Recovery

SB 2069 would establish a position on the state's Disaster Preparedness Commission to assist New Yorkers in navigating the insurance process after an emergency event. Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed the same bill last year.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced plans to hire for 26 roles like disaster field training operations, hazard mitigation and IT, among others, in the Eaton and Palisades disaster areas.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state's $40.5 billion budget this week, a portion of which will go toward recovery from Hurricane Helene, including rebuilding roads and structures and grants that can be used to repair homes.

County officials report $250 million in federal funds are on the way to help communities recover from hurricanes Milton and Helene. That's not enough, they say, as requests to fund efforts total nearly $1 billion.

County officials are leading the local government’s recovery from a tornado in May that damaged 1,200 homes and destroyed 300. Among the tech endeavors under consideration are high-speed Internet, and a resource app connecting residents to disaster recovery assistance.

Residents in the 12 additional counties can now apply for federal disaster assistance, including home repair, property loss and temporary lodging. Currently, nearly 40 counties around the state qualify for FEMA aid.

After making initial landfall, Hurricane Helene moved north and dumped an enormous amount of rainfall onto the mountainous regions of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.

Pasco County, near Tampa Bay, has deployed CentralSquare software to help public works better fix damage from natural disasters and cyber attacks. It’s the latest example of using gov tech for disaster management.

Gov. Ned Lamont has formally requested federal disaster relief to help the state recover from the historic floods that destroyed 80 businesses and 19 homes. The state is also asking to join FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Initial reports show fires have destroyed as many as 28 homes and 73 structures. Much of the damage has been to grazing land and livestock, heavily impacting the ranching community in eastern Oregon.

The slide area remained unstable, authorities said Monday. A team of geologists was expected to evaluate the potential for additional ground movement Monday morning before crews start the recovery process.

Liberty Mutual is retiring the "antiquated" technology it uses to manage the dwelling fire policies, "and it is not feasible to create a new system to support this product in California."

On Sunday night as the rain continued to pour down, the tiny culvert through which the South Branch Bullet Hill Brook escapes became clogged with debris, and that ridgeline acted like a dam, water piling up on the far side.

While floodwaters have largely receded and the majority of roads across the Danbury area have reopened, officials said they're working to repair damage to roads and assisting residents, including some in Danbury, who were displaced.

The days and weeks immediately after the storm will be what Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Commissioner William Turner called the "initial damage assessment phase."

Big Basin will take a significant step toward recovery, as the California Department of Parks and Recreation holds its first public meeting to unveil three options for rebuilding the 18,000-acre park’s facilities.

Unlike most other high-profile U.S. mass school shootings in the past decade, including a recent one at Michigan State University, there has never been a so-called After Action Review of the attack on Oxford High School.

New Yorkers in some counties whose property was damaged in last week's storm can apply for funding for repairs from the Division of Homes and Community Renewal. The state is working to determine if federal funds are also available.