FEMA prepares for Hurricane Helene aftermath - Federal News …
WEB3 hours ago · September 27, 20241:57 pm. < a min read. Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama is the staging ground for much of the federal government's response to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is using a big part of the base's airfield as a holding area for truckloads of meals, cots and …
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WEB3 days ago · Seven Year After María, FEMA Remains Focused on a Recovery that Mitigates Future Hazards. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared 2024 as the Year of Resilience to address the need to translate disaster recovery into actions that take into account the effects of climate change.
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WEBTropical Storm Helene. Helene is expected to bring flooding and life-threatening storm surge to the Gulf Coast. Listen to local officials, check your emergency plans, and have supplies ready to go. Prepare Now.
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WEB3 days ago · FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Helene beginning Sept. 23 and continuing.
Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Rule to Increase Resilience ...
WEBJul 10, 2024 · The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) published a Final Rule to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). The standard is a flexible framework to increase resilience against flooding and help protect communities.
FEMA announces $3 billion for climate resiliency as time runs low …
WEBAug 28, 2023 · In a record-breaking year of disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is announcing nearly $3 billion Monday for communities to build resiliency against climate change-fueled...
FEMA overhauls disaster assistance program as climate crisis ... - CNN
WEBJan 19, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is changing the way it responds to natural disasters, it announced Friday, as the climate crisis fuels more extreme weather events and causes more...
FEMA administrator discusses expanding access to disaster relief | PBS News
WEBApr 3, 2024 · Last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, made some big changes to its disaster relief programs, changes that the agency called — quote — "the most significant updates...
Biden to deploy FEMA, National Guard as part of national ... - NBC News
WEBJan 15, 2021 · President-elect Joe Biden on Friday said he would deploy the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Guard to help set up vaccine clinics across the U.S. as part of an...
FEMA declares new strategy to engage Native American tribes
WEBAug 18, 2022 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American tribes as they face climate change-related disasters, the agency announced Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022.