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Chertoff Says FEMA
Was 'Overwhelmed' by Katrina
Washington Post Wed,
19 Oct 2005 11:41 AM PDT
Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff acknowledged today that the
Federal Emergency Management Agency was "overwhelmed"
by Hurricane Katrina and called for a buildup of the government's
"preparedness capability" to deal with major natural
disasters and terrorist attacks.
Homeland
Chief Says FEMA Must Be Revamped
AP via Yahoo! News
Wed,
19 Oct 2005 8:47 AM PDT
Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday the Federal Emergency
Management Agency was overwhelmed by Hurricane Katrina and must
be retooled to improve preparation and response to natural
disasters like the one that swamped the Gulf Coast.
Chertoff
Says He Relied on FEMA Experts
AP via Yahoo! News Wed,
19 Oct 2005 9:42 AM PDT
Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff defended his actions before and after
Hurricane Katrina, telling lawmakers Wednesday he relied on
Federal Emergency Management Agency experts with decades of
experience in hurricane response.
Chertoff:
FEMA Needs Improvement
Fox News Wed,
19 Oct 2005 7:53 AM PDT
Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that the Federal
Emergency Management Agency needs improvement after it was
overwhelmed by Hurricane Katrina.
Temporary
Housing Still Under way
Picayune Item Wed,
19 Oct 2005 11:01 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency is now in the process of filling
temporary housing sites in Picayune and surrounding areas while
considering new sites for future use.
Homeland
Chief Says FEMA Must Be Revamped
San Francisco Chronicle
Wed,
19 Oct 2005 9:43 AM PDT
Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday the Federal Emergency
Management Agency was overwhelmed by Hurricane Katrina and must
be retooled to improve preparation and response to natural
disasters like the one that swamped the Gulf... '
FEMA
e-mails expose problems in Katrina response
Federal Times
Wed,
19 Oct 2005 9:43 AM PDT
Internal e-mails
reveal officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency were
plagued by miscommunication, lack of supplies, and turf concerns
immediately after Hurricane Katrina’s
landfall.
Small
businesses rise to top of FEMA contract priority list
Federal
Times Wed,
19 Oct 2005 9:43 AM PDT
In awarding
hurricane relief contracts, the Federal Emergency Management
Agency said it will look first to small, disadvantaged and local
businesses in the Gulf Coast region.
FEMA
to provide $28M for debris cleanup in Miss.
WPMI 15
Wed,
19 Oct 2005 10:03 AM PDT
JACKSON, Miss.
(AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide $28
million for debris removal in Waveland, Meridian, Jackson and
Pearl River and Wayne counties, it was announced Wednesday.
Thursday,
October 20, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
FEMA
Official Says Boss Ignored Warnings
AP via Yahoo! News
Thu,
20 Oct 2005 11:01 AM PDT
Federal
Emergency Management Agency officials did not respond to repeated
warnings about deteriorating conditions in New Orleans and the
dire need for help as Hurricane Katrina struck, the first FEMA
official to arrive conceded Thursday.
FEMA
Official Says Bosses Ignored Warnings
AP via Yahoo!
News Thu,
20 Oct 2005 7:55 AM PDT
Top Federal
Emergency Management Agency officials did not respond to repeated
warnings that the situation in New Orleans was growing dire in
the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the first FEMA
official to arrive in the city said Thursday.
FEMA
official in New Orleans blasts agency's response
CNN.com
Thu,
20 Oct 2005 7:42 AM PDT
WASHINGTON (AP)
-- Top Federal Emergency Management Agency officials did not
respond to repeated warnings that the situation in New Orleans
was growing dire right after Hurricane Katrina hit, the first
FEMA official to arrive in the battered city said Thursday.
Chertoff
Vows to 'Re-Engineer' Preparedness
Washington Post
Thu,
20 Oct 2005 2:46 AM PDT
Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff acknowledged yesterday that Hurricane
Katrina "overwhelmed" the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and exposed major flaws in the nation's preparations for
terrorism and natural disasters, but contradicted accounts by
former FEMA director Michael D. Brown about his department's
handling of the Aug. 29 storm.
FEMA
Official Admits Faulty Hurricane Response
Fox News
Thu,
20 Oct 2005 10:08 AM PDT
A Federal
Emergency Management Agency regional director told a Senate panel
Thursday that the organization failed to respond to repeated
warnings about poor conditions in New Orleans and need to help.
Chertoff
Vows to 'Re-Engineer' Preparedness
Washington Post
Wed,
19 Oct 2005 8:39 PM PDT
Homeland Security
Secretary Michael Chertoff acknowledged yesterday that Hurricane
Katrina "overwhelmed" the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and exposed major flaws in the nation's preparations for
terrorism and natural disasters, but contradicted accounts by
former FEMA director Michael D....
