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The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office released a new video introducing Jay Mitchell, the Director of Operations for the New Mexico Joint Recovery Office (JRO). A fifth-generation New Mexican, Mitchell brings both personal experience and a deep commitment to the state’s recovery efforts.
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Join team FEMA and help your community recover from the January 9, 2024 through January 13, 2024 severe storm and flooding. FEMA is looking for Local Hires in South Portland with experience in mitigation, public assistance, environmental and historic preservation and planning.
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Anyone impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent flooding who has not started a claim can now visit one of many events focused on accepting new Notices of Loss. The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Advocate Team will be traveling to communities impacted by the fire and subsequent flooding to help individuals and businesses file a claim by the November 14 deadline.
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Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico. This action authorizes FEMA to provide assistance to save lives and protect property, public health and safety.
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Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Choctaw County, Oklahoma.
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Residents of all counties can continue to visit other centers in West Virginia. To locate one, check the FEMA app or visit fema.gov/drc. The deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance is Sept. 3, 2024.
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FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Ernesto beginning Aug. 13, 2024, and continuing.
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FEMA’s Individual Assistance program has recently implemented significant updates, including Displacement Assistance. If you were affected by the May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides, and your pre-disaster primary residence located in Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Clay, Greenup, Hopkins, Knox, Logan, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Warren and Whitley counties, you may be eligible for this new type of assistance.
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ST. PAUL – A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Wednesday, August 14, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the severe storms and flooding of June 16 – July 4.
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FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance crews are in Florida neighborhoods helping people apply for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Debby.
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