Incident Period: November 30, 2020 - December 2, 2020Declaration Date: February 17, 2021 Financial Assistance If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. News and Information No articles have been tagged with this disaster. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

Incident Period: February 11, 2021 and continuing. Declaration Date: February 14, 2021 Financial Assistance If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

WASHINGTON – FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. The president’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts, which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance...

BATON ROUGE, La. – Do you know, or are you a teen who has a passion for preparedness? FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division is now accepting Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) applications. Since 2012, FEMA has brought youth from across the nation together. The YPC provides an opportunity to join FEMA in the critical mission of emergency preparedness. As part of the YPC, members can build leadership skills and represent their schools and communities. The YPC gives young people the chance to meet peers from across the country and work on...

DENTON, Texas – Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in all communities and unincorporated areas of Haskell County, Oklahoma. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and participate in the appeal and comment periods for the maps. This is Haskell County’s first complete set of digital FIRMs. These maps serve multiple purposes, including defining Special Flood...

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Disaster Recovery Center in Lake Charles will close permanently at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. The center is at: The Lake Charles Civic Center 900 Lakeshore Drive Lake Charles, LA 70601 In the place of the DRC, the state of Louisiana and FEMA will implement a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC), currently under development. The MARC will serve as an efficient way to deliver services to survivors affected by the 2020 hurricanes. The MARC will bring together multiple service providers in a single location and provide on-site...

DENTON, Texas – Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the cities of Bastrop, Smithville and unincorporated areas of Bastrop County, Texas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and participate in the appeal and comment periods for the maps. For this Physical Map Revision, the FIRMs for Bastrop County serve multiple purposes, including...

BATON ROUGE, La. – The destruction after hurricanes Laura and Delta left thousands of Louisiana residents without a safe and secure place to stay. FEMA’s Direct Housing Mission has been working to get those survivors with housing needs into temporary housing, whether through financial rental assistance or through FEMA-provided temporary-housing units. Survivor Janet Fontenot shares her story of once living in complete dread to safely sleeping in her own bed as a result of FEMA’s efforts.  Fontenot moved into her rental home in Sulphur one month before Hurricane Laura devastated southwest...

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Iberia Parish will shift to a virtual operation. The facility will close at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. In its place FEMA will implement a virtual DRC for outreach to individuals registered for Individual and Households Program assistance.    FEMA has previously implemented virtual DRCs in newly designated parishes under Hurricane Zeta, and in Allen Parish under Hurricane Delta. Through virtual outreach, FEMA will provide a type of concierge service.    The same individuals who were working at the Iberia Parish DRC...

Incident Period: August 3, 2020 - August 4, 2020Declaration Date: February 4, 2021 Financial Assistance If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. News and Information No articles have been tagged with this disaster. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

Incident Period: September 1, 2020 - September 19, 2020Declaration Date: February 4, 2021 Financial Assistance If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. News and Information No articles have been tagged with this disaster. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

BATON ROUGE, La. – The destruction after hurricanes Laura and Delta left thousands of Louisiana residents without a safe and secure place to stay. FEMA’s Direct Housing Mission has been working to get those survivors with housing needs into temporary housing, whether through financial rental assistance or through FEMA-provided temporary-housing units. Survivor Janet Fontenot shares her story of once living in complete dread to safely sleeping in her own bed as a result of FEMA’s efforts.  Fontenot moved into her rental home in Sulphur one month before Hurricane Laura devastated southwest...

DENTON, Texas – Revised preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in Nueces County, Texas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and participate in the 90-day appeal and comment period. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA officials. Significant community review of the maps has already...

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Iberia Parish will shift to a virtual operation. The facility will close at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. In its place FEMA will implement a virtual DRC for outreach to individuals registered for Individual and Households Program assistance.  FEMA has previously implemented virtual DRCs in newly designated parishes under Hurricane Zeta, and in Allen Parish under Hurricane Delta. Through virtual outreach, FEMA will provide a type of concierge service.  The same individuals who were working at the Iberia Parish DRC will provide...

Incident Period: January 20, 2020 and continuing. Declaration Date: February 2, 2021 Financial Assistance If and when financial assistance is approved for this disaster, it will be displayed here. Information is updated every hour. News and Information No articles have been tagged with this disaster. Original linkOriginal author: Anonymous

BATON ROUGE, La. – The FEMA Community Education and Outreach (CEO) staff for mitigation is hosting free webinars on ways to make future natural disasters less severe, dangerous or damaging to your home and family. CEO will conduct the Internet webinars Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout February. Each session will be given twice a day, at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. To register for the sessions, go to https://fema.connectsolutions.com/admin/show-event-catalog?folder-id=172559520. This week’s topics are: What is Mitigation and Preparedness? CEO specialists will define mitigation and explain how to reduce...

BATON ROUGE, La. – Renters, businesses and homeowners all benefit from flood insurance to protect their belongings when a flood hits. As of Feb. 1, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has already paid over $115 million to Louisianans for flooding from the 2020 hurricanes, where 35% of NFIP claims came from policyholders in moderate to low-risk flood zones.   Everyone needs to know that there is often low-cost insurance available that can make the difference between a big setback after a flood or a smooth recovery. Property and business owners...

DENTON, Texas – FEMA has obligated an additional $2.5 billion in funding to the Texas Division of Emergency Management for Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) costs related to the COVID-19 mission. The pandemic created an immediate threat to the health and safety of the general public requiring emergency response and protective measures throughout the state. In response to the event, DSHS provided medical care and transport in support of hospitals, nursing homes and long-term health care facilities. Department staff purchased and distributed commodities, such as personal protective equipment, medical...

Survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud, scams or identity theft. In some cases, thieves try to register with FEMA using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.   Phony property inspections: Be wary if somebody asks for your nine-digit registration number. FEMA inspectors will never ask for this information. They already have it in their records. No government disaster assistance official will call you to ask for your financial account information. If you...

DENTON, Texas – Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of Carrollton, Dallas, Plano, Richardson; and unincorporated areas of Collin County, Texas. Property owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. Community stakeholders can identify any concerns or questions about the information provided and participate in the appeal and comment periods for the maps. For this physical map revision, the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Collin County, Texas,...