HONOLULU – Mitigation specialists from FEMA have partnered with Foodland to offer free advice and tips on how to rebuild homes stronger and safer as Maui residents begin repairing, rebuilding and making improvements to their homes after the August wildfires.
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FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Austin, Dallas and Guadalupe counties June 15 to provide one-on-one help to Texans affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding and straight-line winds April 26-June 5.
After Arkansans apply for FEMA assistance, a home inspection may be necessary to help determine whether the home is safe, sanitary, and livable.
Disaster survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft after a disaster. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.
FEMA is opening Disaster Recovery Centers in Shelby, Story and Union counties to provide one-on-one help to Iowans affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding this spring:
The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office Advocate Team is hosting two workshops focused on supporting individuals who experienced a total loss of a residence and outbuildings due to the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent flooding. Attendees can file a Notice of Loss, complete and submit documentation, and/or check the status of a total loss claim. Workshops will be held in Las Vegas June 15 and Mora June 29.
The FEMA Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office is hosting hiring fairs this summer and fall for full-time Claims Office positions. The positions will support the important mission of processing claims and compensating those impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and subsequent flooding.
Fulton, Greene, Madison, and Randolph counties have 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.
More than $2 million has been approved for homeowners and renters in West Virginia, less than a month after President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the state for the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides of April 2-6, 2024.
COLUMBUS – As recovery after the March 14 tornadoes continues, FEMA encourages residents to consider five ways they can strengthen their property against future high-wind events.