considerations and Mitigation Strategies for Residential Structures
This Recovery Advisory is intended to provide property owners, designers, and builders with an understanding of natural hazards common to Maui such as flooding, high winds, wildfire, earthquakes, and others to inform mitigation strategies for new residential construction or reconstruction following a hazard event such as the 2023 Lahaina wildfire. Property owners, designers and builders should evaluate building site and structure hazard exposure to ensure a multi-hazard approach to mitigation when possible.
Codes, Standards, and Permitting (Maui Wildfires Summary Report #1)
This summary report focuses on the performance of one- and two-family residential buildings impacted by the August 2023 wildfires on Maui. The performance of residential buildings varied depending on their design, construction type and quality, geographic location, siting, development density, landscape vegetation, distance to other surrounding flammable materials, and maintenance history. Several homes sustained damage from wind as well as fire, including wind damage to roof coverings, windows, and doors.
Performance of Residential Buildings (Maui Wildfires Summary Report #2)
This summary report focuses on the performance of one- and two-family residential buildings impacted by the August 2023 wildfires on Maui. The performance of residential buildings varied depending on their design, construction type and quality, geographic location, siting, development density, landscape vegetation, distance to other surrounding flammable materials, and maintenance history. Several homes sustained damage from wind as well as fire, including wind damage to roof coverings, windows, and doors.
Hawaii — Risk Rating 2.0 — State Profile 2025
Hawaii — Risk Rating 2.0 — ZIP Code Breakdown 2025
Hawaii — Risk Rating 2.0 — County Breakdown 2025
Reducing Wildfire Risk to Your Home (Maui Wildfires Recovery Advisory #2)
Defensible space is an area with limited combustibles surrounding your home that helps to reduce the chance that your home will catch fire during a wildfire event. Defensible space is up to 100 feet from your home and slows or stops the progression of wildfire. Defensible space, coupled with structural hardening, is critical to increasing your home’s likelihood of surviving a wildfire.
Designing New Residential Structures to Decrease Wildfire Risk (Maui Wildfires Recovery Advisory #3)
This Recovery Advisory, focused on one- and two-family dwellings, presents important fire safety recommendations for design professionals, including architects, engineers, installation professionals and contractors to reduce the likelihood of ignition and structure-to-structure fire spread in single family homes during a wildfire, where building setbacks and defensible space may be limited.
Fire-Resistant Materials and Assemblies (Maui Wildfires Recovery Advisory #4)
Homeowners, business owners, design professionals and builders in wildfire-prone regions can benefit from understanding general fire resistance characteristics of common construction materials and building products. This Recovery Advisory aims to provide a list of materials that can withstand higher exposure and help slow the spread of fire, but it is important to remember that fire-resistant does not mean fire-proof.
Wildfire Recovery Resources for Maui (Maui Wildfires Recovery Advisory #1)
As the recovery efforts continue on Maui, this is a current list of resources available at the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires. Homeowners, business owners, public officials, as well as design and construction professionals can benefit from using the following wildfire resources in recovery efforts.