FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in four Northwest Counties, beginning on Wednesday, August 7, to provide one-on-one help for people affected by recent flooding and severe storms.
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An upcoming art exhibition highlighting climate change and resilience will open in Ogden, Utah on Aug. 9. The exhibition is part of FEMA’s ArtWorks initiative. Three artists are featured in an upcoming exhibition investigating and sharing the stories of resilience in a changing climate.
FEMA is opening two Disaster Recovery Centers in Fort Bend County August 6 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl.
OKLAHOMA CITY – FEMA is still in Oklahoma. Residents who have questions about their applications or appeals can contact the agency in one of four different ways:
Homeowners and renters in Austin, Bowie, Shelby, Trinity, and Waller counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after Hurricane Beryl.
KIHEI, Hawaiʻi – For survivors of the Maui wildfires, navigating disaster resources is critical to their recovery. With the wide variety of languages spoken in Hawaiʻi, many survivors require interpreters to access the information they need.
Language interpretation is one of a long list of services that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides after a state receives a major presidential disaster declaration. FEMA staff identifies contractors to provide language, security, and janitorial services as well as supplies, everything from pencils to rental trucks and portable restrooms.
BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Mile Marker 132 Fire burning in Deschutes County, Oregon.
As Hurricane Debby moves ashore in Florida, the Biden-Harris Administration urges residents in the storm’s path to use caution and prepare for this extreme weather event. The storm could bring historic rainfall across parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Life-threatening storm surge along areas of Big Bend, parts of the Florida Gulf Coast, northeastern Florida and South Carolina coasts are also predicted. In preparation for the storm, President Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state of Florida.
WASHINGTON -- President Joseph R. Biden Jr. approved an emergency declaration for the state of Florida as FEMA officials urge those living in Debby’s path to complete preparedness actions. FEMA is ready to respond and to meet any needs states in the storm’s path may have.
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 Tropical Storm Debby beginning Aug. 1 and continuing.