Senate passes $50.5 billion Sandy recovery bill

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 28, 2013

Destroyed beach house in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on November 4, 2012 in Far Rockaway, NY. Credit: Leonard ...

FEMA: North Dakota disaster assistance at $50 million

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jul 25, 2011

FEMA reports that more than $50 million in federal and state disaster assistance has been approved through grants and low-interest ...

FEMA: Alabama disaster assistance tops $100 million

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jun 23, 2011

More than $100 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for Alabama survivors of the spring storms and tornadoes. ...

FEMA assistance for Oklahoma

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jun 07, 2011

FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to Oklahoma to supplement the state and local ...

New York Corps district aiding Joplin reconstruction

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jun 07, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning and Response Team has been tapped to assist with ...

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on Jun 06, 2011

"We're still, in many cases, even further back than Katrina, still rebuilding and paying for costs of recovery operations," ...

On Record

Posted by Brooke Wisdom on Jun 01, 2011

Afterwards By Marcia Gruver Doyle When it happens in your own backyard, it’s always different. On April 27th, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the hometown of ...

FEMA issues advice for Mississippi residents

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 24, 2011

Mississippi residents affected by the recent tornadoes and flooding are urged by FEMA to be alert for and ...

South Dakota counties declared disaster areas

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 18, 2011

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal disaster aid has been ...

FEMA Alabama updates

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 18, 2011

Lamar and Tuscaloosa counties can now be reimbursed for permanent work, such as roads and bridges, water control plants, public ...

Tuscaloosa’s disaster response

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 15, 2011

"This city is absolutely a model for disaster response." --Tim Tyson, a FEMA spokesman who has monitored disasters since Hurricane Katrina, ...

FEMA: Aid registrations jump by 20,000 in Alabama

Posted by Marcia Gruver Doyle on May 13, 2011

The number of people registering for FEMA assistance rose by 32 percent this week, for a total of nearly 64,000 ...