General News Releases - August 2007

Recent News Releases

$27.9 Million in State and Federal Assistance Helps Mend Hospital, Communities Damaged By March Tornadoes, Aug 31
At Six Months, Federal Aid after Alabama Tornadoes Nears $25 Million, Aug 31
FEMA Notifies Shady Cove of Impending NFIP Probation, Aug 31
FEMA Authorizes Funds For East Zone And Cascade Complex Fires, Aug 31
Federal Aid Programs For Oklahoma Disaster Recovery, Aug 31
President Declares Major Disaster For Oklahoma, Aug 31
Federal Aid Programs For New York Disaster Recovery, Aug 31
President Declares Major Disaster For New York, Aug 31
Statement of FEMA Administrator David Paulison on the Resignation of Robert Flowers, Aug 31
September is National Preparedness Month, Aug 31
FEMA Moves To Help Newly Declared Counties In Nebraska, Aug 31
Ohio: FEMA Approves More Than $1.3 Million In Disaster Aid, Aug 31
Ohio: FEMA Inspectors Assessing Damage To Homes, Aug 31
Disaster Recovery Center in Caddo County Opens Sept. 6, Aug 31
New Disaster Recovery Center Locations Announced, Aug 31
Disaster Recovery Center in Blaine County Opens Sept. 6, Aug 31
Only A Few Days Left To Register, Aug 31
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming to Starr County, Aug 31
Two Months In, Texans Receive More Than $37 Million In Federal Disaster Aid, Aug 31
Nearly $62 Million Approved for May Storm Aid, Aug 31
Plans, Priorities Pave Way to Mississippi Recovery, Aug 31
Federal Aid Programs For Illinois Disaster Recovery, Aug 30
President Declares Major Disaster For Illinois, Aug 30
Disaster Recovery Centers To Open In Six Ohio Counties, Aug 30
Recovery Help Available for Wisconsin Flood Victims, Aug 30
More Than $2.5 Million Available For Minnesota Recovery, Aug 30
Briefings To Kick Off Public Assistance Process In SE Minnesota, Aug 30
Twenty Oklahoma Disaster-Declared Counties Get Deadline Extension, Aug 30
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Brown County, Aug 30
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming to Henderson County, Aug 30
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming To Bell County, Aug 30
After Calling to Register, Return SBA Application, Aug 30
Federal Disaster Aid to New Hampshire Tops $27 Million, Aug 30
Federal Disaster Aid to New Hampshire Tops $27 Million, Aug 30
Federal Disaster Aid for Maine Surpasses $21 Million, Aug 30
The Art Therapy Program Makes Its Ninth Trip To Renaissance, Aug 30
One Year Anniversary Of Disaster Declaration, Aug 29
One Year Anniversary Of Disaster Declaration, Aug 29
Federal Aid Programs for Nebraska Disaster Recovery, Aug 29
President Declares Major Disaster for Nebraska, Aug 29
Katrina, two years later: Statement by Gil Jamieson, Associate Deputy Administrator for Gulf Coast Recovery, Aug 29
Ohio: Scam Artists May Be Lurking, Aug 29
Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Crawford, La Crosse and Richland Counties, Aug 29
Seven Minnesota Counties Eligible for Federal Public Assistance, Aug 29
Registration: The First Step To Recovery, Aug 29
Labor Day Weekend Hours Of Operation For Disaster Assistance, Aug 29
Bay St. Louis Ceremony Begins Multi-Million Utility Infrastructure Repair, Rennovation, Aug 29
Hurricane Katrina Mississippi Recovery Update: August 2007, Aug 29
Nunez Community College Recovers with Help from FEMA, Aug 29
Louisiana Recovery Field Office to Deactivate September 30, Aug 29
FEMA Authorizes Funds for Castle Rock Wildland Fire, Aug 28
FEMA Ice Disposition Update, Aug 28
Ohio: Registration Is The First Step To Recovery, Aug 28
Disaster Recovery Center Schedules Announced, Closed for Labor Day, Aug 28
Alabama's Disaster Recovery Operation Two Years Later: By the Numbers, Aug 28
Two Years of Rebuilding and Recovery in Alabama: FEMA Aid at $946 Million, Aug 28
FEMA Launches Unique Communications Tool, Aug 28
Ascension Parish Receives Over $1 Million in Funding to Acquire Properties, Aug 28
FEMA Approves $3 Million For Henrico County Debris Removal, Aug 27
Federal Aid Programs for Ohio Disaster Recovery, Aug 27
President Declares Major Disaster for Ohio, Aug 27
