As Hurricane Milton Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe …
WEB1 day ago · As Major Hurricane Approaches Florida, FEMA Faces Severe Staffing Shortage. Fewer than 10 percent of the agency’s disaster workers are available to respond to Hurricane Milton and other calamities.
FEMA shuts down temporary help centers but will ... - ABC Action News
WEB22 hours ago · According to FEMA, in the past week, more than 120,000 people on Florida’s Gulf Coast have applied for FEMA aid after sustaining property damage from Hurricane Helene.
What to know about FEMA disaster relief ahead of Hurricane ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago · As a still-reeling Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, the U.S. government's top disaster relief arm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is working to provide relief ...
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for Florida
WEB1 day ago · Release Date: October 7, 2024. WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Milton beginning Oct. 5 and continuing. The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief …
Emergency officials have this advice for Floridians preparing for ...
WEB23 hours ago · Florida’s emergency management director, Kevin Guthrie, motioned to the ceiling at a Monday briefing as Category 5 Hurricane Milton churned towards the state’s Gulf coast. The ceiling was just ...
Hurricane Milton Threatens an Already-Battered Florida - Business …
WEB1 day ago · Milton reached peak wind speeds of 160 mph on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, and is expected to create "a life-threatening storm surge" along Florida's west coast near Tampa Bay ...
Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Harris' call on Hurricane Helene
WEB1 day ago · By Matt Dixon. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state. A source ...
FEMA said it’s ready to respond to Hurricane Milton in Florida
WEB21 hours ago · The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday the cost of the government’s recovery response to Helene so far in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida has already ...
Biden approves FEMA aid for Florida counties hit by Helene
WEBSep 29, 2024 · FEMA announced that along with Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties, federal aid would be available for those affected by Hurricane Helene in the following counties: Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie ...
Biden-Harris Administration Makes Emergency Federal Assistance ...
WEBSep 25, 2024 · In advance of Hurricane Helene’s landfall in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration approved a pre-landfall emergency declaration for Florida. This declaration enables FEMA to provide federal resources to the state for emergency protective measures and aid initial response and recovery efforts.