AUSTIN, Texas – Four State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will open Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017: one in Newton County in the city of Orange; one in Harris County in the city of Houston; one in Matagorda County in Bay City; and one in Waller County in the city of Brookshire.Disaster recovery centers offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in 39 counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods.Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration...
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WASHINGTON – Volunteers representing dozens of local, state, and national organizations are working alongside federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local responders to address the immediate needs of survivors affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey.The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is advising people who want to help survivors affected by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey to do so through affiliation with the voluntary organizations that are active in the ongoing disaster operations. Those interested in volunteering are requested to do so through organized volunteer organizations and not to self -deploy to affected regions.National Voluntary...
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AUSTIN, Texas – Three weeks after the federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey, $1.09 billion in federal funds have been provided directly to Texans to aid in their personal recovery.The funds include grants to households from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), claims payments from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).“This is a major milestone in our collective effort to support Texans in their recovery,” said Federal Coordinating Officer Kevin Hannes. “A billion dollars is going directly to survivors of Hurricane...
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If you were directly impacted by Hurricane Harvey and live in one of the 39 counties designated for FEMA Individual Assistance and were receiving rental assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) prior to the hurricane, you should register with FEMA.You can apply for FEMA help if you were displaced from your HUD-assisted housing because of Hurricane Harvey. This includes those who were:Living in HUD-assisted public housing.Living in a privately owned apartment that provides rental assistance from HUD.Living in a private home using a Section 8 Housing...
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Official website of the Department of Homeland SecurityOriginal linkOriginal author: Carmen.Castro
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Monday, September 18, 2017
Significant Activity for September 17-18, 2017
Significant Events: Response for Post Tropical Cyclone IrmaTropical Activity:• Atlantic – Hurricane Jose (CAT 1); Hurricane Maria (CAT 1); Tropical Depression Lee• Eastern Pacific –Tropical storm Norma; Hurricane Otis (CAT 1); Disturbance 1: Low (10%); Disturbance 2: Medium (40%)• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected next 5 days• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interestsSignificant Weather: • Hurricane Jose causing life-threatening surf and rip currents along the eastern U.S. coast• Elevated Fire Weather –...
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AUSTIN, Texas – A State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will open Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, in Galveston County in the city of Dickinson.Disaster recovery centers offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods.Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the State and other agencies will be at the center to talk about assistance and to help anyone who needs guidance in filing an application. The new...
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, September 17, 2017
Significant Activity for September 16-17, 2017
Significant Events: Response for Post Tropical Cyclone IrmaTropical Activity:• Atlantic – Tropical Storm Jose; Tropical Storm Lee; Tropical Storm Maria• Eastern Pacific –Tropical storm Norma; Tropical Storm Otis• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected next 5 days• Western Pacific – No activity affecting U.S. interestsSignificant Weather: • Hurricane Jose causing life-threatening surf and rip currents along the east coast• Severe thunderstorms possible for the Southern High Plains• Red Flag Warnings for CA & NV• Space...
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Official website of the Department of Homeland SecurityOriginal linkOriginal author: daniel.green2
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for September 16, 2017
Significant Activity - Sep 15-16
Significant Events: Response for Post Tropical Cyclone Irma
Tropical Activity:
• Atlantic – Hurricane Jose; Tropical Depression Fourteen; Disturbance 1 – High (90%)
• Eastern Pacific –Hurricane Norma; Tropical Depression Fifteen-E
• Central Pacific – No tropical cyclones expected next 5 days
• Western Pacific – No activity affecting US interests
Significant Weather:
• Space Weather:
o Past 24 hours: Moderate; geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level occurred
o Next 24 hours: Minor; geomagnetic storms reaching the G1...