Recovery

Lithium-ion batteries are found in many common household items, including phones, computers, and electric vehicles. Fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries are more challenging to put out with water and fire extinguishers.

The bill was introduced last year to address the public’s right to know after a derailment that sent three locomotives and six rail cars off the tracks, including two carrying hazardous materials.

Another separate investigation is ongoing by the Maui Fire Department and the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into what started the fire and where it began.

It was a cooperative effort between first responders in Britt, Iowa, and the community, including the local funeral homes for use of a casket to help emphasize how quickly life-changing events can happen.

After a lengthy grant approval process, delayed by the COVID pandemic, Old Lyme, Conn., has been awarded $708,000 from FEMA to help build the “white box” while the town will furnish equipment, furniture, and fixtures.

Hundreds of schools and day care centers were closed statewide. The storm closed town offices, public libraries and community centers and knocked out power to more than 175,000 households during its peak.

Seattle Fire Department has seen a more than 50 percent increase since 2016 in vehicles being pulled from service because of breakdowns or malfunctions. It has lengthened the timelines of emergency response.

The 22-person Indian crew aboard the cardo ship, the Dali, which was involved in an accident in Belgian waters eight years ago, had set off on a 28-day voyage to Sri Lanka after spending the weekend in Baltimore.

"I saw firsthand the destruction and deadly impact these storms had, I know our communities deserve federal assistance. FEMA's methods and formulas for determining aid are clearly flawed and require re-evaluation."

Some residents are still experiencing symptoms months after the derailment. “Sometimes it comes on, and my mouth hurts, my teeth hurt, my tongue swells. It’s like, ‘Oh, something was disturbed today.'"

FEMA's Public Assistance program is an essential source of funding for states and communities recovering from a federally declared disaster or emergency. FEMA has provided more than $2.8 Billion to Massachusetts so far.

During the flooding, the county had four local emergency proclamations issued, two emergency operations centers activated, and more than 200 disaster service workers deployed. Approximately 10,000 people were evacuated.

The town has applied for and expects to receive disaster recovery funds through FEMA, which should pay up to 90 percent of the costs. Voters authorized the town to borrow up to $1 million to cover any gaps in funding.

The 15 deaths in the first two months of the year are by far the most in this time period since 2015 and almost five times the nine-year average of 3.2 deaths, according to data obtained by CT Insider.

FEMA hasn’t responded to a Nov. 13 federal Freedom of Information Act request from The Times-Picayune regarding correspondence with local and state government agencies about the diversion, which has been halted by a lawsuit.

The $115 million project is being created with furnished, prefabricated homes from four manufacturers arranged with 26 community buildings on undeveloped state land in Lahaina planned for residential development.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting individual assistance following the Jan. 9 tornado. If approved, individuals in the county could apply for grants up to $40,000.

Hawaii state agencies now face potential spending restrictions of up to 15 percent as the Legislature considers an emergency appropriation as an alternative to plug the still uncertain deficit.