Federal Emergency Management Agency

Surprising Advice On What To Do During Natural Disasters

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

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WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - It is better to send text messages than to call when natural disasters strike and networks get congested, a senior U....

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Nuclear Power Regulators Scale Back Emergency Readiness Efforts

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 05.16.2012

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Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, req...

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Joplin Schools Seek Support For $62 Million Bond Issue For Rebuilding

AP | ALAN SCHER ZAGIER | Posted 03.23.2012

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JOPLIN, Mo. -- Connie Nance is well aware of the damage caused by the deadly Joplin tornado 10 months ago – "It was right outside my back door,"...

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Minot School Gets $2.9 Million For Flooding Repairs

AP | Posted 02.27.2012

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MINOT, N.D. -- An elementary school in Minot severely damaged by Souris River flooding last year is getting federal help. North Dakota's congressiona...

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Americans Are Greater Together

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 02.11.2012

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"We all do better when we all do better." Republicans don't ascribe to that. They want to set up a country where every person is responsible for every aspect of daily life, from ensuring drinking water is safe to reducing workplace hazards.

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Man Dies After Massive Wildfire Breaks Out In Reno, Nevada

AP | SCOTT SONNER | Posted 01.18.2012

RENO, Nev. — A cloud of grayish-white smoke settled over upscale homes and horse pastures at Reno's edge Friday as firefighters from across Neva...

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No Federal Help For Virginia Town After 3 Disasters

AP | By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | Posted 12.15.2011

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LOUISA, Va. -- Residents of this rural community just outside Richmond know they may be lucky, seeing as how no one died in the earthquake, hurricane ...

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North Dakota Flood Victims Start Moving Into Temporary Homes

AP | By JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 12.04.2011

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MINOT, N.D. -- With winter coming quickly in North Dakota, federal officials are racing to finish up to 2,400 temporary homes for Minot residents disp...

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Senate Turns To Plan B On Funding Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill Monday to keep the government running, ending a weeklong battle over disaster aid that has turn...

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Scott Brown Makes Surprising Comments On Looming Government Shutdown

Luke Johnson | Posted 11.26.2011

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Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) called out Congress Monday on the possibility of a government shutdown if the current continuing resolution is not renewed ...

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Government Shutdown Looms As Congress Fights Over Spending

Posted 11.26.2011

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By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press (AP) WASHINGTON -- Congress is once again allowing shutdown politics to bring the federal government to the bri...

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John Boehner: There Is No Threat Of Government Shutdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday there is no threat of a government shutdown, downplaying whispers that he cannot control his...

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Boehner Faces Tough Question After Surprising Loss

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.22.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans grappled Thursday with ways to revive a must-pass measure to provide billions of dollars in disaster relief and p...

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Senate Passes Disaster Relief Plan, Sets Up Battle With House GOP

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.15.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting up a battle with the GOP-controlled House, Senate Democrats on Thursday muscled through a $7 billion bill to replenish nea...

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Eric Cantor Clarifies Disaster Relief Stance

AP | Posted 11.07.2011

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By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A top House Republican said Wednesday that there will be no holdup in replenishing disaster aid ac...

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Governor Brown Asks FEMA For Help With Wildfires

AP | Posted 11.07.2011

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TEHACHAPI, Calif. — About 200 Californians have been able to return to their homes as firefighters gained ground on a blaze that charred over 20...

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Democrats Aim To Boost Disaster Aid For Hurricanes Irene, Katrina, Setting Up Fight With GOP

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 11.06.2011

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday providing $6 billion in new disaster aid to help both victims of Hurricane Irene and ...

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WATCH: Shelter Dogs Trained To Sniff Out Survivors After Disaster Strikes

Posted 11.03.2011

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During the critical immediate hours following September 11, the Haiti earthquakes and the tornado in Joplin, MO, rescue workers knew they had limited ...

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White House Requests Billions In Disaster Relief, Setting Up Fight With GOP

AP | Posted 11.02.2011

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By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House told Congress on Thursday there's a need for more than $5 billion in additional di...

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FEMA Chief Responds To Concerns About Dwindling Disaster Aid

AP | Posted 10.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The head of the federal disaster assistance agency says recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Irene will proceed regardless of a dwi...

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Ron Paul Versus Government

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.29.2011

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Ron Paul has a philosophy of government. He sticks to it, even when it would quite obviously be convenient for him to downplay this position or that.

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FEMA Diverts Disaster Relief Funds Meant For Joplin Tornado Recovery

AP | JIM SALTER | Posted 10.29.2011

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ST. LOUIS — The federal government has frozen some aid to tornado- and flood-ravaged Missouri and the South to focus on immediate help for victi...

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Season of Calamities Necessitates Compassion Aid: Don't Require Offsets for Emergency Disaster Relief

Rep. Cedric L. Richmond | Posted 08.31.2011

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House GOP leaders have proposed requiring an offset for emergency humanitarian aid for Americans, but leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.

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Michigan's Governor Tramples Democracy

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 08.28.2011

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Perhaps Gov. Snyder has forgotten the words of the Pledge of Allegiance. We pledge our allegiance not to the corporate state, not to one party or one ideology, but to the republic, one nation, under God with liberty and justice for all.

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Why Did Colo. Officials Choose To Forgo Disaster Status For The Worst Wildfire In State History?

NewWest.Net | Jeff Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Fourmile Fire was Colorado's largest wildfire disaster in history. But in terms of becoming a declared federal disaster with assistance for indivi...

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