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LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday, August 6 that the Federal Man...

KXLY July 14, 2021 4:48 PM Matthew Kincanon Updated: Daniel Nanamkin BOTHELL, Wash. — To help Washington firefighters fight the Chuweah Creek Fire in Nespelem, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds after it was determined it could cause a major disaster. In coordination with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington submitted a request to FEMA for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) declarat...

KXLY July 6, 2021 1:45 PM Connor Sarles CHENEY, Wash. — Federal funds have been authorized for the Andrus Fire burning near Cheney. Firefighting is expensive, and with federal funds approved, local agencies are given an assistance grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Weve authorized the use of federal funds to fight the #AndrusFire burning in Spokane County:https://t.co/WZ09eTKGFH Fire Management Assistance Grants can help with firefighting cost...

A government policy that removes homeowners from flood-prone areas disproportionately disrupts the lives of residents from less white and affluent neighborhoods, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University and Temple University. The researchers tracked more than 1,500 Houstonians who voluntarily sold their homes to the local flood authority for demolition and resettlement from 2000 to 2017, just before Hurricane Harvey ravaged the area. James Elliott, professor and chair of s...

Partnerships Energize Projects to Strengthen a Legacy of Resilience for the U.S. Virgin Islands Format ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Coordination to break the cycle of disaster damage, reconstruction, and repeated damage continues between FEMA, the U.S. Virgin Islands Office of Disaster Recovery, and the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency. This effort has led to $93.03 million obligated for projects to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters through FEMA’s ...

Residents can apply for a rebate if they buy and install a residential safe room in their home. But, the deadline is coming up.

Staff from Windermere and Kimley-Horn hosted a workshop to provide updates on the ongoing Butler basin stormwater drainage-improvements project.

President Joe Bidens administration has approved Louisiana’s request for a major disaster declaration after flash flooding in mid-May damaged several thousand

The Office of Governor John Bel Edwards, putting Louisiana first..

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $1 million grant to the village of La Valle to help demolish five flood-prone properties along the Baraboo