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'Scary as heck': Powerful quotes about Hurricane Matthew Here are some of the most powerful quotes about Hurricane Matthew Check out this story on wauwatosanow.com: http://usat.ly/2dRP5np President Barack Obama, meeting in the Oval Office with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, said Matthew was "still a really dangerous hurricane." As Hurricane Matthew pushes its way northward Friday and batters Florida, officials across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have called on citizens to evacuate and head to safety.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the government shutdown during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington October 7, 2013. Obama, in a visit to FEMA on Monday to spotlight the loss of government services because of the shutdown, urged Congress to reopen government and raise the debt limit immediately.
Meeting in the Oval Office on Friday with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Obama said he was concerned about storm surge and that as the hurricane moves north, areas such as Jacksonville, Florida, and Georgia might be less prepared. Obama told those living in affected areas that, "If they tell you to evacuate, you need to get out of there and move to higher ground."
Washington, Oct 7: Hurricane Matthew barrelled towards the southeastern United States after killing at least 140 as US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida ahead of the hurricane. Of the 140, 136 people have been killed in Haiti with the storm now hitting 140mph as it approaches Florida, Mirror UK reported.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to jump into action during the nation's worst crises and natural disasters -- even those in its own online backyard. There are 36 finalists this year.
When the floodwaters receded, not even those laid to rest were left untouched. The flooding disinterred graves and many cemeteries throughout the area, leaving some families to rebury their loved ones as they rebuilt their homes.
As FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, left, watches, President Barack Obama gives Gov. John Bel Edwards a hug after visiting the flood damaged area on August 23. In just eight months in office, Gov. John Bel Edwards has been through two catastrophic flood events, two deadly shootings involving law enforcement that grabbed national headlines, a bitter battle over the state budget and ongoing sparring with the state's attorney general. Fifty-six of the state's 64 parishes have received federal disaster declarations.
Gov. Scott Walker has asked a federal agency to assess damage to roads and bridges caused by recent floods and mudslides in western Wisconsin. Walker's office said Friday the governor requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency conduct a preliminary damage assessment of public infrastructure in 12 counties.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended federal disaster aid in eight Florida counties to help the state, local and tribal governments and certain private nonprofits cover disaster-related expenses and the repair or rebuilding of critical infrastructure. The state, local and tribal governments and certain private nonprofits in Alachua, Baker, Gilchrist, Manatee, Marion, Sarasota, Sumter, and Union counties can now request funding through FEMA's Public Assistance grant program to help pay for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the repair or rebuilding of roads, bridges, water control facilities, buildings, equipment, utilities, parks and recreational facilities.
One year ago, record rainfall and river flooding inundated large swaths of South Carolina triggering a federal disaster declaration for thirty-five South Carolina counties. Now hard-hit communities are building back stronger.
There's nothing new about flooding in southeast Louisiana. But in the Baton Rouge area, at least, the devastation wreaked by heavy rains is getting worse.
One member of the crew rakes the excess into a pile as another operates the claw to pick up debris piles on Lemonwood Drive near Hollywood Street in north Baton Rouge Friday, Sept. 16, 2016.
FEMA will have within 10 to 14 days 10 two-person teams of inspectors doing damage assessments of the 10,000 to 12,000 Ascension Parish homes and businesses inundated after last month's historic flood, parish officials said Wednesday. Parish government and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials reached an agreement on damage assessments this week after Parish Council members aired concerns late last week about the slow start to the process.
The downtown venue had served as a shelter for more than a month and, at times, housed more than 1,000 people. The shelter was originally run by the Department of Children and Family Services but was later taken over by the Red Cross.
Cattle had to be driven through the waters of a flooded road, and then trucked to higher ground on Aug. 16, in Sorrento, La. About a third of the flooding in the state last month occurred outside the local flood plain.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency has released $105,968 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to Mackinac Island, Michigan, for the purchase of a generator. "The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program enables communities to implement critical mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the risk of loss of life and property," said Andrew Velasquez III, regional administrator, FEMA Region V. "This project will ensure that emergency services can continue operations during power outages."
How many times have you said to yourself, 'I really should get that emergency kit,' to be ready when the big earthquake hits Oregon? But then you?ve seen the big dollar signs on prepackaged household emergency kits and thought it can wait until your next paycheck. But now, Clackamas Fire Emergency Manager Gregg Ramirez has taken away your excuses.
The Internal Revenue has recognized the tragic situation as a result of the Louisiana flood and has relaxed some rules regarding retirement loans and hardship distributions. This new procedure will loosen up the regulations in allowing the plan administrator to release the funds in a more efficient manner.
The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and FEMA say they are aware that scam artists posing as FEMA inspectors have contacted disaster survivors and asked for personal information like Social Security and bank account numbers. Officials say do not respond to texts, phone calls or personal requests seeking your personal information.