Admission
of failure on storm
International Herald Tribune
Wed,
19 Oct 2005 4:10 PM PDT
The Homeland
Security secretary, Michael Chertoff, told Congress that the
Federal Emergency Management Agency had been overwhelmed by
Hurricane Katrina.
Top
US official seeks emergency agency's overhaul in wake of Katrina
debacle
AFP via Yahoo! News Wed,
19 Oct 2005 4:28 PM PDT
US Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said that the much-criticized
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had been "overwhelmed"
by Hurricane Katrina and needed to be completely reorganized.
FEMA
official says agency leaders failed to heed warnings about
Katrina
Billings Gazette Thu,
20 Oct 2005 8:56 AM PDT
WASHINGTON --
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials did not respond to
repeated warnings about deteriorating conditions in New Orleans
and the dire need for help as Hurricane Katrina struck, the first
FEMA official to arrive in the city conceded Thursday.
FEMA
official says he told Brown of dire situation
Houston
Chronicle Thu,
20 Oct 2005 8:33 AM PDT
WASHINGTON —
Top Federal Emergency Management Agency officials did not respond
to repeated warnings that the situation in New Orleans was
growing dire in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the
first FEMA official to arrive in the city said today
Friday,
October 21, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
FEMA
Official Says Boss Ignored Warnings
AP via Yahoo! News
Fri,
21 Oct 2005 3:47 AM PDT
In the midst of
the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency
Management Agency official in New Orleans sent a dire e-mail to
Director Michael Brown saying victims had no food and were dying.
No response came from Brown.
Aide
Says FEMA Ignored Warnings
Washington Post Thu,
20 Oct 2005 9:09 PM PDT
For 16 critical
hours, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials, including
former director Michael D. Brown, dismissed urgent eyewitness
accounts by FEMA's only staffer in New Orleans that Hurricane
Katrina had broken the city's levee system the morning of Aug. 29
and was causing catastrophic...
Aide
Says FEMA Ignored Warnings
Washington Post Thu,
20 Oct 2005 7:47 PM PDT
For 16 critical
hours, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials, including
former director Michael D. Brown, dismissed urgent eyewitness
accounts by FEMA's only staffer in New Orleans that Hurricane
Katrina had broken the city's levee system the morning of Aug. 29
and was causing catastrophic flooding, the staffer told the
Senate yesterday.
Sex
Crime, Katrina Aid Lists to Be Compared
Washington Post
Thu,
20 Oct 2005 8:40 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES, Oct.
20 -- Following the pleas of law enforcement officials, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to cross-check a
list of convicted sex offenders against a list of those who
registered for federal aid after the Hurricane Katrina disaster,
authorities said Thursday.
FEMA
E-Mails
New York Times Thu,
20 Oct 2005 7:01 PM PDT
Marty Bahamonde
is a public affairs officer in the Boston regional office of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency. He was sent to New Orleans
in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Katrina and ended as the
only FEMA representative in the city when the storm hit.
FEMA
was unprepared for Katrina, Senate panel told
Reuters
via Yahoo! News Thu,
20 Oct 2005 1:56 PM PDT
A Federal
Emergency Management Agency official who rode out Hurricane
Katrina at the New Orleans Superdome told a U.S. Senate panel on
Thursday he was horrified at the agency's lack of action during
the crisis and was haunted by the suffering he saw.
FEMA
official tells of internal chaos
The Charlotte Observer
Fri,
21 Oct 2005 8:41 AM PDT
Amid the chaos
that followed Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency Management
Agency official in New Orleans sent a dire e-mail to Director
Michael Brown saying victims had no food and were dying. No
response came.
Former
FEMA official charged with taking kickbacks in
Miami-Dade
Sun-Sentinel Fri,
21 Oct 2005 7:38 AM PDT
A former Federal
Emergency Management Agency inspector was arrested Thursday on
charges she took kickbacks to sign off on false damage claims
filed by Miami-Dade County residents after Hurricane Frances last
year.
Applications
available for emergency food, shelter funds
Skagit
Valley Herald Fri,
21 Oct 2005 11:24 AM PDT
MOUNT VERNON —
The local board of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s
Emergency Food and Shelter Program is accepting applications from
local food and shelter programs through Nov. 15 for the 2006
federal funding period.
Saturday,
October 22, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
FEMA
Official Says Boss Ignored Warnings
AP via Yahoo! News
Fri,
21 Oct 2005 4:39 PM PDT
In the midst of
the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency
Management Agency official in New Orleans sent a dire e-mail to
Director Michael Brown saying victims had no food and were dying.
