No Safe Harbor for Disaster Fraud: North Carolina Woman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding FEMA After Hurricane Helene Anyone who defrauds American taxpayers will face the consequences WASHINGTON -- Last week, a North Carolina woman was sentenced to three years in prison followed by four years of…
FEMA to Evaluate Readiness of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA –FEMA will evaluate the readiness through a Biennial Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station. The exercise will occur during the week of October 19, 2026, to assess and improve…
FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Bull Fire in Washoe County OAKLAND, Calif. – The FEMA Region 9 Regional Administrator has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Nevada in combating the Bull Fire burning in Washoe County. On October 2, the State of Nevada…
President Donald J. Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Ohio FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Ohio to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding and landslides from Aug. 10 - 22…
FEMA Delivers Additional $47 Million to Help Fire Departments and Other First Responder Organizations in the Mid-Atlantic This week, FEMA awarded more than $47.7 million in grant funding to fire departments, first responder organizations, and other institutions focused on firefighter safety and…
FEMA Delivers Additional $1.8 Million to Help Fire Departments in Rhode Island This week, FEMA awarded more than $1.8 million in grant funding to the City of Providence in Rhode Island. FEMA is administering these funds through its Assistance to Firefighters Grants. Recipients can use this money to…
FEMA Delivers Additional $3 Million to Help Fire Departments in Connecticut This week, FEMA awarded more than $3 million in grant funding to the Southington Fire Department in Connecticut. FEMA is administering these funds through its Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program.…
FEMA Delivers Additional $4 Million to Help Fire Departments and Other First Responder Organizations in Massachusetts This week, FEMA awarded nearly $4 million in grant funding for fire departments and other first responder organizations in Massachusetts. These awards will enable agencies to get…
FEMA Delivers Additional $64.9 Million to Help Fire Departments and Other First Responders in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas DENTON, Texas – This week, FEMA awarded nearly $65 million in grant funding to fire departments and first responder organizations in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. These…
FEMA Delivers Additional $2 Million to Help Fire Departments and Other First Responder Organizations in Utah This week, FEMA awarded more than $2 million in grant funding to the city of Spanish Fork to enable it to hire more firefighters. FEMA is administering these funds through its Staffing for…