Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The program provides grants for two types of disaster recovery work. The first is emergency work – this includes the debris removal and the preventative measures taken to secure the property and prevent further damage to the property and to public health. The second is permanent work – which covers the measures needed to restore, or replace ...
That aid may "include upfront funds to help with essential items like food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies and other emergency supplies," FEMA says in a news release.
The Citizen Corps booth at FEMA's Hurricane Awareness Day at FEMA Headquarters to raise awareness and community emergency preparedness. In 2011, the Citizen Corps made $9.98 million in grant funding available [ 18 ] for integrating the community and government to better coordinate local involvement in the preparation, planning, mitigation ...
FEMA was absorbed into DHS effective March 1, 2003. [18] As a result, FEMA became part of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of Department of Homeland Security, employing more than 2,600 full-time employees. It became Federal Emergency Management Agency again on March 31, 2007, but remained in DHS. [19]
The Uniontown Fire Department will spend over $110,000 in a federal grant on exercise equipment, health screenings and visits from wellness experts. Uniontown Fire Department spending FEMA grant ...
As thousands of people in New Mexico, Texas and across the U.S. send money and supplies to help those impacted by the South Fork and Salt Fire wildfires in New Mexico, victims must beware of ...
FEMA trailer occupants reported that they preferred the trailers to living in cars, tents, partially gutted homes, and the crowded homes of relatives. [ 2 ] [ 31 ] FEMA policy generally allows residents to live in a FEMA trailer for a period of 18 months, beginning at the time at which they receive access to the trailer.
Rowland Haynes, the state's emergency relief director, was the major force in implementing such national programs as the FERA and CWA. Robert L. Cochran, who became governor in 1935, was a "cautious progressive" who sought federal assistance and placed Nebraska among the first American states to adopt a social security law.