Volunteers Make A Difference

The usual images from the first days of a disaster are dramatic and memorable: scores of people with chainsaws cutting tree limbs from houses or roads; or operating boats to snatch frightened people from trees or housetops; or helping feed hundreds of hungry storm survivors inside a huge dining tent. Read more

Four New Counties Eligible For FEMA Individual Disaster Aid, Lee County Added For Public Assistance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Florida announced on Wednesday the expansion of federal aid to more Floridians as a result of Tropical Storm Fay. Read more

Lee County Disaster Recovery Center To Close Saturday

After serving nearly 400 Tropical Storm Fay survivors, the Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County will close this week. Read more

One Month Remains To Register For FEMA Assistance

Florida homeowners, renters and businesses in the 19 disaster-declared counties who sustained damage or loss from Tropical Storm Fay have only one month left to apply for disaster assistance, said state and federal officials. Read more

Tax Relief Available For Floridians In Disaster Areas

Floridians in disaster-declared counties affected by Tropical Storm Fay may be eligible for various forms of tax relief that could ease the distress of some losses. Read more

Emergency Assistance Deadline Nears For Florida Counties

The 30-day deadline for 67 Florida counties to apply for federal Public Assistance reimbursement funding to help pay for undertaking emergency protective measures and debris disposal is Monday, Sept. 22. Read more

Unemployment Assistance Available For Disaster Victims

Tropical Storm Fay brought more than flooding. It put people out of work. But people, such as the self-employed, who normally would not be eligible for unemployment may get help through the state-managed, federally funded Disaster Unemployment Assistance program. Read more

Kearsarge Medics Begin Health Assessments in Haiti

The amphibious ship USS Kearsarge expanded its assistance to disaster relief operations in Haiti on Sept. 17, dispatching medical teams to conduct health assessments of Haitian communities suffering in the aftermath of tropical storms Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Hurricane Ike. Read more

Disaster Recovery Center Open in Lake County

A Disaster Recovery Center is open in Eustis to help Lake County homeowners, renters and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Fay, recovery officials announced. Read more