Fast and Effective Federal Response to Multiple Disasters, Aug 27
FEMA Funds Relocation Of Displaced Residents, Aug 27
$27.7 Million in Disaster Aid to Oklahomans, Aug 27
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming To Smith County, Aug 27
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming to Nueces County, Aug 27
FEMA Funds Relocation of Displaced Residents, Aug 27
New Orleans Criminal Justice Recovery Advances With FEMA's Help, Aug 27
Federal Aid Programs For Wisconsin Disaster Recovery, Aug 26
President Declares Major Disaster For Wisconsin, Aug 26
Oklahoma Receives Presidential Declaration For Blaine, Caddo And Kingfisher Counties, Aug 25
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming to Parker County, Aug 25
Washington Fire Departments To Receive $160,137 In Funding Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 24
Idaho Fire Departments To Receive $92,696 In Funding Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 24
Chena Goldstream Fire Department To Receive $97,228 In Funding Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 24
Federal Aid Programs For Oklahoma Disaster Recovery, Aug 24
President Declares Major Disaster For Oklahoma, Aug 24
2 Years Later: Federal Funds for Gulf Coast Recovery Exceed $8.3 Billion, Aug 24
Disaster Aid Expanded To Caledonia and Orleans Counties, Aug 24
Not A U.S. Citizen? You May Be Eligible For Disaster Assistance, Aug 24
One Week Left To Register As Disaster Assistance Tops $36 Million For June Storms, Aug 24
Kansas Disaster Assistance for May Storms Exceeds $59 Million, Aug 24
'No Sale' Letters For Some Travel Trailer Occupants, Aug 24
FEMA Administrator To Tour Midwest Floods, Aug 23
Federal Aid Programs For Minnesota Disaster Recovery, Aug 23
President Declares Major Disaster For Minnesota, Aug 23
FEMA And States Work Together To Assess Recent Flooding, Aug 23
Two Weeks To Go To Register For Disaster Assistance, Aug 23
Resources Available For Elderly And Disabled, Aug 23
FEMA Aid To Texans Nears $20 Million, Aug 23
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Medina County, Aug 23
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Cherokee County, Aug 23
Haltom City Disaster Recovery Center Hours To Change, Aug 23
Children Enjoy Safe Haven At FEMA's Welcome Home Center, Aug 23
FEMA Provides Funds To Rebuild Grand Isle's Fishing Pier, Aug 23
FEMA Was Poised And Ready For Tropical Storm Erin In Texas, Aug 22
FEMA Approves $1.7 Million For Pittston Sewer Repair, Aug 22
FEMA Recruits Regional Advisory Councils, Aug 22
Miami Disaster Recovery Center Closed Labor Day, Aug 22
FEMA, State Grants Wont Affect Social Security Or Taxes, Aug 22
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Starr County, Aug 22
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Zavala County, Aug 22
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming To Tyler, Aug 22
FEMA Helping Hands Workshop Sept. 6 In Ocean Springs, Aug 22
FEMA Honored For Supporting Mississippi Heritage, Aug 22
Orleans Parish Schools Move Toward Recovery With FEMA's Assistance, Aug 22
Accommodating People With Disabilities In Disasters: A Reference Guide To Federal Law, Aug 21
Federal Aid Programs For Minnesota Emergency Disaster Recovery, Aug 21
President Declares Emergency Federal Aid For Minnesota, Aug 21
Disaster Recovery Centers To Open In Five Counties, Aug 21
Thirteen More Texas Counties Eligible For Public Assistance, Aug 21
Individual Assistance Now Available In 39 Texas Counties, Aug 21
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Smith County, Aug 21
Mississippi Making The Most Of Mitigation, Aug 21
FEMA Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Ford Road Fire In Montana, Aug 20
$1.6 Million FEMA Grant Will Pump Up Seabrook Island Wastewater Plant, Aug 20
Federal Responders Continue to Monitor And Plan for Hurricane Dean's Impact, Aug 20
$16.6 Million In Disaster Aid Approved For Oklahomans, Aug 20
Action Today Guards Against Future Flood Damage, Aug 20
Edwards, Pawnee Counties To Receive Additional FEMA Assistance, Aug 20
FEMA Aid Registration Deadline Extended To October 29, Aug 20