No response came from Brown.
FEMA
official rips agency
Miami Herald Sat,
22 Oct 2005 11:43 AM PDT
In the midst of
the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina, a Federal Emergency
Management Agency official in New Orleans sent a dire e-mail to
Director Michael Brown saying victims had no food and were dying.
Early
alert of broken levees unheeded
The Western Star
Sat,
22 Oct 2005 10:00 AM PDT
Washington —
The only Federal Emergency Management Agency official sent to New
Orleans before Hurricane Katrina told a Senate panel Thursday
that top officials brushed off his desperate warnings about
broken levees and deteriorating conditions for evacuees at the
Superdome.
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22 Oct 2005 5:54 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency is ready to invest more than $1
million to clean up lobster-trap debris from this year's
hurricanes, and the commercial fishermen are agreeing to provide
the manpower to do it.
Pants
on fire
New Orleans Times-Picayune Fri,
21 Oct 2005 11:20 PM PDT
Marty
Bahamonde's testimony about the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and its detached, incompetent response to Hurricane
Katrina is enough to make anyone's blood pressure skyrocket.
State’s
RV industry booms after Katrina
Fort Wayne Journal
Gazette Sat,
22 Oct 2005 4:27 AM PDT
Indiana’s
recreational vehicle industry has been busy filling orders from
contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide
housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Report:
Katrina payments high
Montgomery Advertiser Sat,
22 Oct 2005 2:06 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency issued overpayments of at least $174
million in its rush to distribute emergency payments to Hurricane
Katrina victims, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Gov.
Bush dismisses critics, sings praises of `We-ma'
Sun-Sentinel
Sat,
22 Oct 2005 0:04 AM PDT
TALLAHASSEE --
Dismissing congressional and media scrutiny portraying the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as clueless, Gov. Jeb Bush
has begun playing a new role as chief defender of the nation's
disaster relief agency.
Want
answers? Don't ask FEMA
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Fri,
21 Oct 2005 11:04 PM PDT
Local companies
may be getting their share of work on contracts let by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Or maybe they're not. Only
FEMA knows for sure, and FEMA won't say.
Dozens
leave NSU shelter for trailer homes
Houma, Louisiana
Newspaper - The Courier Sat,
22 Oct 2005 6:05 AM PDT
THIBODAUX --
Fifty-two New Orleanians who have spent more than seven weeks
camped out at Nicholls State University’s
Stopher Gym were set to take off for Federal Emergency Management
Agency trailers Friday morning, part of a last-ditch push to move
evacuees elsewhere in advance of Monday’s
shelter closing.
Sunday,
October 23, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
FEMA
says McClellan buildings no longer needed for evacuees
New
Orleans Times-Picayune Sun,
23 Oct 2005 11:30 AM PDT
ANNISTON, Ala.
(AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency
won't house any more Hurricane Katrina evacuees in two so-called
"starship" buildings at Fort McClellan, the former Army
base at Anniston.
Some
FEMA centers cut back service to six days a week
Houma,
Louisiana Newspaper - The Courier Sun,
23 Oct 2005 6:06 AM PDT
HOUMA -- Federal
Emergency Management Agency walk-in centers in Thibodaux and
Vacherie will be closed Sundays starting today.
FEMA
to help hurricane evacuees in Waterloo
The Des Moines
Register Sun,
23 Oct 2005 2:30 AM PDT
Waterloo, Ia. —
Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will
be here starting Monday to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees. The
agency’s staff members will be at the Waterloo
Red Cross offices to help people register for assistance and to
answer questions about federal programs. Evacuees can make an
appointment by calling (319) 324-6831 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through
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Keynoter.com Sun,
23 Oct 2005 6:23 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency is ready to invest more than $1
million to clean up lobster-trap debris from this year's
hurricanes, and the commercial fishermen are agreeing to provide
the manpower to do it.
FEMA
announces $197 million funding for Southeast
evacuees
djournal.com Sun,
23 Oct 2005 5:51 AM PDT
ATLANTA -
Evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who have relocated to
Georgia will receive more than $112 million from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, FEMA announced Saturday.
S.
Florida man accused of $23,244 FEMA fraud
St.
Petersburg Times Sat,
22 Oct 2005 11:05 PM PDT
FORT LAUDERDALE
- A South Florida man has been accused of fraudulently claiming
$23,244 in Federal Emergency Management Agency aid after
Hurricane Frances.
FEMA
to help hurricane evacuees in Waterloo
The Des Moines
Register Sun,
23 Oct 2005 2:16 AM PDT
Waterloo, Ia. —
Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will
be here starting Monday to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees. The
agency's staff members will be at the Waterloo Red Cross offices
to help people register for assistance and to answer questions
about federal programs.
