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Most if not all of the money would come out of a $1 billion grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the settlement "a fair and reasonable resolution to a complex set of circumstances." "The resolution of the World...
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All that could take weeks. But today, particularly in relatively wealthy and earthquake-prone countries — like Chile, Japan, and the United States — there is no need for such spit-balling. Governments use sophisticated modeling systems, such as the U.S. Federal...
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The Center is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "It's important to understand that, along with other types of natural hazards, (solar) storms can cause impacts," says Craig Fugate, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management...
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City Says It's Correcting Natomas Permit Violations, But Offers Few Details
Capital Public Radio | KXJZThe problem started last year, when the city issued 35 home building permits in Natomas. That violated rules set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of the area’s high flood risk.
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City Appears to Dodge Major Punishment from FEMA in Natomas Permit Matter
Capital Public Radio | KXJZThat violated rules set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of the Natomas area’s high flood risk. In a letter to the city dated Monday and obtained by Capital Public Radio, FEMA gives the city 60 days to correct the violations. It suggests...
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Los Angeles Unified School District received nearly $1.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to complete seismic upgrades to a local elementary school. The work will include anchoring concrete walls and upgrading other structural features...
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WASHINGTON D.C. (wkms) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has paid $201 million in reimbursements to public agencies around Kentucky in the wake of last year's ice storm. The storm, caused 36 deaths, knocked out water and electric service to...
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That violated rules set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency because of the Natomas area’s high risk of flooding. But that’s not all that went wrong at the planning department, according to the report from a firm hired by the city attorney’s office. It...
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Mike Spano, D-Yonkers, has asked Gov. David Paterson for for a disaster zone declaration in response to this weekend’s wild storm. “If Yonkers is declared a disaster zone, the city could apply to receive needed aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency... Full Article at Politics on the Hudson
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In "Flood threat in Rose Park?" We at FEMA understand these concerns but believe there is another perspective worthy of community discussion: the benefits from both purchasing flood insurance and updating the flood map to better reflect the risk of flooding... Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune
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Navarre, Fla. officials say redone pier will be the longest on the Gulf of Mexico
Everything AlabamaThe Navarre (Fla.) Pier intends to be the longest on the Gulf of Mexico, extending 1,545 feet into the Gulf.NAVARRE, Fla. That could set up a competition with Gulf Shores, Ala. , where the rebuilt Gulf State Park fishing pier had claimed to be the longest... Full Article at Everything Alabama
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Texas -- Galveston is getting more time to use federal dollars to pay for clearing and cleaning the Hurricane Ike-recovering island. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is picking up the cost to clean storm drains and cut down dead trees, has agreed... Full Article at Click2Houston.com
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Being a first responder means being prepared for any situation, said FEMA Regional Administrator Phil May. For the thousands of brave men and women who risk everything to be there for us in times of tragedy and peril, it is important that we as a nation support... Full Article at The Asheville Citizen-Times
