FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Powhatan County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.
News, Media & Events: Virginia
Events
2023-05-09T08:00:00
2023-06-23T17:00:00
Important Date
May 9, 2023
Jun 23, 2023
May 9, 2023
- Jun 23, 2023
Important Date
FEMA and the DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships are updating “Engaging Faith-Based and Community Organizations: Planning Considerations for Emergency Managers.”
2023-05-10T22:00:00
2024-05-08T23:30:00
Virtual
May 10, 2023
May 8, 2024
May 10, 2023 EST
- May 8, 2024 11:30 p.m. EST
Virtual, Recurring
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2023-05-11T15:00:00
2024-05-11T16:30:00
Virtual
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2024
May 11, 2023 EST
- May 11, 2024 4:30 p.m. EST
Virtual, Recurring
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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
National Dam Safety Awareness Day occurs on May 31 of each year in remembrance of the devastating failure of the South Fork Dam in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889.
Press Release | May 30, 2023FEMA Region 3 and The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) announce the approval of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2023 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP).
Press Release | May 22, 2023PDFs & Multimedia
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The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services leads a point of distribution functional drill May 25 at Crown Bay Marina on St. Thomas. FEMA staff helped set up the drill and participated as recipients of shelf-stable meals and boxed water. FEMA/Russell Fox
- Jun 1, 2023
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Effective May 23, 2023 - Suspension of Community Eligibility
Kentucky, Virginia, and Wisconsin
- May 15, 2023
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Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Fairview Beach Riverbank Stabilization Project, signed 9/9/2020
- Jan 19, 2023
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Virginia; FEMA-4674-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4674-DR; Virginia as a result of flooding and mudslides during the period of July 13-14, 2022.
- Nov 10, 2022
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National — Risk Rating 2.0 — New Methodology vs Old Methodology
- Jun 29, 2022
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Letter of Final Determination- December 15, 2022
LFD Date: June 15, 2022
FIRM Effective Date: December 15, 2022
States: Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Iowa
- Apr 25, 2023
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Effective July 5, 2022 - Suspension of Community Eligibility
Kansas and Virginia
- Jun 22, 2022
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Effective June 1, 2022 - Suspension of Community Eligibility
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Virginia and Wyoming
- May 12, 2022
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Effective May 17, 2022 - Suspension of Community Eligibility
Kansas, Pennsylvania and Virginia
- May 3, 2022
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Effective May 3, 2022 - Suspension of Community Eligibility
Virginia, West Virginia
- Apr 22, 2022
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