FEMA is an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities.
Imagine tearing open that large present under the Christmas tree with your name on it and finding inside... a fire extinguisher. Or a foldable ladder. Or a smoke alarm in that smaller box. Those, plus a home disaster kit including food, water and prescription medications for 72 hours, or a first aid certification course are just some of the gifts that the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suggesting Americans give their loved ones this holiday season. "Giving a gift of a fire... Read Full Story
FEMA And The FCC Announce Adoption Of Standards For Wireless Carriers To Receive And Deliver Emergency Alerts Via Mobile Devices As part of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the nation's next generation of emergency alert and warning networks, the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced the adoption of the design specifications for the development of a gateway... Read Full Story
The lead US federal disaster agency is hoping to both inform and gather information through social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, its top official said Wednesday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), sharply criticized for its slow response to events like the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, is trying to make sure people are better prepared for disasters, said administrator Craig Fugate. Fugate, who took over the job six months ago, has been emphasizing high-tech methods to... Read Full Story
A federal jury on Thursday rejected a New Orleans family's assertions that the government-issued trailer they lived in after Hurricane Katrina exposed them to dangerous fumes, in the first of several trials that could lead to hundreds of similar claims being resolved. Five men and three women decided that a trailer made by Gulf Stream Coach Inc. and occupied by Alana Alexander and her 12-year-old son, Christopher Cooper, was not "unreasonably dangerous" in its construction. One juror saying... Read Full Story
Book Info Paperback: 389 pages Publisher: Keifer Publishing LLC (2009) ISBN-10: 0980104912 ISBN-13: 978-0980104912 Synopsis Contractors from across the country deluge Terrebonne Parish after Hurricane Gustav's forceful winds batter and cripple it. Among the Government’s first responders is Beck Disaster Recovery. BDR is a monitoring company approved by FEMA. Author Keifer Bonvillain, runs to the aid of his home town and works with BDR as a Field Supervisor to clean up Terrebonne Parish. The... Read Full Story
Federal jurors have reached a verdict in the first trial over claims that government-issued trailers exposed Gulf Coast hurricane victims to potentially hazardous fumes. After eight days of testimony, the jury heard closing arguments Thursday in the case against trailer manufacturer Gulf Stream Coach Inc. and government contractor Fluor Enterprises Inc. The plaintiffs for this first of several trials are New Orleans resident Alana Alexander and her 12-year-old son, Christopher Cooper. They... Read Full Story
Jury selection has begun in the first trial over whether victims of hurricanes Rita and Katrina were exposed to potentially dangerous fumes while living in government-issued trailers. Jurors were being screened Monday for the lawsuit against trailer maker Gulf Stream Coach Inc. The lawsuit was filed by New Orleans resident Alana Alexander and her son, Christopher Cooper. However, the Federal Emergency Management Agency won't be on trial. Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled last month that a two-year... Read Full Story
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is being sued again over accusations that it violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing flood insurance without determining whether development would impact imperiled plants and animals. WildEarth Guardians filed a federal lawsuit against the agency in New Mexico on Tuesday. The suit follows similar legal actions in Washington, Oregon, Florida and Arizona. Environmentalists contend FEMA skirted its duties to protect endangered and threatened... Read Full Story
Last night, President Obama declared federal emergencies caused by winter storms in two states, answering requests for aid from Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. President Barack Obama signs an Emergency Declaration for the State of Arkansas Wednesday evening, Jan. 28, 2008 in the Oval Office, and also signed a declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (White House photo by Pete Souza). Download high-resolution . ARKANSAS The President declared an... Read Full Story
The president's nominee to lead the nation's disaster response agency said he will hold the agency to a much higher standard than how it demonstrated in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In testimony prepared for his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Craig Fugate said the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes would no longer be the benchmark for performance under his watch at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA was widely criticized for its botched response to Katrina when the federal government... Read Full Story
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