FEMA
wants to get people back into homes
The Times of South
Mississippi Sat,
22 Oct 2005 10:08 PM PDT
For people whose
homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's ultimate goal is to get them back into
permanent housing as quickly as possible.
Early
alert of broken levees unheeded
The Western Star
Sat,
22 Oct 2005 10:44 PM PDT
Washington —
The only Federal Emergency Management Agency official sent to New
Orleans before Hurricane Katrina told a Senate panel Thursday
that top officials brushed off his desperate warnings about
broken levees and deteriorating conditions for evacuees at the
Superdome.
Monday,
October 24, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
Katrina
probe reveals more FEMA blunders
Federal Times Mon,
24 Oct 2005 7:28 AM PDT
The first and
only Federal Emergency Management Agency official in New Orleans
as Hurricane Katrina approached wasn’t a
disaster assistance team leader or an emergency responder —
he was a public affairs officer.
Gun
possession now OK at FEMA temporary housing
New Orleans
Times-Picayune Mon,
24 Oct 2005 10:45 AM PDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP)
— Residents can now possess and store firearms
in trailer parks or other temporary housing set up for hurricane
victims by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under a new
policy announced Monday.
FEMA
"ready to go" once winds die down
KRON 4 Bay
Area Mon,
24 Oct 2005 5:40 AM PDT
MIAMI With
Hurricane Wilma pounding Florida, the acting head of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency says his personnel are "ready to
go."
FEMA
to offer three-day help center at Oak Mountain
Tuscaloosa
News Mon,
24 Oct 2005 6:09 AM PDT
A Federal
Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery center opens at Oak
Mountain State Park in Pelham for three days beginning today at
noon.
Two
posing as Katrina victims are arrested
Benton Courier
Mon,
24 Oct 2005 10:33 AM PDT
Two people who
cashed a Federal Emergency Management Agency check and who
claimed to be Hurricane Katrina victims were arrested Tuesday on
forgery and drug charges.
FEMA
says McClellan buildings no longer needed for evacuees
Tuscaloosa
News Mon,
24 Oct 2005 4:39 AM PDT
A spokesman for
the Federal Emergency Management Agency says the agency won't
house any more Hurricane Katrina evacuees in two so-called
"starship" buildings at Fort McClellan, the former Army
base at Anniston.
FEMA
official: Ex-chief gave little response to warnings after
Katrina
Louisiana Weekly Mon,
24 Oct 2005 8:40 AM PDT
WASHINGTON-Federal
Emergency Management Agency officials did not respond to repeated
warnings about deteriorating conditions in New Orleans and the
dire need for help as Hurricane Katrina struck, the first FEMA
official to arrive conceded Thursday.
FEMA
Regional Office Ready To Respond
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta
Mon,
24 Oct 2005 5:05 AM PDT
DeKalb County --
With Hurricane Wilma bearing down on South Florida Monday
Morning, worker at Federal Emergency Management Agency are
waiting to see where they'll have to dispatch help.
By
NATASHA DOUGLAS/Staff Writer
The Middlesboro Daily
Mon,
24 Oct 2005 11:36 AM PDT
MIDDLESBORO -
The Middlesboro city council will meet tonight at city hall for
their regular session and one thing they are expected to vote on
is the correspondence from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management
Agency) regarding the federal flood maps for the city.
FEMA
"ready to go" once winds die down
KBCI Boise
Mon,
24 Oct 2005 5:46 AM PDT
MIAMI With
Hurricane Wilma pounding Florida, the acting head of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency says his personnel are "ready to
go." David Paulison says relief efforts will start as soon
as soon as the worst of the storm passes.
Wednesday,
October 26, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
Brown
Had Resignation Plans Before Katrina Hit
Washington
Post Tue,
25 Oct 2005 8:25 PM PDT
Michael D. Brown
was days away from announcing plans to resign as director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency when Hurricane Katrina hit
Aug. 29, according to e-mails released by separate House and
Senate investigations into the government's flawed response to
the disaster.
FEMA
chief had planned to quit before Katrina hit
Seattle
Times Wed,
26 Oct 2005 0:26 AM PDT
Michael Brown was
days away from announcing plans to resign as director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency when Hurricane Katrina...
Brown
planned to resign before Katrina
UPI Wed,
26 Oct 2005 6:01 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, Oct.
26 (UPI) -- Michael Brown planned to resign as director of the
U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency even before Hurricane
Katrina hit, a report said Wednesday.