Feds Gear Up To Support Texas In Advance Of Hurricane Dean, Aug 19
President Declares State Of Emergency For The State Of Texas, Aug 18
FEMA On Lookout For Fraud, Aug 18
When, Not If: Preparing Your Business For Disasters, Aug 18
Alaska Fire Departments Receive $405,481 Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 17
Coburg, Oregon Fire Department Receives $43,386 Through FEMAs Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 17
Idaho Fire Department Receives $89,799 Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 17
Washington Fire Departments Receive $331,903 Through FEMAs Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 17
Disaster Recovery Center Closing In Oklahoma County, Aug 17
Two Weeks Left To Register As Disaster Assistance Tops $33 Million For June Storms, Aug 17
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming To Fort Worth, Aug 17
More Than $5.22 Million In Disaster Aid Approved In Missouri, Aug 17
South Dakota Disaster Aid Tops $32 Million, Aug 17
Kansas Disaster Assistance for May Storms Exceeds $58 Million, Aug 17
Greensburg's School Flag Waves Proud and Free, Aug 17
FEMA Funds Mitigation Measures in St. Helena Parish, Aug 17
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Help Fight Black Cat Fire in Montana, Aug 16
FIRSTeam Atlanta Heads for Puerto Rico to Meet Hurricane Dean, Aug 16
Chairman's Award of the Advisory Council On Historic Preservation Goes To FEMA, Aug 16
FEMA Contacting 1.2 Million Disaster Applicants In Florida About Court Order To Release Personal Information, Aug 16
FEMA Is Supported By Regions In Hurricane Response, Aug 16
Disaster Recovery Center Opening In Cleveland County, Aug 16
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming to Hood County, Aug 16
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Guadalupe County, Aug 16
FEMA Aid To Texans Tops $18 Million, Aug 16
FEMA Launches Unique Communications Tool, Aug 16
FEMA Launches Unique Communications Tool, Aug 16
FEMA Says There's No Better Time Than Now To Prepare, Aug 15
Grants Help State and Local Firefighters Battle Wildfires, Aug 15
Don't Miss Out on Disaster Assistance, Aug 15
$14.7 Million in Disaster Aid Approved for Oklahomans, Aug 15
New Saturday Hours For Disaster Recovery Centers, Aug 15
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Starr County, Aug 15
Connecticut Receives More Than $6.4 Million in Federal Disaster Aid, Aug 15
Disaster Aid Exceeds $25 Million for New Hampshire Recovery, Aug 15
FEMA Public Assistance to New York Reaches $18 Million, Aug 15
Federal Disaster Aid for Maine Surpasses $17 Million, Aug 15
Moss Points Adopts Safer Future with Floodplain Ordinance, Aug 15
Wetlands Clean-Up: Working With Nature, For Nature, Aug 15
FEMA Reminds Citizens to Be Alert and Be Prepared, Aug 15
FEMA Coordinating Federal Response To Hurricane Flossie, Aug 14
Governor Rell Supports Volunteer Efforts of State Employees, Aug 14
211 Turns Two, Aug 14
Harvard University Earns Stormready® Distinction, Aug 14
Art's Message, Aug 14
FEMA Region I Hosts Conference on Disaster Debris Removal Planning, Aug 14
Ready For the Next New England Hurricane?, Aug 14
New Hampshire Lakes Region CERT Helps Communities Prepare and Respond, Aug 14
Oklahoma County Disaster Recovery Center Closing Sundays, Aug 14
Be Careful When Hiring Contractors for Disaster Repairs, Aug 14
Disaster Recovery Centers Opening in Canadian and Rogers Counties, Aug 14
Free Counseling Available for Storm Stress, Aug 14
Cowley County Disaster Loan Outreach Center Now Open, Aug 14
Disaster Recovery Centers Transition To SBA Loan Centers, Aug 14
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming to Walker County, Aug 14
A Park of Their Own: The Return of Rudy Moran Complex, Aug 14
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Help Fight Little Goose Fire in Wyoming, Aug 13
Filing Deadlines Approach for Disaster Unemployment Benefits, Aug 13
Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Four More Counties, Aug 13
Pawnee And Harper Disaster Recovery Centers Closing Wednesday, Aug 13
SBA Disaster Loan Applications Essential To Aid, Aug 13
