News, Media & Events: New Jersey

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Press Releases and Fact Sheets

Public Invited to Review Flood Maps in Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County, N.J. - FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Morris County, New Jersey. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.
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National Incident Management Assistance Team is Now Hiring

The Field Leadership Directorate, within the Office of Response and Recovery at FEMA, is searching for experienced disaster management leaders for the launch of a new National Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) focused on Homeland Security Incidents. This team will be tasked with responding to incidents that fall outside of the authorities of the Stafford Act but require a coordinated federal or DHS response.
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FEMA Announces Selections of FY21 Mitigation Grant Programs to Make Communities More Resilient, New York and New Jersey Included

On Monday, Aug. 1, Vice President Kamala Harris and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced the selections and status of subapplications of its Fiscal Year 2021 pre-disaster hazard mitigation grant programs, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA).
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