New
complaints...More spending cuts...Abbas condemns attack
KVAL-TV
Eugene Wed,
26 Oct 2005 11:02 AM PDT
FORT LAUDERDALE,
Fla. Complaints are again being heard about the pace of the
relief effort, in the aftermath of a hurricane. The mayor of
Florida's Miami-Dade County says supplies from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency are running low.
Fiscal
policies part of reform
Montgomery Advertiser Wed,
26 Oct 2005 2:10 AM PDT
To judge from the
emergency aid payments handed out by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, one would conclude that Hurricane Katrina
really hammered Mobile County. FEMA paid more than $34 million in
$2,000 chunks to 17,050 people in Mobile County.
By
NATASHA DOUGLAS/Staff Writer
The Middlesboro Daily
Wed,
26 Oct 2005 7:51 AM PDT
MIDDLESBORO - The
Middlesboro city council will meet tonight at city hall for their
regular session and one thing they are expected to vote on is the
correspondence from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
regarding the federal flood maps for the city.
FEMA
wants to get people back into homes
The Times of South
Mississippi Tue,
25 Oct 2005 10:08 PM PDT
For people whose
homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's ultimate goal is to get them back into
permanent housing as quickly as possible.
FEMA
says appeals available on aid request
2theadvocate.com
Tue,
25 Oct 2005 11:20 PM PDT
Some Louisiana
victims of hurricanes Katrina or Rita might be getting the wrong
message after receiving a letter from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Bush:
Aid to homeowners likely
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Miami
Herald Tue,
25 Oct 2005 7:47 PM PDT
Gov. Bush commits
FEMA's help The decision means homeowners and renters in Broward,
Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties will be eligible for cash
grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency worth as much
as $26,200 to cover uninsured expenses including home repairs,
temporary lodging and funerals.
Mlitary
excelled where FEMA failed, says Burgess
Hammond Daily
Star Wed,
26 Oct 2005 3:15 AM PDT
Aside from
communication, Parish President Gordon Burgess told state
legislators Friday that his biggest disappointment regarding the
disaster response was with the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
Thursday,
October 27, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
Mayor,
Homeland Security Head Answer Tough Questions
WPLG
Click10.com via Yahoo! News Thu,
27 Oct 2005 5:43 AM PDT
After hurricane
relief supplies in Miami ran out today with people still waiting
in line at several locations, Mayor Carlos Alvarez told Local 10
that Federal Emergency Management Agency's explanation was that
"supplies were on the way."
SBA,
FEMA offering loans
South Florida Business Journal
Thu,
27 Oct 2005 11:46 AM PDT
The U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) are making disaster assistance loans
available to South Florida homeowners, renters and businesses
that suffered losses attributable to Hurricane Wilma.
Gov.
Bush Takes Blame for Slow Wilma Aid
AP via Yahoo! News
Wed,
26 Oct 2005 8:02 PM PDT
Gov. Jeb Bush
took the blame Wednesday for frustrating delays at centers
distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Wilma, saying
criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was
misdirected.
Weather
Causes Woes Again for Katrina Evacuees
NPR Thu,
27 Oct 2005 7:01 AM PDT
Unseasonable cold
weather is producing an additional hardship for thousands of
Katrina evacuees along the Gulf Coast who are living in tents
while waiting for temporary housing from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Local
News
The Daily Iberian Thu,
27 Oct 2005 11:31 AM PDT
Basically,
Iberia Parish Council members agree they do not want a Federal
Emergency Management Agency “trailer city�
built in Iberia Parish for hurricane evacuees.
Blame
Florida and not FEMA, Jeb Bush says
Inside Bay Area
Thu,
27 Oct 2005 10:23 AM PDT
MIAMI —
Gov. Jeb Bush took the blame Wednesday for frustrating delays at
centers distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Wilma,
saying criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
selects AT&T unit for operations center work
Government
Computer News Thu,
27 Oct 2005 10:49 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency has awarded a four-year, $8.9 million
contract to AT&T Corp. to manage a network operations center.
Are
you eligible for a grant?
Miami Herald Thu,
27 Oct 2005 4:19 AM PDT
Now that the
federal government has declared all of South Florida a disaster
area, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to open
offices across the region to help storm victims navigate the maze
of government grants and loans they may need to recover
financially.
Gov.
Bush accepts blame for slow relief response days after
Wilma
Sun-Sentinel Thu,
27 Oct 2005 6:44 AM PDT
Three days after
Hurricane Wilma stomped through the region, essential supplies
remained scarce Wednesday, government officials apologized for
the slow response, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
offered financial relief to individuals
Friday,
October 28, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
Gov.
