FEMA’s Claims Office recently resolved seven lawsuits pending in federal court arising from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. The settlements benefit claimants by expanding guidance on FEMA’s communications with individuals represented by lawyers, establishing a cooperative process to streamline the review of lawyer-provided documentation, and allowing claims payments to be made into Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) held by claimants’ attorneys. The settlement terms apply only to claimants represented by counsel in the settled cases but can apply to any claimant whose attorney reviews and agrees to them.
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Every inch of our region, from the Atlantic to the Alleghenies, is at risk of catastrophic impact from tropical storms. Stay informed and prepare now to build resiliency this hurricane season.
ST. PAUL - Minnesota homeowners and renters in Blue Earth, Cook, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Itasca, Jackson, Lake, Le Sueur, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan counties affected by the severe storms and flooding of June 16 – July 4, 2024, may now call or go online to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA.
CHARLESTON, W.Va.– The following state-federal Disaster Recovery Center will be closed temporarily Saturday, Aug. 3, due to a previously scheduled event at the location. It will resume normal operations Monday, Aug. 5.
A joint Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opens Thursday morning in Sikeston to give storm survivors an opportunity to talk face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists.
Over $1.3 million in funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were allocated to repair three senior living homes in the municipalities of Dorado, Ponce and Culebra. These projects, like similar ones, are focused on providing adequate and safe places for Puerto Rico's elderly population.
Oklahomans affected by the May 19-28 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding have until August 14 to apply for FEMA assistance.
Today two mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are open in Clay and Warren counties to assist Kentucky survivors who experienced loss from the May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides.
Texans who sustained losses from the storms and flooding April 26-June 5 have until Aug. 15 to apply for federal assistance.
FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Galveston and Nacogdoches counties Aug. 2 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl.