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Sep

03

FEMA Outreach Workers Providing Disaster Assistance Materials at Hotels

FEMA News

BATON ROUGE, La.— FEMA is providing disaster assistance registration materials at more than 40 hotels currently serving as emergency shelters in areas of Louisiana damaged by Hurricane Laura. Resources in several languages are being delivered by FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance teams. They provide information to survivors on several easy ways they can register for disaster assistance right from the hotel by: Going online to DisasterAssistance.gov Using the FEMA app Calling 800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY 800-462-7585 for the speech- and hearing- impaired. Those who use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services may call...

Sep

03

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FEMA News

Incident Period: September 1, 2020 Declaration Date: September 1, 2020 If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

Sep

03

September 3, 2020

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 3, 2020 National Current Operations and Monitoring Significant Incidents or Threats: • Tropical Cyclone Laura – Response / Recovery• Heavy rain and flash flooding possible – Southern Plains and Central Appalachians• Severe thunderstorms possible – Mid-Atlantic• Wildfires• COVID-19Tropical Activity: • Atlantic: o Tropical Cyclone Omaro Tropical Cyclone Nanao Disturbance 1: Medium (40%)o Disturbance 2: High (70%)o Disturbance 3: Low (30%)• Eastern Pacific: o Disturbance 1: Low (20%)• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interestsDeclaration Activity: • FMAG Approved – Huff Fire, MT• FMAG Approved – Bobcat Fire, MT...

Sep

02

Seven Additional Louisiana Parishes Designated For Individual Assistance

FEMA News

BATON ROUGE, La. – Homeowners and renters in Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, and Winn parishes may now apply for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from Hurricane Laura. To be eligible for federal disaster aid, storm damage and losses from the hurricane and flooding must have occurred as a result of Hurricane Laura from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27, 2020. Nine parishes were previously included in the federal declaration to help homeowners and renters. They are Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Ouachita,...

Sep

02

Hurricane Laura Survivors: Previous FEMA Help Doesn't Affect Eligibility

FEMA News

BATON ROUGE, La. – Hurricane Laura survivors in Louisiana should register with FEMA even if they have registered with the agency for previous disasters. FEMA considers each disaster to be a separate event so survivors affected by multiple storms may receive help more than once. Survivors in Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Ouachita, Vermilion and Vernon parishes may be eligible for FEMA grants to help with their recovery. Help may include rent, home repair, home replacement and other disaster-related needs such as childcare, medical and dental expenses. Although the...

Sep

02

September 2, 2020

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 2, 2020 National Current Operations and Monitoring Significant Incidents or Threats: ◦Tropical Cyclone Laura – Response / Recovery◦Heavy rain and flash flooding possible – Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley◦Critical fire weather possible – Northern/Central Plains◦Wildfires◦COVID-19•Tropical Activity: •Atlantic: ◦Tropical Cyclone Omar◦Tropical Cyclone Nana◦Disturbance 1: Low (30%)◦Disturbance 2: Medium (60%)•Eastern Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days•Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days•Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interests•Declaration Activity: ◦FMAG approved - Evans Canyon Fire, WA◦Major...

Sep

01

September 1, 2020

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 1, 2020 National Current Operations and MonitoringSignificant Incidents or Threats: • Tropical Cyclone Laura – Response / Recovery• Heavy rain and flash flooding possible – Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley• Wildfires• COVID-19Tropical Activity: • Atlantic: o Tropical Depression Fifteen o Disturbance 1 (Invest 90L): High (80%)o Disturbance 2: Medium (40%)o Eastern Pacific: o Disturbance 1: Low (10%)• Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones expected during the next five days• Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interestsDeclaration Activity: • Major Disaster Declaration Request – Delaware• Amendment No. 2 to FEMA-4559-LA FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 09-01-2020.pdf Update Your E-mail Address...

Aug

31

LOUISIANA SURVIVORS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE LAURA CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

FEMA News

BATON ROUGE, La. – State and federal officials are encouraging Louisiana residents affected by Hurricane Laura to register for disaster assistance with FEMA as soon as possible. Disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Louisiana to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vernon parishes affected by the hurricane from Aug. 22 to Aug. 27. In order to your process application for disaster assistance and avoid denial notifications, survivors can apply by following these steps: The first step is to...

Aug

31

August 31, 2020

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for August 31, 2020 National Current Operations & Monitoring Significant Incidents or Threats: • Tropical Cyclone Laura – Response / Recovery• Severe Weather possible – Southern Plains and Middle/Lower Mississippi valleys• Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding possible – Southern Plains, Middle/Lower Mississippi valleys, and Mid-Atlantic• Critical Fire Weather – Western U.S• COVID-19 Tropical Activity: • Atlantic: ○ Disturbance 1: High (80%) ○ Disturbance 2: High (70%) ○ Disturbance 3: Low (30%) ○ Disturbance 4: Low (10%)• Eastern Pacific: Disturbance 1: Low (30%)• Central Pacific: No new...

Aug

30

August 30, 2020

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing

FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for August 30, 2020 National Current Operations & Monitoring Significant Incidents or Threats: • Severe weather possible for the Central U.S.• Heavy rain and flash flooding possible – Southwest; Tennessee/Middle Mississippi Valleys• Tropical Cyclone Laura• Wildfires• COVID-19 Tropical Activity: • Atlantic: ○ Disturbance 1: Low (30%)○ Disturbance 2: Medium (40%)○ Disturbance 3: Medium (50%)• Eastern Pacific: ○ Tropical Cyclone Iselle○ Disturbance 1: Low (20%)• Central Pacific:○ Disturbance 1: Low (10%) • Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interests Declaration Activity: None FEMA Daily Ops Briefing 08-30-2020.pdf Update...