Bush Criticizes State's Storm Effort
Washington Post
Thu,
27 Oct 2005 8:25 PM PDT
MIAMI, Oct. 26 --
Gov. Jeb Bush (R) took the blame Wednesday for frustrating delays
at centers distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Wilma,
saying criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was
misdirected.
FEMA
sets up at Boca Raton Community Hospital
BizJournals
Fri,
28 Oct 2005 11:24 AM PDT
Boca Raton
Community Hospital it has invited the National Disaster Medical
System of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up a
Disaster Medical Assistance Team on the hospital's main campus at
745 Meadows Road.
FEMA:
Trailers coming slowly, but surely
WPMI 15 Fri,
28 Oct 2005 11:33 AM PDT
PASCAGOULA,
Miss. (AP) - Examples of human need and human heart can be seen
both inside the Federal Emergency Management Agency and outside
with the people they are assisting.
FEMA
recovery center established in Bonita Springs
Bonita
Daily News Fri,
28 Oct 2005 10:44 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center in Bonita
Springs Community Hall is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday for Lee and
Collier County residents.
FEMA
Limits Cleanup Cost Reimbursements To 75 Percent
Click
2 Houston Fri,
28 Oct 2005 6:09 AM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency says it will limit reimbursements in
Texas for cleanup costs from Hurricane Rita to 75 percent,
angering county officials.
Bush
declares flooded counties national disaster
Portsmouth
Herald Fri,
28 Oct 2005 5:54 AM PDT
President George
W. Bush on Wednesday declared the flooding in the Monadnock
Region a major national disaster, which means the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and other federal agencies can start
helping victims with grants and low-interest loans.
Local
News
The Daily Iberian Fri,
28 Oct 2005 5:32 AM PDT
Basically, Iberia
Parish Council members agree they do not want a Federal Emergency
Management Agency “trailer city�
built in Iberia Parish for hurricane evacuees.
FEMA
sets up sites to help Hurricane Wilma victims
Bonita
Daily News Fri,
28 Oct 2005 9:14 AM PDT
Peggy
Eichelberger was skeptical when she heard the Federal Emergency
Management Agency had set up a Disaster Recovery Center at Bonita
Springs Community Hall.
Cheyenne
gets grant for flood control
Billings Gazette Thu,
27 Oct 2005 11:26 PM PDT
CHEYENNE - The
city of Cheyenne has received a $2.76 million grant from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency to address the danger of
flooding where 10 people died in a 1985 flood.
Senate
passes debris removal bill
Mississippi Business Journal
Fri,
28 Oct 2005 8:56 AM PDT
WASHINGTON —
In response to a unanimous consent request by U.S. Sen. Trent
Lott (R-Miss.), the Senate has passed a hurricane disaster debris
removal bill that further extends the period of time that the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must reimburse local
governments for removal of debris remaining from Hurricane
Katrina.
Saturday,
October 29, 2005 11:47 AM PDT
Company
Wanted Out of Body Collection Job
AP via Yahoo! News
Fri,
28 Oct 2005 8:47 PM PDT
A company
assigned the delicate duty of collecting Hurricane Katrina's dead
in Louisiana wanted out of the federal job days later,
complaining of a "bureaucratic quagmire" in its
dealings with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Trailers
available for Wilma victims
Orlando Sentinel Sat,
29 Oct 2005 3:18 AM PDT
In less than two
months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has ordered
125,000 travel trailers, mobile homes and other varieties of
housing on wheels for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
FEMA
gives evacuees priority in job openings
2theadvocate.com
Fri,
28 Oct 2005 10:19 PM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency is hiring Louisiana residents to
staff many of its activities in the state. Priority is given to
displaced hurricane victims and to other parish residents.
Low-income
Katrina evacuees may qualify for assistance
Hickory
Daily Record Sat,
29 Oct 2005 3:13 AM PDT
HICKORY - The
Federal Emergency Management Agency wants to hear from low-income
Hurricane Katrina evacuees in the area. They have some money for
you.
FEMA
restricts storm cleanup repayments
The Bryan-College
Station Eagle Sat,
29 Oct 2005 5:05 AM PDT
HOUSTON - The
Federal Emergency Management Agency has said it will limit
reimbursements in Texas for cleanup costs from Hurricane Rita to
75 percent, angering county officials.
Debris
removal deadline remains after FEMA rejects extension; cleanup
funding still in limbo
Port Arthur News Fri,
28 Oct 2005 10:06 PM PDT
With debris
still mounting and Federal Emergency Management Agency funds
depleting, the question of who will pick up the tab for continued
debris cleanup in Jefferson County was left in limbo Thursday.
FEMA
wants to get people back into homes
The Times of South
Mississippi Fri,
28 Oct 2005 10:08 PM PDT
For people whose
homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's ultimate goal is to get them back into
permanent housing as quickly as possible.
