More than $1 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and Floridians to help jumpstart their recovery from Hurricane Ian. FEMA has provided more than $545 million to households and $302 million to the state for emergency response and recovery. The U.S. Small Business Administration has provided $130 million in disaster loans, while the National Flood Insurance Program has paid $98 million in claims.
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Today, FEMA will participate in the Great ShakeOut, the world’s largest earthquake drill. The ShakeOut takes place at 10:20 a.m. (local time) on Thursday, Oct. 20.
Renters and homeowners in St. Clair County, IL who were affected by severe storms and flooding from July 25-28, 2022, may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
San Juan, Puerto Rico — FEMA is connecting with Puerto Rico survivors in many ways to ensure they have the help they need throughout the federal disaster assistance process.
PHILADELPHIA – The annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill will take place October 20, 2022 across the United States and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 3 wants to encourage the Whole Community to participate and learn the simple, but critical, safety steps to preparing for and staying safe during an earthquake. The Great ShakeOut is the largest earthquake drill worldwide and over 40 million people are already registered to practice their earthquake safety plans.
To date, FEMA has provided nearly $500 million in assistance to Hurricane Ian survivors across 26 counties, as the agency continues to provide rental and repair assistance, hotel stays, reimbursement for temporary lodging and other forms of support to help Floridians jumpstart their recoveries.
San Juan, Puerto Rico — During the first month of the Hurricane Fiona response, since the disaster declaration on Sept. 21, more than $456 million in FEMA disaster assistance has been provided to more than 600,000 Puerto Rico households to assist with disaster recovery efforts.
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Additional Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are now open in San Lorenzo and Villalba. The joint DRCs, a partnership between the municipality, the Government of Puerto Rico and FEMA, will help Hurricane Fiona survivors apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents needed for their application and answer questions in person.
EMA Administrator Deanne Criswell addressed the 2022 National Emergency Management Association Annual Forum in Stowe, Vermont, and stressed the importance of strong partnerships with fellow emergency managers nationwide. She also acknowledged both new challenges and ongoing successes across the nation and urged the need for an adaptative emergency management posture as disaster frequency increases.
Revised Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the cities of Carrollton, Dallas, Plano and Richardson in Collin County, Texas.