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Providers in St. Louis were awarded the money through the Missouri Department of Health’s Crisis Counseling Program, which has for decades been funded by FEMA to help build hope and resiliency in disaster survivors. -
When Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska last month, the hardest-hit communities were accessible only by air or water. That complicated response efforts and makes rebuilding a challenge.
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Prior to sending FEMA crews to counties affected by a disaster, the agency verifies needs of the region through Census data as well as elected officials. -
While Cal Fire’s report on the deadly Tubbs fire is not out yet, the agency has determined that PG&E power equipment was responsible for causing 16 other major fires across Northern California in October.
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As the majority of Colorado wildfires approach 100 percent containment, Forest Service teams are beginning to visit burn areas on U.S. Forest Service lands to assess their vulnerability to flooding, landslides and other fire-related catastrophes.
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The federal government is providing $30 million in grants for coastal resiliency projects, which could benefit south Louisiana.
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The program is run by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and funded through grants from FEMA totaling $13.9 million.
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Comments and ideas shared during small group discussion at the meetings could help shape public policy.
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The order comes a day after a group of displaced residents, including several living in Worcester, argued in court that FEMA was unlawfully terminating their housing assistance.
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Maryland's representatives in Congress called on President Donald J. Trump to declare a disaster in the May flooding that devastated Ellicott City and parts of Baltimore and Baltimore County.
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A FEMA spokesman said the government will extend the program until July 5.
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FEMA funded hotel rooms for 54,640 families during the 308 days the program was active.
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Homes and businesses have amassed more than $650,000 in damages.
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Ten colonias remained underwater or surrounded by floodwater as of Tuesday morning, and at least 161 people were still living in shelters throughout the region.
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They are preparing to combat an expected explosion of disease-carrying mosquitoes.
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Emergency management officials say the expected Cascadia subduction zone quake could shake the Rogue Valley so hard that houses could collapse or slide off their foundations, leaving thousands homeless, injured or worse.
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Flooding pushed the Rappahannock River well beyond its normal level Saturday because of heavy rains throughout the Fredericksburg region on Friday, but especially upriver to the west.
