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The Manhattan Mercury1h
Helene: Edwards, Tillis lead bicameral call to reinstate FEMA’s BRIC program
Slashed in the name of efficiency, FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program is wanted back by ...
State emergency officials urging Virginia residents to prepare for hurricane season, now
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) is partnering with the National Weather Service ...
Florida couple raise concerns, questions after $30,000 FEMA flood insurance check failed to clear — twice
When Hurricane Helene tore through Ruskin, Florida, in 2024, Robert Paul and his wife lost nearly everything. Their home was ...
Houston Public Media8h
Few Houston residents feel well-prepared for a disaster as hurricane season approaches, Rice survey finds
Based on 2024 survey results released earlier this month, the Kinder Institute found that 8% of Harris County residents ...
Your Observer10h
Sarasota County hosts community conversation on hurricane preparedness
The event welcomed local and federal officials to speak on ways to be prepared for the next hurricane season, starting June 1 ...
As SC preps for hurricane season, first responders say be prepared to wait out 3 days in a storm
Florence's Emergency Management Division warns that SC residents need hurricane supply kits with 3 days of hurricane foods in ...
USA Today7d
Trump administration continues to suggest FEMA could go away
DeLauro asked for evidence of FEMA’s failure. Noem said the agency still has claims open from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and from fire claims a decade ago. “What the president has said is he ...
WKRG21h
Escambia County Emergency Management unfazed despite FEMA’s leadership changes
Despite hurricane season quickly approaching, emergency officials in Escambia County are taking the firing of acting Federal ...