Biden-Harris Administration Provides More Than $20 Million ... - FEMA.gov
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Several federal agencies, including FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, are already in Virginia and working hard with their counterparts with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and other state agencies.
Federal Assistance for Hurricane Helene Survivors Surpasses ... - FEMA.gov
WEB6 days ago · FEMA has approved over $30 million for more than 38,000 households. FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams are on the ground in neighborhoods across the affected counties helping survivors apply for FEMA assistance and connecting them with additional state, local, federal and voluntary agency resources.
How FEMA is responding to hurricane conspiracy theories : NPR
WEB2 days ago · The emergency management agency has long tried to respond to rumors that might delay recovery efforts. But a former FEMA official says the current information environment has never been so bad.
Alejandro Mayorkas: FEMA's funding dwindling amid Hurricanes | AP News
WEBOct 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
Mayorkas Warns of FEMA Funding Shortfall After Hurricane …
WEBOct 2, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency does not have enough funding to ride out the remainder of the hurricane season, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, said on Wednesday.
FEMA spent nearly half its disaster budget in just 8 days
WEB1 day ago · The agency provided $45 billion in loans from 2001 to 2022, according to an E&E News analysis of records. FEMA has frequently struggled to pay disaster costs and has imposed spending restrictions ...
A GAO analyst says FEMA is stretched thin as Hurricane ... - NBC News
WEB2 days ago · Officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — amid ongoing concern over what’s expected to be the strongest storm surge in decades — insisted it is ready for Hurricane Milton’s ...
FEMA has faced criticism and praise during ... - Associated Press News
WEBOct 4, 2024 · President Joe Biden talks with Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as he arrives at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, to survey damage from Hurricane Helene.
House GOP chairman demands FEMA accountability for Hurricane …
WEB6 days ago · The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be ...
Federal Assistance for Hurricane Helene Exceeds $344 Million as FEMA …
WEB2 days ago · To date, FEMA has shipped over 17 million meals, nearly 14 million liters of water and 210 generators. FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams are on the ground meeting with survivors in neighborhoods across the affected states to help them apply for assistance and connect them with additional state, …