If you live in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties and were impacted by the early April 2024 storms, tornadoes and floods, read your FEMA eligibility decision letter carefully. If you have questions, visit a Disaster Recovery Center so we can help you with your next steps.
Press Releases
HONOLULU – President Biden has made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Hawaiʻi by authorizing an increase in federal funding for emergency protective measures taken as a result of the Aug. 8 wildfires and high winds in Hawaiʻi and Maui counties.
FEMA’s Office of External Affairs, in collaboration with an esteemed roster of co-sponsors, is proud to announce the first-ever Risk Communications, Crisis Communications and Community Engagement Summit.
Baxter County has been added to the major disaster declaration for Arkansans who sustained damage from the May 24-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding.
Kentucky disaster survivors who applied for assistance from FEMA due to April 2 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides will receive a letter from FEMA in the mail or via email.
COLUMBUS – Ohioans who applied for federal assistance may need to follow-up with FEMA and provide more information or documents to move their application forward. Those who still need help recovering after the March 14 tornadoes and haven’t yet applied, still have time to do so too.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After a disaster, scam artists, identity thieves and other criminals often attempt to take advantage of disaster survivors. Scammers may target survivors when they are in a stressful state and are more susceptible to potential fraud.
The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the Beaver Valley Power Station. The exercise will occur on June 11, 2024 to assess the ability of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of West Virginia to respond to an emergency at the nuclear facility.
Revised Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in El Paso County, Texas. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Cooke County June 7 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds that began April 26