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New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Oct. 19, 2023, for Ellis County, Texas.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Starting June 1, 2023, FEMA’s normal rent policies will apply to Hurricane Ida survivors living in FEMA’s mobile housing units (MHUs). FEMA had previously authorized a blanket rent reduction for all MHU occupants through May 2023 for survivors of Hurricane Ida.
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Beginning April 19, and over the next several weeks, FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams will be going door-to-door in neighborhoods throughout Allen, Benton, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Johnson, Lake, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Sullivan, and White counties to help residents apply for FEMA assistance. DSA personnel offer survivors:
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Residents of San Bernardino County are now eligible for federal disaster assistance through FEMA. In addition, Alpine, Fresno, Kings, Merced, Sierra and Trinity counties are now eligible for Public Assistance, which reimburses local and state government agencies for the costs of emergency response, debris removal and restoration of disaster damaged public facilities and infrastructure.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has an immediate need to fill temporary positions in Frankfort, Bowling Green, Mayfield, Hazard, Warren, and Chavies, Ky. to assist with recovery from the recent flooding and severe storms.
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FEMA is seeking qualified individuals to lend their expertise and serve on the agency’s National Advisory Council. The council includes a geographically diverse and substantive cross-section of 40 members who advise the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of emergency management, ensuring input from, and coordination with, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, as well as the private and nonprofit sectors.
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A public notice has been published that addresses FEMA’s intention to reimburse eligible government agencies and nonprofit organizations in 10 Tennessee counties on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work during the March 31 to April 1, 2023, storms and tornadoes.
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A Disaster Recovery Center opened in Farmersville in Tulare County, where residents who were affected by the severe storms and flooding that started on Feb. 21 can get information on disaster assistance.
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A Disaster Recovery Center will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, in McNairy County to accommodate residents who were affected by the storms and tornadoes and want to update their existing FEMA applications or learn about state and community programs and other available assistance.
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FEMA reminds Arkansas residents, who receive federal disaster assistance for the severe storms and tornadoes that occurred March 31, to use the money for its intended purpose and to keep all receipts.
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