Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) News

FEMA has announced finalists for the National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards 2009 Work of finalists can be copied by other communities The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is excited to announce the finalists for the National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards - Celebrating Resilient Communities for 2009. These awards recognize innovative practices and achievements of Citizen Corps Councils across the nation that are making our communities safer, stronger, and be...

Secretary Napolitano supports Richard Serino's likely nomination as Deputy Administrator of FEMA DHS Secretary is encouraged by Serino's experience U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today applauded President Obama's intent to nominate Richard Serino - who brings 35 years of emergency management and emergency medical services experience - as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA). "Richard's decad...

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and wife Kim view the devastation caused by the 2009 wildfires in Oklahoma Advice for OK residents to hasten disaster assistance Oklahoma residents affected by wildfires can speed disaster assistance by understanding and preparing for on-site property inspections that determine eligibility, state and federal emergency managers said today. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials...

FEMA has announced aid for Illinois to supplement recovery efforts following severe weather damage Disaster aid made available for Illinois following severe weather The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Illinois to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes during the period of Ma...

More than 1,200 US businesses and organizations have joined the 2009 National Preparedness Month Coalition Over 1,200 US businesses and organizations have supported the 2009 NPM Coalition The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on June 19 that more than 1,200 national, regional, tribal, state and local businesses and organizations, including the National Volunteer Fire Council, have pledged their support and joined the 2009 National Preparedness Month (NPM)...

FEMA is hosting a roundtable to highlight President Obama's United We Serve campaign Roundtable highlights need for volunteer service in US communities Today, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency kicked off the President's summer of service by holding a roundtable with volunteer and career first responders, including firefighters, members of FEMA's Fire Corps and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Today's event highlight...

Janet Napolitano and Craig Fugate announce the new FEMA grants New grants will improve US readiness for disasters US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano have announced nearly $1.8 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness grants designed to help states, urban areas, tribal governments and non-profit agencies improve their readiness by enhancing protection, prevention, response and recovery capabilities for all disas...

The DHS has announced the release of grant guidance for fire station funding Key grant guidance released This morning, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of grant guidance for $210 million in fire station construction funding that was appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law earlier this year. The fire station construction grant funding will be administered by the Federal Emerg...

Craig Fugate, the new FEMA Administrator, being sworn in by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Following a ceremony today in which U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano swore in Craig Fugate as Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, the two participated in a video teleconference briefing with governors and emergency management officials representing more than a dozen hurricane-prone states to discuss hurricane preparedness effor...

Firefighters tackle an apartment fire: the USFA has released a report on multiple-fatality fires New report addresses issue of devastating residential fires The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a special report examining the causes and characteristics of residential multiple-fatality fires. The report, Multiple-Fatality Fires in Residential Buildings, was developed by the National Fire Data Center, part of FEMA's...

Craig Fugate, President Obama's new pick for Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) President Obama has chosen Craig Fugate, the Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, to be the new Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Fugate began his career as a volunteer firefighter and paramedic and has held several emergency management positions throughout his career. He was the Emergency Manager for Alachua Coun...