FEMA

Vermont Gets FEMA OK to Work on Irene Damaged Offices

Pat Bradley — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:45:00 +0000

Top Vermont officials say the state has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start demolition of the state office complex in Waterbury that had to be abandoned after it was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene.

Pittsfield Fire Department Awarded FEMA Grant to Upgrade Equipment

Lucas Willard — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:57:14 +0000

Massachusetts Democratic Congressman Richard Neal joined city and public safety officials in Pittsfield today to announce a federal grant that will help the city upgrade its fire safety equipment.

Maloney pushes dam safety legislation

Hank Gross — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:06:39 +0000

NEWBURGH – There are 400 dams in New York State that are classified as high-hazard and 100 of them are in Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney’s 18th District in Putnam, Westchester, Orange and Dutchess counties.

The freshman Democrat announced on Wednesday that he would introduce legislation next week to provide a new national dam safety program; the previous one expired in 2011.

FEMA Buying Out 90 Flood Damaged Vermont Homes, So Far

Pat Bradley — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:15:00 +0000

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to buy out 90 properties across Vermont that were damaged by 2011 flooding, most from the remnants of Hurricane Irene.

FEMA Awards Two Hudson Valley Towns Sandy Cleanup Money

Allison Dunne — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:35:00 +0000

Two Hudson Valley towns are on the receiving end of a combined $3.6 million in federal funds. The money is to reimburse the cost of cleaning up after Superstorm Sandy.

Vermont to Help Buy Out Irene Damaged Homes

Pat Bradley — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:45:00 +0000

The state of Vermont is going to use grant money to help towns buy out five homes destroyed or damaged by Tropical Storm Irene that are ineligible for a federal buyout program.

Some Area House Dems Say Sequester Cuts Slice Into Sandy Aid

Allison Dunne — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:02:27 +0000

President Obama signed an emergency measure at the end of January for $50.5 billion in aid for Superstorm Sandy. The federal aid for heavily-impacted Sandy communities is one of the many areas being affected by sequestration – the across-the-board federal budget cuts that began March 1.

The estimates of how much aid will be cut by sequestration range from $1 billion- to $2.5 billion dollars, and those concerned say the cuts will reduce funds to help recovery efforts in the areas of housing and transportation, as well as mitigation efforts.

FEMA Works on New Flood Maps, Insurance Rates Affected

Allison Dunne — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:32:55 +0000

Federal flood maps are being redrawn, and for those areas hit by Hurricane Sandy, that could mean guidance on whether to rebuild on higher ground. The new maps will also impact flood-insurance premiums.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is redrawing flood-zone maps for the New York City area. Michael Byrne is FEMA’s federal coordinating officer for New York. He says the map revisions began before Hurricane Sandy, but are of even greater concern since Sandy.

FEMA Denies 33 Vermont Home Buyouts

Pat Bradley — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:30:00 +0000

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rejected buyouts for 33 Vermont properties damaged by Tropical Storm Irene and spring flooding last year.

Residents of four more Hudson Valley counties eligible for disaster aid

Hank Gross — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:40:27 +0000

Four more Hudson Valley counties have been added to the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Sandy. The declaration now offers Individual Assistance to residents of Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Ulster counties.

Rockland and Westchester counties were approved to receive the assistance days ago along with New York metropolitan area counties. Those two counties are also eligible for Public Assistance aid.