BOSTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) awarded $98,280 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to a local fire department in the state of Connecticut. Nationally, the fiscal year (FY) 2007 AFG awards, which will be distributed in phases, will ultimately provide over $490 million to fire departments […]

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Bay St. Louis, Miss., Dec. 11, 2007 — Residents look at new preliminary flood maps at an open house in Hancock County. The event kicks off community adoption of the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps to meet requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program. Jennifer Smits/fema […]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Be wary of fraud. That is the warning issued to individuals and business owners affected by the Ice Storms from officials with the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema).
All Dressed Up To Brave The WindBRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas — During man-made and […]

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BILOXI, Miss. — Gulf Coast communities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are rebuilding with more than $9 billion in Public Assistance grants provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema). State and local governments in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are using these […]

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