News, Media & Events: Illinois
Events
2024-02-28T10:36:16
2024-03-29T23:59:30
Important Date
Feb 28, 2024
Mar 29, 2024
Feb 28, 2024
- Mar 29, 2024
Important Date
FEMA is soliciting written comments from those agencies, organizations, and individuals regarding the City of Harvey Stormwater Management Project, Harvey, Cook County, Illinois
2024-03-18T18:00:00
2024-03-28T19:00:00
Virtual
Mar 18, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
Mar 18, 2024 EST
- Mar 28, 2024 7:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host the 9th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week virtually for state, local, tribal and territorial emergency responders.
2024-03-26T13:00:00
2024-04-26T21:00:00
Important Date
Mar 26, 2024
Apr 26, 2024
Mar 26, 2024
- Apr 26, 2024
Important Date
FEMA is seeking public comments on its updated Consensus-Based Codes, Specifications, and Standards (CBCSS) Policy through April 26 2024.
Preparedness Tips
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.
Press Releases and Fact Sheets
Representatives from FEMA will host a Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Richland County, Illinois, on March 20, 2024, from 4 - 6 PM. The open house will give residents a chance to review preliminary versions of the county’s recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).
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.
Even though Disaster Recovery Centers have closed and the deadline to apply for federal assistance has passed, FEMA is still on the ground in Illinois to help Cook County homeowners and renters recover from the Sept. 17-18, 2023 severe storms and flooding.