FEMA Publishes New Flood Risk Maps For Fannin County Texas
DENTON, TEXAS — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) is presenting preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to communities and unincorporated areas in Fannin County, Texas. The FIRMs will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions.
President Declares Major disaster For The State Of New Jersey
WASHINGTON , D.C. — The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) Craig Fugate today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the State of New Jersey to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a snowstorm during the period of December 19-20, 2009.
HUD, fema Extend disaster Housing Assistance Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) Administrator Craig Fugate announced an extension to the disaster Housing Assistance Program-Ike (DHAP-Ike), giving approximately 11,000 families who were displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav more time to transition to longer term housing solutions.
fema Publishes New Flood Risk Maps For Le Flore County, Okla.
DENTON, Texas — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema) is presenting draft flood risk maps to communities in Le Flore County, Okla. The maps will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions.
fema Releases Draft National disaster Recovery Framework
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema), in coordination with the interagency Long Term disaster Recovery Working Group, today issued a draft of the National disaster Recovery Framework focused onengaging state, local and tribal governments, nonprofit partners, the private sector, and the public to enhance the nation s ability to recovery from disasters.
