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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Last year, more than 1,000 deaths and more than 8,000 injuries were caused by tornadoes, floods, wildfires and other types of severe weather. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is proud to be promoting National Severe Weather Preparedness Week from Sunday, April 22 to Saturday, April 28.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office contract set to expire tonight. The Sheriff's Office made an agreement with FEMA in December to use its officers as security guards for the staging area where FEMA Temporary Housing Units are being stored.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- In the six months since Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee drenched the Empire state, survivors and communities have received more than $188 million in state and federal disaster assistance. This funding continues to help families and communities recover and rebuild.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be in two Westchester County home improvement stores this week to offer advice on ways to protect your home from future disasters. They will be at:Home Depot1 Saw Mill River RoadHawthorne, N.Y. 10532 from Friday, Nov. 18 to Wednesday, Nov. 23, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be at “All the Trimmings Holiday Show” in Saratoga County this Friday, Saturday and Sunday to offer information on preparing for future disasters, flood insurance and rebuilding safer and stronger. FEMA staff will have a display booth at the “All the Trimmings Holiday Show,” from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, at Clifton Park Center, 22 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park, N.Y. 12065.
ALBANY, N.Y. – A state and federal Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open in Circleville in Orange County on Tuesday, Nov. 15, for two days to serve those affected by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The center will be set up in Circleville Fire Station No. 1 at 2147 State Route 302. Operating hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday. The DRC will close at 8 p.m. Nov. 16.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will offer advice this week and next week on ways to protect your home from future disasters at a home improvement store in Columbia County. The FEMA experts will be at Lowe’s, 490 Fairview Ave., Hudson, N.Y. 12534 from Friday, Nov. 11 to Wednesday, Nov. 16, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will NOT be available on Thursday, Nov. 17. They return Friday, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 20, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The mitigation experts will provide information on:
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York residents are being encouraged by state and federal recovery officials to obtain any necessary building permits before starting new construction or repairs to property damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee. “Getting building permits is necessary for those with homes or businesses damaged by the storms,” said Federal Coordinating Officer Philip E. Parr. “Residents need to know that permits are based on local codes and ordinances enforced by the community.”
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be in two Westchester County home improvement stores this week and next week to offer advice on ways to protect your home from future disasters.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be in a Nassau County home improvement store this week and next week to offer advice on ways to protect your home from future disasters. They will be at Home Depot, 111 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset, N.Y. 11791 from Friday, Nov. 11 to Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will NOT be available on Thursday, Nov. 17. They return Friday, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 20, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The mitigation experts will provide information on: