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TtInspires: Christina Hendrick, Post-Disaster Programs Deputy Director TtInspires: Christina Hendrick, Post-Disaster Programs Deputy Director Closing the gap between emergency practitioners and federal funding programs to improve mitigation, post-event recovery, and community resilience Published 02-01-21 Christina Hendrick is Tetra Tech’s deputy director of post-disaster programs. She joined our Disaster Recovery Group in Houston, Texas, just after Hurricane Harvey struck in 2017. Christina manages our most critical public assistance recovery projects throughout seven Federal Emergency Man...

Nebraska City News-Press As 2020 came to a close, the Northeast Nemaha County Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) received positive updates on several infrastructure projects that are key to recovery for the region. “I am pleased to report a contract was signed between the City of Peru and the Auburn Board of Public Works solidifying the plan to join the City to BPW’s water supply,” said David Pease, mayor of Peru. “This allows the engineering design and planning for construction to move forward.” The City of Peru has also accepted an offer from FEMA to fund 75 percent of construction c...

Feb. 12  The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,426 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state and 172 additional deaths related to the virus.  The state has administered 1,096,126 COVID vaccines to Arizonans.  In Yuma County, 28,059 residents have received the vaccine. In La Paz County, 3,581 residents have received the vaccine.    Feb. 11  The Yuma County Health District reported 24 new cases today and 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.  It brings the total number of cases countywide to 35,907 and deaths to 750. As of 8 a.m. Thursday, there were 60 patients hospit...

Those residing in homes on Shoreline Drive in Jacksonville are accustomed to flooding events. However Hurricane Florence, like many other areas, permanently destroyed those homes. This week, demolition crews with the City of Jacksonville have begun taking down 12 flood-damaged townhouse units along Shoreline drive. The demolition is scheduled to continue throughout the end of the week, according to a news release from the city.  Property owners voluntarily sold their units in accordance with FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) after the homes experienced significant damage during t...

Dozens of people attended a meeting Monday night to learn more about how Escambia County hopes to purchase homes in the flood-prone Bristol Park and Ashbury Hills neighborhoods from willing homeowners.