Homeland Security & Emergency Management

20+ hour, 25+ min ago   (188+ words) A Michigan woman has been sentenced to six months in prison for disaster fraud relief. Toni M. Fisher, 61, of Twin Lake, MI, was sentenced to six months in prison after a jury convicted her of Major Disaster Fraud, in violation of…...

21+ hour, 20+ min ago   (565+ words) The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. WILKES-BARRE — State officials say changes in emergency management at the federal level will make it harder to receive federal aid in the future and could leave communities vulnerable in the aftermath of a disaster....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (149+ words) As North Carolina enters the second year after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the western region, a McDowell County woman has been sentenced in a fraud case involving FEMA and Hurricane Helene relief. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Peggy Cantrell,…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (761+ words) Despite the scale of this federal investment, we know relatively little about which communities are denied disaster declarations. FEMA has long made state-level data publicly available, but county-level denial data have not been readily available in a national dataset Explore…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (130+ words) “The Restore ROOF Program is about helping Louisiana families make their homes stronger and better prepared before the next storm arrives,” said Gina Campo, executive director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development. “Investing in resilience today can help protect…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (252+ words) FOX 2 - September is recognized as Emergency Preparedness Month both nationally and in Michigan. Michigan State Police has a list of checklists for families in the event of an emergency, but it starts with first having a plan. Before an emergency…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (188+ words) Nearly $3 million in grant funding is heading to Massachusetts to help communities strengthen their resilience against future disasters like major flooding events, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday. The funding is part of nearly $18 million in grants awarded to…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (449+ words) ALTADENA, Calif. — Imagine losing your home in the Palisades or Eaton wildfires, and 18 months later, you lose $150,000 of your insurance payout to a scammer. That very scenario happened to an Altadena fire survivor, but Supervisor Kathryn Barger said she is…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (357+ words) Colorado Springs will receive more than $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help repair infrastructure damaged in 2023 floods and prevent flooding along other waterways, according to a FEMA news release. The awards — over $2.6 million and $8 million, respectively — are…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (96+ words) Funds Released Today Span Two Separate FEMA Mitigation Programs Vermont Business Magazine Today, FEMA announced more than $2.3 million in grant funding to the state of Vermont. This funding will empower community leaders to take decisive steps to protect infrastructure and…...