Free Legal Services Available for Disaster Victims, Aug 13
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Brown County, Aug 13
$56 Thousand* in Federal Disaster Aid for Rhode Island, Aug 13
$4.1 Million in Storm Aid Earmarked for Massachusetts Communities, Aug 13
Kiowa County Disaster Recovery Center Closing, Aug 13
$3.6 Million in Federal Disaster Aid for Vermont, Aug 13
New York Disaster Assistance Tops $61 Million, Aug 13
UNO Research And Technology Park Gains Foothold With FEMA's Aid, Aug 13
FEMA Distributes $647,000 To Washington Fire Districts As National Preparedness Month Starts, Aug 10
FEMA Distributes $110,050 To Oregon Fire Departments As National Preparedness Month Starts, Aug 10
FEMA Distributes $32,300 To The Ester Fire Department, Aug 10
Washington Fire Departments Receive Over $484,000 Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 10
Oregon Fire Department Receives Over $36,000 Through FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 10
Maine Fire Departments Receive More Than $918,000 Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 10
Massachusetts Fire Departments Receive More Than $146,000 Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 10
Connecticut Fire Departments Receive More Than $117,000 Through FEMA's Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 10
FEMA Fire Grants Provide Over $16.5 Million to Support America's Firefighters, Aug 10
Disaster Assistance For June Storms Tops $29 Million, Aug 10
Disaster Recovery Centers Transition to SBA Loan Centers, Aug 10
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming to Wichita Falls, Aug 10
Kansas Disaster Assistance for May Storms Exceeds $55 Million, Aug 10
Public Assistance, Partnership,Keys to Mississippi Recovery, Aug 10
A Massive FEMA Effort To Rebuild Mississippi's Schools, Aug 10
Our Lady Of The Sea Hospital Receives FEMA Funds, Aug 10
FEMA Approves Funding to Update Natchitoches Planning Grant, Aug 10
Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Oklahoma County August 10, Aug 9
FEMA Teams Canvas Oklahoma Disaster Declared Counties, Aug 9
Change of Address Needed for Those Displaced by Disaster, Aug 9
New Location For Coffeyville Disaster Recovery Center, Aug 9
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Returns to Bell County, Aug 9
FEMA Aid Provides More Than $16 Million In Aid To Texans, Aug 9
A Two-Year Anniversary and a Brand-New School, Aug 9
FEMA Obligates Additional Funding To Update Touro's Generator System, Aug 9
St. James Parish Receives Funding for Water Treatment Plant, Aug 9
St. Tammany Parish Receives Funding For Acquisition Projects, Aug 9
Almost 96,000 California Applicants For Disaster Assistance Are Affected By Court Ruling On Release Of Personal Information, Aug 8
More Than 156,000 North Carolina Applicants for Disaster Assistance are Affected by Court Ruling on Release of Personal Information, Aug 8
Federal Aid Programs For Maine Disaster Recovery, Aug 8
President Declares Major Disaster For Maine, Aug 8
Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Three Counties, Aug 8
Disaster Recovery Centers Closing In Butler And Cowley Counties, Aug 8
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Will Open In Webb County, Aug 8
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Will Open in Henderson County, Aug 8
FEMA Public Assistance To New York's Schoharie County Tops $425,000, Aug 8
Mississippi Fishermen Get, Give Help To Stay Afloat, Aug 8
FEMA Contributes to Rebuilding Campus of Port Sulphur High School, Aug 8
Northwest Florida Water Management District Gets $1.44 Million FEMA Grant to Update Flood Maps, Aug 7
Legal Services Are Available To Disaster Applicants, Aug 7
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Will Open in Llano County, Aug 7
Damages Incurred June 16 - Aug. 3 Eligible for FEMA Aid, Aug 7
Individual Assistance Now Available In 33 Texas Counties, Aug 7
Less Than One Week until Disaster Assistance Deadline, Aug 7
Breaking The Repetitive Disaster Damage Scenario, Aug 7
FEMA Public Assistance Grants Reach $1 Million in New York's Essex County, Aug 7
