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- The federal Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the county a grant to help Rockdale County Fire-Rescue purchase safety and operations equipment. FEMA's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is ...and more »

The CRS incentivizes local governments to establish “floodplain management activities” beyond NFIP's minimum standards and thus prevent catastrophic flood damage, according the program's website. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ...and more »

Certification from Federal Emergency Management Agency for Disaster Incident Command. CERT Training (Community Emergency Response Team) affiliated with both Federal and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA & PEMA). Over 40 ...and more »

Throughout the past month, DuPage County's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has worked with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (FEMA) to collect flood damage ...and more »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that senior citizens who suffered losses from the fertilizer plant explosion in West won't lost Social Security benefits or pay more pay more taxes because they apply for disaster assistance. Applying for ...and more »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a disaster recovery center in Lisle so DuPage County property owners dealing with flood damage can have another way to apply for federal assistance. County officials said the recovery center will ...and more »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will open a Disaster Recovery Center Thursday at the Lisle Police Department, 5040 Lincoln Ave. Operating hours for the DRC will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, including weekends, until further notice. Because ...and more »

In late 2009, the Federal Emergency Management Agency tentatively awarded the city a port security grant for a new boat -- provided it got some matching funds. It wasn't until January 2011, however, that FEMA signed off on the city's request to use a ...and more »

She and local officials have met with members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration and shown them some of the worst-hit homes and areas in the county. There are two ...and more »

A program that provides counseling to Hurricane Sandy victims has received an $11.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will allow it to continue its services, according to Gov. Chris Christie's office. The New Jersey Hope and ...

This May, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supporting the 33rd annual Building Safety Month to promote the importance of high building standards, protecting the environment, and saving energy. For the third consecutive year, ...and more »

Effort to delay insurance hike fails - .comMary Landrieu, D-La., would have prevented the Federal Emergency Management Agency from implementing drastic rate increases for the National Flood Insurance Program until the agency conducts an affordability study and allows time to act on the results.and more »

CONYERS -- Rockdale County Fire-Rescue will be able to purchase needed safety and operations equipment, thanks to a grant from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency management Agency. The county will receive $59,120 ...

- The San Francisco Chronicle says procedural delays sunk the plan, which began in late 2009 when the Federal Emergency Management Agency tentatively awarded the city a port security grant for a new boat. It took until January 2011 for the feds to sign off ...and more »

Mary Landrieu, D-La., would have prevented the Federal Emergency Management Agency from implementing drastic rate increases for the National Flood Insurance Program until the agency conducts an affordability study and allows time to act on the results.and more »

The DRC, operated jointly by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will operate from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week. The location is: Fulton County ...and more »

TRENTON – State officials announced this week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded over $12 million in federal grants to the municipalities of East Brunswick, Eagleswood and Toms River, as well as the New Jersey ...

First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced today that mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are holding a free workshop, “Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction” on Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m. at Roger ...and more »

- The city of Cedar Rapids is awaiting a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve an appeal for $13.8-million in disaster assistance for a hydroelectric plant damaged in the 2008 flood. As part of an audit for how FEMA funds have ...and more »

Mary Landrieu, D-La., would have prevented the Federal Emergency Management Agency from implementing drastic rate increases for the National Flood Insurance Program until the agency conducts an affordability study and allows time to act on the results.

- The San Francisco Chronicle says ( http://bit.ly/13xacSP) procedural delays sunk the plan, which began in late 2009 when the Federal Emergency Management Agency tentatively awarded the city a port security grant for a new boat. It took until January 2011 ...and more »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the DFD the funds through its Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, which helps fire departments across the nation maintain up-to-date equipment. Contributing a five percent match to ...and more »

Building a shelter for major emergencies is close to being a year behind schedule, and the Willacy County Commissioners' Court still is undecided what to do. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, last July awarded the county a $1.4 million ...and more »

"It's just a huge disappointment," Fire Commission member Steve Nakajo told the San Francisco Chronicle ( http://bit.ly/13xacSP). "And believe me, we want to know what happened." The Federal Emergency Management Agency tentatively awarded the city a ...and more »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency tentatively awarded the city a port security grant for a new boat in 2009, but it required city officials to secure matching funds. In 2011, federal officials granted the city's request to use a grant from Chevron Corp.and more »