Latest Federal Emergency Management Agency News
FEMA staff to help Kentuckians in seeking storm-related aid
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Federal emergency officials will be in three Kentucky counties in coming days to meet with people who suffered damage from severe storms and flooding, Gov. Andy Beshear said. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be available...
Disaster declaration for Louisiana approved for May floods
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration has approved Louisiana’s request for a major disaster declaration after flash flooding in mid-May damaged several thousand homes and left five people dead, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Wednesday. Residents in...
Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity
FALLON, Nev. (AP) — Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada’s high desert and within a few moments they’re handed forms to sign, jabbed with coronavirus vaccine and sent on their way. The pop-up...
Louisiana governor seeks disaster order for flooding
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday asked President Joe Biden to declare a federal disaster for the state after severe weather and flash flooding caused damage to at least 2,000 homes. Edwards' request is for individual assistance from the...
FEMA OKs more support for flood-stricken Kentucky counties
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's request for individual assistance for 22 additional counties hit by severe flooding has been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home...
Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he's doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change. ...
Federal funding approved for winter storms in 5 counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five West Virginia counties have qualified for federal funding as a result of severe winter storms this year, the state Emergency Management Division said. The counties are Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne, the Federal Emergency...
Deadline nears in Louisiana to seek aid for winter storms
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana homeowners, renters and business owners have fewer than two weeks left to apply for federal disaster aid for property damages and losses caused by the severe winter storms that struck the state in February. The deadline to register for...
Pastor of disaster: Minister weathered tornado, hurricane
LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — You could call the Rev. Louis Johnson the pastor of disaster. In fact, he’s working on his Ph.D. at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and he’s planning to write his dissertation on church emergency preparedness. ...
Beshear: Vaccination efforts aimed at convenience for public
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's expanding COVID-19 vaccination campaign is aimed at making it increasingly convenient for people to get the shots needed to defeat the coronavirus, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. The governor visited a newly opened community...
