Earthquakes don’t discriminate and neither does FEMA.

FEMA has a mission to ensure disaster assistance is made available to all people in the community. FEMA does not treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. That means reaching out to everyone.

Those protected classes of people are written into federal law as an equal rights statement of policy that guides FEMA’s approach to providing fully inclusive disaster recovery services.

NASHVILLE – The deadline for individuals and households to apply for FEMA disaster assistance has passed, but work continues on Tennessee’s recovery from the April 12-13 tornadoes.

Survivors in Bradley and Hamilton counties who registered with FEMA can check the status of their applications, ask questions and get information in several ways:

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Arizona in combating the Aquila Fire burning in Maricopa County.

Salem, Oregon – June 23, 2020 - The deadline to register for FEMA disaster assistance is July 2, 2020. Residents of Umatilla County and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation who sustained uninsured damage from the flooding that occurred Feb. 5-9 are encouraged to register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It’s important to note that financial assistance from FEMA for flood loss/damage does not affect unemployment, Social Security or Medicaid benefits.

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Pets are an important member of your household, remember to include them in your hurricane preparedness plans.

Here are some tips on disaster preparedness for pet owners:

• If a pet gets lost, its tag is its ticket home. Make sure your pet’s tags are up-to-date and fastened to its collar. If possible, attach the address and/or phone number of another contact in case you can’t be reached. A waterproof pouch containing identification information can be attached to the collar.

• April 13 storm survivors who applied for FEMA help may receive grants for generator costs.
• The applicant’s registered dwelling must be their primary residence and located in Aiken, Barnwell, Berkeley, Colleton, Hampton, Marlboro, Oconee, Orangeburg or Pickens county.

Survivors Who Owned a Generator Prior to the April 13 Storms

June 23, 2020

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FEMA News Desk: 877-568-9040

South Carolina News Desk: 803-737-8515

COLUMBIA, S.C. – One week remains for South Carolina homeowners, renters and businesses to apply for federal disaster assistance if they had property damage or losses caused by the April 13 storms.

The deadline to register for assistance from FEMA and to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the
U.S. Small Business Administration is Tuesday, June 30.

To date, more than $7.5 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for April 13 storm survivors. This includes FEMA grants and low-interest disaster loans from the SBA.

131 of the allocations are for permanent projects in municipalities totaling over $37 million

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Arizona in combating the Bush Fire burning in Gila County.

WASHINGTON – Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency response, FEMA will not conduct a national test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) this year.

PONCE, Puerto Rico – Disaster Recovery Centers will reopen Monday in Guánica, Guayanilla and Ponce to assist Puerto Rico residents affected by the ongoing earthquakes. FEMA expects to reopen other recovery centers. 

All three centers will accommodate in-person visits by appointment and drive-thru services, where residents can have their documents scanned into their case file and returned to them. No appointments are necessary for the drive-thrus. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) announced today that $2.4 million has been made available in federal disaster aid for expanded medical services, personal protective equipment and emergency medical transportation in the state of Ohio.

CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) announced today that more than $2.7 million has been made available in federal disaster aid for medical supplies, services, and equipment to the state of Ohio.

CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Michigan State Police/Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) announced today that $14.6 million has been made available in federal disaster aid for critical emergency medical care in the state of Michigan. 

NASHVILLE – Tennesseans who have uninsured losses resulting from the April 12-13 tornadoes have until Tuesday, June 23, 2020 to register with FEMA for assistance.

Survivors in Bradley and Hamilton counties can register with FEMA in several ways:

WASHINGTON – Project Airbridge was created to shorten the amount of time it takes for U.S. medical supply distributors to bring personal protective equipment (PPE) and other critical medical supplies into the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic response. This shipment method, the focus of the acceleration effort of FEMA’s supply chain task force, was a temporary solution to expedite the transportation of commercially distributed PPE from international manufacturers to the United States.

WHAT PROJECT AIRBRIDGE HAS ACHIEVED FROM MARCH 29 THROUGH JUNE 18

The State of West Virginia will receive $26.8 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help relocate an elementary school damaged in 2016 by severe storms, floods, landslides and mudslides.

This award provides $26,851,044.60 in federal funding for the relocation of the Clendenin Elementary School, which was damaged as a result of FEMA-DR-4273-WV. This funding is being provided under authority of Section 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved $35.8 million to reimburse the State of Arizona for the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of state, county, and tribal personnel, healthcare facility workers, and first responders.

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – One year after the Consolidated Resources Center, referred to as a CRC, was stood up in Puerto Rico to improve the efficiency, precision and transparency of the Public Assistance program process on the Island, 2,954 projects have been assessed and approved, for a total of $1.7 billion. Of these projects, 2,522 are for Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery after the 2017 hurricanes.