Latest Federal Emergency Management Agency Stories

ATLANTA, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to business owner Chad Kittrell, Duval Partners, LLC, "Without the assistance of a disaster loan from SBA, we would have shut down." Kittrell and his partner J.T. Burnette were heavily involved in renovating their newly purchased hotel property in downtown Tallahassee when Tropical Storm Fay struck in August, 2008. "Hurricanes are nothing new in Florida," said Kittrell. "You do the best to prepare but even with your best...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Imagine stepping into your store, or restaurant, or the office where you run your business a day or two after the tornado has passed, or floodwaters have receded. Unfortunately for thousands of business owners across the country, this scenario is more than just imagined. It's a reality that leaves them to deal with the heartbreak of picking up the pieces in the aftermath of a disaster, and with a whole host of unanswered...

Apply Online for Tropical Storm Debby ATLANTA, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Hillsborough, Manatee, and Taylor counties have been added as primary counties to the disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Debby that began on June 23, 2012 in Florida. Dixie and Sarasota counties are also added as neighboring counties making them eligible to small businesses only for Economic Injury Disaster Loans. SBA's...

Value-Engineered levee projects save cities and counties millions by avoiding FEMA-mandated insurance using ShoreGuard flood protection solutions. From coast to coast communities slash insurance premiums by upgrading levees and flood walls using Crane Material International's cost-effective, sustainable sheet piling. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 As recently reported in newspapers such as the Charleston, SC Post Courier and the San Francisco Examiner, the protection of communities...

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA), a relief and development organization based in the D.C. metro area, continues to provide emergency assistance to communities in Colorado battling wildfires. IRUSA has provided the following assistance in Fort Collins: Distributed clothes and food at distribution centers Provided homeowners with tools--such as shovels and saws--that are necessary for recovery of their properties Connected Colorado...

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Karen G. Mills issued the following statement after the announcement of the Presidential disaster declaration for several counties in Florida affected by Tropical Storm Debby that began on June 23, 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110909/DC65875LOGO) "The U.S. Small Business Administration is strongly committed to providing the people of Florida with the most...

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection is reminding homeowners and landowners who are conducting work in or along streams and wetlands that a permit may be required from DEP or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "Homeowners and landowners may not be aware that state or federal law requires a DEP permit for certain types of work they want to do on their own property," DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. "DEP is here as a...

TAMPA, Fla., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BELFOR Florida has strategically positioned resources and assets from its local offices in the Panhandle, Tampa, Orlando and South Florida. BELFOR's local offices are reinforced by the on-site presence of the National Disaster Team which deployed millions of dollars in equipment and hundreds of employees dedicated to restoring properties. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120628/PH32633LOGO ) "BELFOR's commitment is to restore...

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a record-breaking year of federally declared disasters in 2011, including floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfires, many Americans still lack basic awareness of their local emergency communications systems. At the BE Safe America Congressional Briefing presented by Safe America Foundation at the U.S. Capitol, Federal Signal Corporation today announced the findings of the 2012 Public Safety Survey, which takes a hard look at how...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Version of OnTheMap for Emergency Management Web Application -- New features in the Census Bureau's OnTheMap application improve access to workforce and demographic statistics for emergency preparedness, response and recovery activities. The application automatically incorporates real-time data updates from the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center, Department of Interior, Department of Agriculture, and the...