FEMA
asssistance center manager: ‘The buck stops
with us'
The Natchez Democrat Fri,
28 Oct 2005 11:08 PM PDT
NATCHEZ - How
are things going at the new FEMA Disaster Recovery Center? It
depends on whom you ask. Since opening last week, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's DRC in Natchez has served more than
600 people, according to its manager John Hope.
FEMA
mobile unit to visit Philadelphia
The Meridian Star
Fri,
28 Oct 2005 8:31 PM PDT
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that it will send
mobile Disaster Recovery Centers to Neshoba, Leake, Warren and
Yazoo counties to reach more residents who sustained damage
during Hurricane Katrina.
Missoula,
Flathead flood maps to go digital
Missoulian Fri,
28 Oct 2005 10:44 PM PDT
Missoula and
Flathead will be the first two Montana counties to have their
Flood Insurance Rate Maps digitalized. It's part of a five-year,
$1 billion program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to
modernize floodplain maps in every county in the country.
Sunday,
October 30, 2005 11:47 AM PST
$2,000
questions
Beaumont Enterprise Sun,
30 Oct 2005 9:04 AM PST
BEAUMONT -- As of
Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency had approved
210,115 applications for expedited assistance in the Hurricane
Rita disaster area in Texas, with a total of $420,232,000
awarded.
Jazz
& Razz
New Orleans Times-Picayune Sat,
29 Oct 2005 11:20 PM PDT
Evacuees by
definition are not living in their own houses, but the FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY sent checks for emergency housing
costs to New Orleans addresses, some evacuees staying in
Charlotte, N.C., said.
City
meets with FEMA
Jacksonville Daily Progress Sun,
30 Oct 2005 8:14 AM PST
Jacksonville
officials have begun meeting with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to file paperwork to receive reimbursement for
services provided by the city during Hurricane Rita.
Rusk
seeks FEMA reimbursements for hurricane help
Jacksonville
Daily Progress Sun,
30 Oct 2005 8:14 AM PST
RUSK - The city
of Rusk met with FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
representatives to receive reimbursements for the city's part in
relief efforts Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
FEMA
extends relief deadline
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Sun,
30 Oct 2005 1:15 AM PDT
The deadline for
victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to file applications for
federal disaster assistance has been extended. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency will accept applications through Jan.
11.
FEMA
wants to get people back into homes
The Times of South
Mississippi Sat,
29 Oct 2005 10:08 PM PDT
For people whose
homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's ultimate goal is to get them back into
permanent housing as quickly as possible.
FEMA
and Michael Brown
El Diario La Prensa Sat,
29 Oct 2005 9:48 PM PDT
Ever since
Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, local, state and
federal officials have been pointing blame at one another. To New
Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the fault clearly lies with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency for failing to respond quickly enough
to his city`s crisis.
FEMA
asssistance center manager: ‘The buck stops
with us'
The Natchez Democrat Sat,
29 Oct 2005 9:40 PM PDT
NATCHEZ - How are
things going at the new FEMA Disaster Recovery Center? It depends
on whom you ask. Since opening last week, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's DRC in Natchez has served more than 600
people, according to its manager John Hope.
Union
blames problems with FEMA on White House
The Charleston
Gazette Sat,
29 Oct 2005 9:14 PM PDT
Leaders of a
federal workers union taking part in a Charleston labor
conference last week have accused the Bush administration of
weakening the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA
trailers oppose parish laws
Hammond Daily Star Sat,
29 Oct 2005 9:14 PM PDT
BEDICO —
Fines and possible jail time may be in the future for some
Federal Emergency Management Agency workers and rural parish
property owners who ignore parish law
Monday,
October 31, 2005 11:47 AM PST
Brevard
Co. Eligible For Federal Wilma Aid
WESH via Yahoo! News
Mon,
31 Oct 2005 9:10 AM PST
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency has expanded the area in which
individuals and businesses can receive aid to include Brevard
County.
FEMA
gives MCC-KC $10.2M for safe rooms
BizJournals Mon,
31 Oct 2005 11:06 AM PST
The Metropolitan
Community College-Kansas City has received a $10.2 million grant
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to build community
safe rooms on its five campuses.
FEMA's
money trail 'transparent as mud'
New Orleans
Times-Picayune Mon,
31 Oct 2005 7:34 AM PST
WASHINGTON --
Eric Tolbert spent almost three decades on emergency response
teams, starting as a paramedic in his native North Carolina and
rising to a top job at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Local
companies land FEMA contracts for Katrina work
BizJournals
Sun,
30 Oct 2005 9:17 PM PST
JACKSONVILLE --
Four local businesses have been awarded Federal Emergency
Management Agency contracts totaling $7.5 million to support
Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans.
