FEMA Region VII News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=7 en-us FEMAWebmaster@dhs.gov (FEMA Office of Public Affairs) FEMAWebmaster@dhs.gov (FEMA Webmaster) 360 Regional/North America/United States/Government/Executive Branch/Departments/Homeland Security/ Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:53 EDT FEMA Region VII News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=7 http://www.fema.gov/img/rss_logo.gif http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=48160KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It's been nearly two years since an EF-5 tornado destroyed roughly 90 percent of Greensburg, Kansas on May 4, 2007. In its aftermath many Greensburg residents were left homeless and hundreds of buildings were gone. One-by-one, these homes and businesses that were reduced to piles of rubble continue to be replaced by new ones.Fri, 01 May 2009 11:34:53 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=481605/1/2009 0:0:0R7-09-012http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47943WAUKON, Iowa -- Repairs to a section of gravel road leading to a canoe launch site on the banks of the Upper Iowa River, damaged by severe storms and flooding last spring, were performed to higher standards that will help protect the road against future destruction.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:07:21 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=479434/3/2009 0:0:01763-231http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47799JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Winter storms, ice, flooding, and tornadoes made 2008 a year like few others in Missouri.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:42:33 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=477993/26/2009 0:0:01822-006http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47716JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Flooding can occur almost anywhere if enough rain falls in a short period of time. Residents of Missouri know only too well the devastating effects that flood can have on lives and property. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) urge residents to buy flood insurance protection.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:21:47 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=477163/13/2009 0:0:01822-005http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47657JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Floods, especially flash foods, kill more people each year than any other weather phenomenon. March is Severe Weather Preparedness Month and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) are reminding residents about the dangers of floods. Flooding was widespread in Missouri last year and caused millions of dollars in damage to private property and infrastructure.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:44:50 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=476573/6/2009 0:0:01822-004http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47601JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Advance planning and quick response is the key to saving lives when confronted with tornadoes.1Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:18:01 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=476012/27/2009 0:0:01822-003http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47584JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the addition of Barry County to the list of counties eligible for federal disaster assistance for damage to public property from the severe winter ice storm January 26-28. The additional assistance is based on a review by federal and state disaster recovery officials.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=475842/24/2009 0:0:01822-001http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47501Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's major disaster declaration issued for Missouri.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:51:46 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=475012/17/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-021Factsheethttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47500Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:49:11 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=475002/17/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-021http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47511JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Bootheel residents facing the clean-up of debris in the aftermath of the recent ice storm are urged to proceed with caution.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=475112/17/2009 0:0:03303-014http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47479JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A rumor that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hiring contractors to remove ice storm debris from private citizen or business property in Missouri is false, federal and state officials said today.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:28:37 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=474792/13/2009 0:0:03303-013http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47453JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Joint teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and the Small Business Administration (SBA) will go to select Missouri counties, collecting data on the extent of damage to homes and businesses affected by the January ice stormMon, 09 Feb 2009 16:14:59 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=474532/9/2009 0:0:03303-012http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47441JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As the federal response to the January ice storm shifts from response to recovery, teams of federal, state, and local emergency managers are spreading out across the Bootheel region and southern Missouri to assess the damage.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:04:33 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=474412/9/2009 0:0:03303-011http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47423JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians have not been given potentially contaminated peanut butter products as part of the disaster assistance being delivered by federal and state emergency management agencies following the January ice storm.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:07:33 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=474232/5/2009 0:0:03303-010http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47424JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Highway fatalities as a result of the January ice storm highlight the need to beware of dangers including ice, stalled vehicles, debris in the road, and still-closed roads. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) warn Missouri drivers to exercise extreme caution when driving in winter or hazardous weather conditions.Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:12:11 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=474242/5/2009 0:0:03303-009