FEMA's Support Revives Only Acute Care Hospital In Cameron Parish, Aug 7
FEMA To Contact Up To 2.2 Million Applicants Affected By Court Order Directing Release Of Personal Information, Aug 6
Cotton County Residents Urged to Use DRC in Lawton, Aug 6
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Returning To Williamson County, Aug 6
Disaster Recovery Center will Close as Registration Ends, Aug 6
Third Party Expert Hired to Help New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, Aug 6
FEMA Provides Funding For New Slidell School, Aug 6
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Help Fight Jocko Lakes Fire in Montana, Aug 5
Monday is the Last Day to Register for May Storms, Aug 4
FEMA/Tribal Nations to Hold Emergency Management Training, Aug 3
Alaska Fire Departments Receive Over $78,000 Through FEMA's FY 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 3
Idaho Fire Departments Receive Over $167,000 Through FEMA's FY 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 3
Moro Fire Department Receives $247,000 Through FEMA's FY 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 3
North Kitsap Fire Department Receives Over $131,000 Through FEMA's FY 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 3
Federal Aid Programs For Vermont Disaster Recovery, Aug 3
President Declares Major Disaster For Vermont, Aug 3
Oklahoma Receives Presidential Declaration for Additional Counties, Aug 3
Disaster Assistance For June Storms Tops $26 Million, Aug 3
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming to Travis County, Aug 3
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming to Medina County, Aug 3
FEMA to Close Three Disaster Recovery Centers, Aug 3
More Than $2.8m In Federal Disaster Assistance To Missourians, Aug 3
More Than $ 2 Million In Public Assistance Awarded, Aug 3
FEMA Closing in on 5.5 million in Aid, Aug 3
Kansas Disaster Assistance for May Storms Exceeds $52 Million, Aug 3
Disaster Recovery Centers in Reno and Saline Counties Closing, Aug 3
FEMA Approves $2.3 Million for Mobile Park Acquisition, Aug 2
FEMA Approves $1.3 Million Grant for Christiana Hospital to Minimize Flood Damage, Aug 2
New Hampshire Fire Departments Receive More Than $124,000 Through FEMAs FY 2007 Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 2
Maine Fire Departments Receive More Than $254,900 Through FEMAs FY 2007 Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 2
Connecticut Fire Departments Receive More Than $660,000 Through FEMAs FY 2007 Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program, Aug 2
Apply for Assistance Even if You Have Insurance, Aug 2
Return Disaster Loan Applications - Even if You Don't Want a Loan, Aug 2
Disaster Recovery Centers In Elk, Neosho And Wilson Counties Transitioning To SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers, Aug 2
FEMA Mitigation Experts Coming To Sherman, Aug 2
FEMA Aid To Texans Tops $14.3 Million, Aug 2
Don't Delay - One Week Remains To Register for Assistance, Aug 2
Preserving New Hampshire History In Disaster Recovery, Aug 2
Protecting our past and our future, Aug 2
Recovery By Design, Gulfport Style, Aug 2
FEMA Funds Two Mitigation Projects In Plaquemines Parish, Aug 2
At Six Months, Federal Aid After Florida Tornadoes Nears $40 Million, Aug 1
FEMA Grants $9.27 Million For Interim Sumter Regional Medical Complex, Aug 1
Lummi Nation Is First In Nation In Hazard Mitigation, Aug 1
FEMA Statement on the Deployment and Sale of Temporary Housing Units, Aug 1
Disaster Recovery Center Opening August 2 In Harper County, Aug 1
Disaster Recovery Center Opening Today In Pawnee County, Aug 1
Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Coming To Cherokee County, Aug 1
FEMA Reaches Out To Flooded Communities In Texas, Aug 1
Flood Insurance - Reduce The Impact Of The Next Flood!, Aug 1
Individual Assistance Program Brings Variety of Aid, Aug 1
Sumner County Added for Public Assistance, Aug 1
$11 Million In Disaster Aid Helping New Hampshire Communities Rebuild Infrastructure, Aug 1
$9 Million In Disaster Aid To Help Rebuild Infrastructure, Aug 1

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