FEMA
wants to get people back into homes
The Times of South
Mississippi Sun,
30 Oct 2005 10:08 PM PST
For people whose
homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's ultimate goal is to get them back into
permanent housing as quickly as possible.
Fumes
force evacuation of FEMA building in Maryland
Baltimore
Sun Sun,
30 Oct 2005 5:06 PM PST
Several treated
at area hospitals About 200 employees of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency were evacuated from an office building Sunday
because of fumes from a gas can left on the roof.
Katrina
affected more than gas prices
The Town Talk Mon,
31 Oct 2005 0:07 AM PST
Hurricane Katrina
caused a short-term gasoline shortage and higher prices, but that
is insignificant compared to the shortage of long-haul drivers
created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Shame
of a nation
Arizona Daily Wildcat Sun,
30 Oct 2005 11:01 PM PST
Two thousand
dead in Iraq. Two thousand. Eight hundred from a hurricane named
Katrina. One former head of Federal Emergency Management Agency.
One lightweight Supreme Court nominee. Tom DeLay. Social Security
reform. The "ownership society." The Geneva Convention.
The First Amendment.
FEMA
Extends Ex-Director's Contract
Louisiana Weekly
Sun,
30 Oct 2005 5:05 PM PST
(AP) - Homeland
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday defended the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s decision to extend
former director Michael Brown's post-resignation employment by
another 30 days.
CONTRACTS
AWARDED
Washington Post Sun,
30 Oct 2005 10:26 PM PST
Analysis Corp.
of Fairfax won a $2.3 million, one-year contract from the Defense
Department to provide the Defense Intelligence Agency's Joint
Intelligence Task Force for Combating Terrorism with a terrorist
watch-list solution.
Tuesday,
November 1, 2005 11:46 AM PST
Lack
of FEMA data slows relief
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News
Tue,
01 Nov 2005 6:40 AM PST
Relief groups
trying to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees find new homes and
reunite with families say they have been stymied by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's failure to provide information
about evacuees.
Brevard
Residents Cheer FEMA's Decision
WESH via Yahoo! News
Mon,
31 Oct 2005 2:52 PM PST
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency has expanded the area in which
individuals and businesses can receive aid to include Brevard
County.
New
Call Center to Aid Temporary Housing
KSLA Tue,
01 Nov 2005 10:06 AM PST
The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management
Agency says 300 people at a FEMA processing center in Chicago
have been assigned "Full Time" to call disaster
applicants and to assess their need for temporary housing.
FEMA
extends disaster aid deadline
Desert Sun Tue,
01 Nov 2005 11:27 AM PST
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency is extending the deadline for federal
disaster aid. Survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita now have
until Jan. 11 to apply for help.
Two
More Mississippi Counties Eligible For Assistance
The
Jackson Channel Tue,
01 Nov 2005 6:09 AM PST
The Federal
Emergency Management Agency says residents and business owners in
Holmes and Humphreys counties are now eligible for state and
federal assistance for Hurricane Katrina damage.
Katrina
Charities Stymied By FEMA Silence
WPMI 15 Tue,
01 Nov 2005 6:18 AM PST
The U.S. Federal
Emergency Management Agency has provided Hurricane Katrina
evacuee data to the media, but frustrated relief agencies are
still waiting.
FEMA
Opens Offices In Flood-Damaged Areas
The WMUR Channel
Tue,
01 Nov 2005 9:49 AM PST
Two federal
offices will open in New Hampshire to assist people affected by
October's flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said
that an office will open in Keene at 25 Roxbury St. on Wednesday.
On Friday, an office will open in Alstead at the Third
Congregational Church at 14 River St.
FEMA
Help Will Be Extended
WLOX-TV Biloxi Tue,
01 Nov 2005 10:29 AM PST
Residents of
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas who had damage from
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have more time to apply for federal
disaster assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency
announced today that the deadline to apply for aid has been
extended to January eleventh.
Get
money back for some purchases
Miami Herald Tue,
01 Nov 2005 6:18 AM PST
Did you lose
power when Hurricane Wilma blew through? Rich or poor, you're
probably entitled to free generators, chain saws and other
disaster recovery items, courtesy of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
Firefighters
help down south
Ralston Recorder Tue,
01 Nov 2005 9:23 AM PST
It was called a
short notice for two Ralston Volunteer Fire Department
firefighters last week. Locals Will Linger and Kevin Kinney were
notified they had been called up through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency the afternoon of Oct. 25 and left on an
airplane at 2:30 p.m. the next day.
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