http://www.yourstreet.com/news/federal-emergency-management-agency YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Things have gotten so bad that the White House today declared a nationwide state of emergency and advised that it would be taking unprecedented steps to counter the emerging pandemic, but of course this only raises new worries. With emergency powers, will the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751681/fear-and-swine-flu-in-missoula Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:33:08 -0700 Kentucky residents have until Tuesday to report to FEMA storm damage from the Aug. 4 flood. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749410/deadline-approaches-to-report-flood-damage Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:19:08 -0700 NEW ORLEANS — A jury already has ruled against the plaintiffs in the first trial over hurricane victims’ exposure to fumes while living in government-issued trailers after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748020/mock-trials-sought-for-fema-trailer-suits Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:21:08 -0700 It’s been nearly four years since Hurricane Wilma ripped roofs off structures at the Immokalee State Farmers’ Market and the market has been waiting for repairs. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which operates the market, made an... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743099/four-years-after-wilma,-fema-delivers-dollars-to-repair-immokalee-market Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:44:08 -0700 Newton mayoral candidate Setti Warren has frequently touted his experience as New England director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying it makes him the only candidate who has managed government civil servants. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749351/warren-cites-role-at-agency Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:27:08 -0700 YORK, Maine — When new drainage pipes are installed in York Beach, the town will take advantage of the project to put in underground utilities and conduits and rebuild sidewalks. The $1.7 million Federal Emergency Management Agency drainage project... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747662/york-beach-readies-for-underground-utilities Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:16:08 -0700 A McChord Air Force Base crew is flying a nine-person Federal Emergency Management Agency team and its telecommunications equipment to American Samoa as part of the tsunami relief effort. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6735007/mcchord-air-crew-flies-fema-team-to-american-samoa Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:31:08 -0700 The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday it is releasing $3 million to Martinsville so that the city can acquire 32 homes deemed "susceptible to annual flooding." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727632/city-gets-3-million-to-remove-homes Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:42:08 -0700 Charleston was in ruins, supplies were scarce, people were scared, and U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings wanted to know why the Federal Emergency Management Agency was missing in action. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729117/angry-words-for-fema Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Harris County plans to begin charging business owners for failing to remove unwanted graffiti from their property. What if the business owner and sheriff's department disagree on what constitutes graffiti? Houston PD busted a large identity theft ring and advise the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6726502/morning-roundup Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:30:08 -0700 NEW ORLEANS — Several years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita left thousands of families living in government-issued trailers, one of the first trials is set to begin over whether dangerous fumes from the trailers sickened storm victims. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6719546/first-trial-over-fema-trailer-fumes-set-to-begin-in-new-orleans Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:28:08 -0700 The month of September is kinda rough on a Houstonian. We had a lovely three day weekend, St. Arnold’s released Divine No. 8 - and all goodness is followed immediately by a weekend of tragedy and disaster. Eight years ago, today - the towers came down. We urge... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716035/houstonist-bartender-hurricane Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:00:08 -0700 Gov. Chet Culver said the University of Iowa might receive more federal support than anticipated for Hancher Auditorium. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720952/ui,-hancher-may-get-more-fema-money Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:19:08 -0700 Memorial Hermann Hospital System and the City of Houston will share a more than $15 million reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the cost of repairs and debris cleanup following Hurricane Ike. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6717460/memorial-hermann,-houston-get-15-million-from-fema Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:30:08 -0700 Michael Brown, who was head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during Hurricane Katrina, has joined Cold Creek Solutions as vice president of its disaster recovery practice, the company said Thursday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702984/ex-fema-chief-brown-joins-cold-creek-solutions Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:49:08 -0700 For the second time, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have denied the state's request for federal help for victims of mid-June flooding in Allegheny, Erie and Westmoreland counties. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6704762/fema-denies-flood-aid-again Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:22:08 -0700 Associated Press - September 7, 2009 2:04 PM ET CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to pay to replace a flooded-out fire station just blocks from the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692428/fema-agrees-to-pay-for-new-cr-fire-station Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:04:08 -0700 Disaster relief FEMA centers are open on Labor Day. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6692305/fema-centers-open-on-labor-day Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:09:08 -0700 As the water began rising in Charles Marshall's western Louisville basement during the Aug. 4 flash flooding, he hoped the federal government — specifically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency — would offer help to him and the hundreds of other victims. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6690457/sba-an-unlikely-ally-for-flood-victims Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:41:08 -0700 State officials hope FEMA grants will help offset its multimillion-dollar portion of the firefighting efforts. The U.S. Forest Service will pay the largest share; L.A. County will bear some cost. Fighting the Station fire has cost at least $43.5 million, and federal... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6686927/cost-of-fighting-station-fire-tops-43-million Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700