Press Releases - FEMA.gov
WEB3 days ago · More than $1.5M in FEMA Assistance Approved for Illinois. CHICAGO – In just one week since President Biden announced the major disaster declaration for Illinois, FEMA assistance for residents affected by the July 13 -16 severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding topped $1.5 million. September 27, 2024.
Biden-Harris Administration Provides More Than $20 Million ... - FEMA.gov
WEB4 days ago · FEMA specialists are canvassing Florida communities impacted by Hurricane Helene to help survivors apply for assistance. Additionally, FEMA inspectors have begun visiting applicants’ homes to verify disaster-caused damage. FEMA has received over 85,000 applications for assistance and has provided more than $7.5 million to survivors.
FEMA administrator continues pushback against ... - Associated Press News
WEB18 hours ago · The head of the U.S. disaster response agency continued to forcefully push back Monday against false claims and conspiracy theories about her agency’s response to Hurricane Helene as the death toll from the storm continued to climb. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell pointed to the agency’s massive ...
Alejandro Mayorkas: FEMA's funding dwindling amid Hurricanes | AP News
WEB5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
Mayorkas Warns of FEMA Funding Shortfall After Hurricane …
WEB5 days ago · The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have enough funding to ride out the remainder of the hurricane season, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said on Wednesday.
Newsroom - FEMA.gov
WEBSep 27, 2024 · President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Vermont. FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Vermont to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from July 29– 31, 2024. Press Release | September 27, 2024.
FEMA Imposes Building Rules to Reduce Flood Damage - The New York Times
WEBJul 10, 2024 · The agency said Wednesday that projects constructed with FEMA money must be built in a way that prevents flood damage, whether by elevating them above the expected height of a flood or, if that...
Fact checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane …
WEB19 hours ago · FEMA isn't running out of money for hurricane relief because of migrants Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the ...
FEMA administrator: "I don't know that anybody could be ... - CBS News
WEBSep 29, 2024 · FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said on Sunday that the "historic flooding" in North Carolina from the remnants of Hurricane Helene has gone beyond what anyone could have planned for in the...
Biden administration to ask Congress for an additional $4 billion ... - CNN
WEBSep 1, 2023 · The Biden administration is asking Congress for an additional $4 billion to replenish the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, pointing to what it says is a particularly ...