Federal Emergency Management Agency
COLLEGE PARK, MD - MAY 23: Joseph Nimmich, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) associate administrator for response and recovery, talks about the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook during a news conference at NOAA headequarters May 23, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. NOAA Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook predicts there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes including 3 to 6 major hurricanes.
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We were under a Federal Emergency Management Agency tarp for months. People from town would come and bring us milk because there were no refrigerators.
We are providing grants and loans to storm victims who already went through FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and insurance
Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines for training of search-and-rescue dogs stress the need for traction on rubble piles. It is plausible that searches in areas of little to no rubble, such as homes searched in response to Hurricane Katrina, could be safely conducted by dogs wearing booties.More quotes »
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Hempstead Village gets more than $1M reimbursement for Sandy cleanup
Village has been awarded more than $1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency public assistance funding to reimburse the village for the cost of debris removal in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, federal officials said.This reimbursement for debris Read more »
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2 Nassau County fire departments to receive nearly $50G total for improvements
departments received the funding through the national Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Bellerose Terrace will receive $34,675 and East Rockaway will get $14,250.Our local fire departments protect Read more »
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Barack Obama: Gov't with Oklahoma 'every step' of the way
character. There's no doubt they will bounce back," he said. "But they need help."The White House said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has already provided $57 million in rebates and incentives to help build about 12,000 storm shelters in Oklahoma. Read more »
Around the web
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Schumer Announces Over $6 Million In Federal Funds For Department Of Environmental Conservation After Superstorm Sandy
State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will receive approximately $6,736,500 in federal aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds are reimbursements for immediate repairs the NY DEC made after Superstorm Sandy struck 6/18/13 from LongIsland.com Read more »
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Official: N.J. woman sentenced in FEMA disaster scam
— An Atlantic City woman who stole more than $15,000 in benefit money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a 2010 nor'easter was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison. Debbie Hicks also was ordered to make full restitution and serve 6/18/13 from NorthJersey.com Read more »
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4 N.J. counties see drastic changes in revised flood maps
said Monday. The revised maps of Atlantic, Hudson, Monmouth and Ocean counties, which were released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, substantially cut the "V" zones. "V" zones are at risk of 3-foot breaking waves, and homes in such zones must be 6/18/13 from NJ.com Read more »
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Indictment: N.J. man swindled housing aid from FEMA
— A central New Jersey man accused of swindling more than $12,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Superstorm Sandy has been indicted on a theft by deception charge. Monmouth County prosecutors say 51-year-old William Nagle of Sea Bright from NorthJersey.com Read more »
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The 8 years with the most $1 billion weather disasters
report out on all of the weather disasters since 1980 that have caused $1 billion or more in damages. As the Federal Emergency Management Agency releases its new flood maps for New Jersey -- which are getting extra attention after the damage sustained there from Philly.com Read more »
