FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Thursday, March 9, 2017
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Thursday, March 9, 2017
Significant Activity – Mar 8-9
Significant Events: None
Significant Weather:
Severe thunderstorms possible – Central Plains to Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley
Heavy snow possible – Northern Intermountain, Northern Plains, Great Lakes to Central Appalachians
Rain and snow – Pacific Northwest to Northern Plains; Great Lakes to New England
Rain and thunderstorms – Southern/Central Plains to Southeast and Central Appalachians
Rain – Pacific Northwest to Northern Intermountain and northern CA
Snow – Northern Intermountain to...
Mar
09
Mar
08
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, March 8, 2017
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Significant Activity – Mar 7-8
Significant Events: Wildfires – Kansas and Oklahoma
Significant Weather:
Heavy snow possible – Northern Intermountain; Northern Rockies
Rain and snow – Pacific Northwest to Northern Plains, northern CA, Central Rockies; Northeast
Rain and thunderstorms – Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley
Rain – Pacific Northwest to northern CA; Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Snow – Northern Intermountain to Northern Plains, Central Rockies, Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes
Critical/Elevated Fire...
Mar
07
Mar
07
BATON ROUGE, La. — As the spring rainy season approaches, Louisiana homeowners, renters and business owners are urged to purchase a policy through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). NFIP provides affordable flood insurance to homeowners, condo owners, business owners and renters. A few inches of floodwater can cause thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. Flood insurance is recommended even when properties aren’t in flood plains or high-risk zones. Properties located in high-risk areas have at least a one-in-four chance of flooding during a 30-year mortgage.The average annual flood insurance policy costs...
Mar
07
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Tuesday, March 7, 2017
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Significant Activity – Mar 6-7
Significant Events: Wildfires – Kansas and Oklahoma
Significant Weather:
Severe thunderstorms possible – Lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys
Freezing rain possible – Northeast
Heavy snow possible – northern CA, Northern Intermountain, Northern Rockies
Rain and snow – Pacific Northwest to Northern Intermountain, Central Great Basin and northern CA; Great Lakes to Northeast
Rain and thunderstorms – Southern Plains to Southeast and Great Lakes
Rain – Pacific Northwest to...
Mar
07
BATON ROUGE, La. — The August floods that upended the lives of tens of thousands of families across 26 declared parishes also washed away the landmarks of their communities. Critical infrastructure like roads, bridges, public buildings and schools proved as vulnerable to flood waters as had the smallest bungalow.As of March 1, FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) program has obligated $304,315,474 to reimburse local and state governments as well as certain private nonprofits for the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities and infrastructure. The funds also cover debris removal and emergency response...
Mar
06
BATON ROUGE, La. — If you have property affected by the February tornadoes in Louisiana, your first step to repair or rebuild should be to check with your local building official. That’s the person who can work with you or your contractor to ensure building permits are properly filed and necessary inspections are carried out.Local ordinances may require permits for repairs to roofs, walls, siding, wallboard, plaster, insulation, paneling, cabinets, flooring, electrical systems, plumbing, septic systems and heating and air conditioning systems.Once you have secured the proper permits, mitigation experts say...
Mar
06
BATON ROUGE, La. — Survivors of the February tornadoes that struck Livingston and Orleans parishes can receive free disaster crisis counseling. Following traumatic events such as tornadoes and floods, Louisiana Spirit crisis counselors provide an ear for listening, a shoulder to lean on and guidance for establishing normalcy.Counselors with Louisiana Spirit, a program administered by the state and funded by a FEMA grant, are at the disaster recovery center in New Orleans East. Survivors who wish to speak with the counselors may visit the disaster recovery center or call 866-310-7977. The...
Mar
06
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Monday, March 6, 2017
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Monday, March 6, 2017
Significant Activity – Mar 3-6
Significant Events: Highland Hills Fire – Kansas
Significant Weather:
Severe Thunderstorms – Central/Southern Plains, Mississippi Valley, Tennessee and Ohio valleys
Freezing Rain – Northeast
Heavy snow possible – Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Northern Intermountain, Northern Rockies, and Northern Plains
Extreme/Critical/Elevated fire weather areas – Southwest to Northern Plains, and Middle Mississippi Valley
Space Weather – Past 24-hours: none; Next 24-hours: None
Tropical Activity: No activity affecting U.S. interests...
Mar
05
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, March 5, 2017
FEMA Daily Operations Briefing for Sunday, March 5, 2017
Significant Activity – Mar 4-5
Significant Events: None
Significant Weather:
Heavy snow possible – Sierras, northern CA and southern OR
Critical fire weather areas – Southern and Central Rockies to Southern and Central Plains
Elevated fire weather areas – Southwest to Central Plains, Northern Plains, Ohio Valley
Space Weather – Past 24-hours: none; Next 24-hours: None
Tropical Activity: Tropical cyclone activity is not expected during the next 48 hours
Earthquake Activity: No significant...