Press Releases - FEMA.gov
Nov 4, 2024 · Disaster Recovery Center Open in Collier County. FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Collier County to provide one-on-one help to Floridians affected by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. Survivors of Hurricane Debby can also be served by the center. November 13, 2024.
FEMA Launches Web Page to Respond to Rumors and Confirm …
Oct 4, 2024 · After a disaster, rumors and misunderstandings can spread rapidly through traditional and social media and via word of mouth by friends, neighbors and colleagues. False or misleading information can harm survivors by causing confusion and preventing people from getting the help they need.
How did FEMA spend $9 billion so quickly? Back-to-back disasters
Oct 10, 2024 · The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly spending its disaster funding as it responds to back-to-back major hurricanes Helene and Milton – coming on top of a nonstop disaster year ...
Biden-Harris Administration Reforms Disaster Assistance ... - FEMA.gov
Jan 19, 2024 · Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that FEMA is reforming its federal assistance policies and expanding benefits for disaster survivors to cut red tape, …
Mayorkas Warns of FEMA Funding Shortfall After Hurricane …
Oct 2, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have enough funding to ride out the remainder of the hurricane season, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said on Wednesday.
Alejandro Mayorkas: FEMA's funding dwindling amid Hurricanes | AP News
Oct 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
FEMA has faced criticism and praise during ... - Associated Press News
Oct 5, 2024 · President Joe Biden talks with Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as he arrives at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, to survey damage from Hurricane Helene.
House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane ... - NBC News
The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be...
As Climate Shocks Worsen, FEMA Tries a New Approach to Aid
Jan 19, 2024 · The shift, announced on Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, comes amid a growing number of climate-related disasters.
Newsroom - FEMA.gov
Sep 27, 2024 · President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Vermont. FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Vermont to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from July 29– 31, 2024. Press Release | September 27, 2024.