FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning on April 2, 2025, and continuing.
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New York, N.Y. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 2 Acting Regional Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on April 24 at 9:27 p.m. to assist the state of New Jersey in combating the Jones Road Wildfire, currently burning in Ocean County, New Jersey.
The deadline for West Virginians to apply for FEMA assistance is this Monday, April 28. If you are a resident of Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne, or Wyoming counties and had damage to your home or personal property due to the February storms, FEMA encourages you to submit an application by Monday.
If you have already applied for assistance, encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to apply. If you have questions about your application or a FEMA determi
FRANKFORT, Ky. – If you lost important documents in the recent floods, you are not alone. We know this is a difficult time and dealing with lost or damaged documents can feel overwhelming. But there is help available.
HICKORY, N.C. – Debris removal. Restoration of utilities. Emergency repairs to public bridges and water systems. Overtime costs for emergency personnel. Evacuation support. Transportation of supplies for the public. These are some of the costs the state of North Carolina and communities in Western North Carolina experienced for emergency response to Tropical Storm Helene. FEMA is reimbursing most of those costs through its Public Assistance Program. More than 2,300 projects have been submitted to Public Assistance and are in process.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians have one week left to apply for FEMA assistance for damages from the February storms. Assistance is available to residents of Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming counties. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 28, 2025.
FEMA is hosting a Housing Resource Fair on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Burke County at the following location:
Burke County Office Park Auditorium
715 W 6th St.
Waynesboro, GA 30830
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky homeowners and renters who suffered uninsured or underinsured damage to their property from the February Severe Storms, Flooding and Straight-line winds now have a few weeks left to apply for federal disaster assistance. FEMA has extended the application deadline to Sunday, May 25, 2025.
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County will close temporarily at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 18.
West Virginians should be prepared for a storm anytime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A storm can impact the residents of West Virginia at any time so it is important to be prepared year-round.