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Region 8

FEMA In Your Community Stories

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation

Risk Map

Leadership

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FEMA Region 8 office, located in Denver, Colorado oversees federal emergency management for 29 Tribal Nations and the following states:

FEMA In Your Community Stories

FEMA Region VIII staff are working every day to support our six states and 29 tribal nations.  We provide needed support to communities that have suffered from disasters, but there are also numerous other activities you may not even know that FEMA is involved in.  Here, you can learn more about what we are doing in your community. You can also follow us on Twitter and look for the hashtag #FEMAIYC.

October 30, 2019
FEMA Funds Help Create Greater Awareness of Seismic Activity in Big Sky Country

April 2, 2019
FEMA Liaisons Gather Local Intel to Support Response Effort

November 29, 2018
FEMA is 'Digging the History' in Colorado Springs

November 28, 2018
FEMA-funded Project Helps Protect 200 Utah Homes

August 2, 2018
Conducting Continuity Workshops and Tabletop Exercises in the Dakotas

May 21, 2018
Historic Manitou Springs trail in Colorado preserved with FEMA Mitigation Funds

May 16, 2018
FEMA Tribal Liaisons attend Montana Indian Nations Working Group

May 8, 2018
CSEPP Exercise Allows Pueblo Area Chance to Test Response Capabilities

April 19, 2018
FEMA Helps Utah Prepare for the Worst on Wasatch

April 17, 2018
Conducting Disaster Procurement Training in North Dakota

March 27, 2018
Wheat Ridge, Colorado Benefits from Effective Floodplain Management

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation

Potential impacts to the environment and cultural resources must be considered when a community applies for FEMA funding through Public AssistanceHazard Mitigation Assistance and Preparedness Grants.

Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP)

Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) is a national FEMA program that works with states, tribes, territories and local communities to evaluate and better understand their current flood risk, as well as the actions that can be taken to mitigate and become more resilient against future risk.

Leadership

Leadership Region 8 - Lee dePalo

Lee dePalo
Regional Administrator

He began his career at FEMA in January 2014 as part of the Federal Coordinating Officer cadre, leading disaster operations for the agency. He then became the Response Division Director for FEMA Region 8 in January 2015.

Lee dePalo Full Bio

Leadership Region 8 - Nancy Dragani

Nancy Dragani
Deputy Regional Administrator

Prior to joining FEMA in January 2016 as the Region 8 Deputy Regional Administrator, Ms. Dragani worked for the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) for 20 years, where she was the Executive Director from 2005 to 2014.

Nancy Dragani Full Bio

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Regional News and Information

FEMA announced federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Colorado to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by wildfires from Sept. 6 to Nov. 5, 2020.
illustration of page of paper Press Release | January 15, 2021
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Utah to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by straight-line winds Sept. 7 – 8, 2020.
illustration of page of paper Press Release | January 14, 2021

DENVER – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided $7.6 million in additional funding for COVID-19 response efforts in Utah. To date, FEMA has provided more than $54.8 million in Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response efforts in Utah.

illustration of page of paper Press Release | January 7, 2021

DENVER – FEMA has provided an additional $2.3 million to the state of North Dakota to supplement unemployment benefits for those who lost employment because of the coronavirus pandemic.

illustration of page of paper Press Release | January 7, 2021

SALT LAKE CITY – On Dec. 31, 2020 President Trump announced additional disaster assistance is available for Salt Lake County.

illustration of page of paper Press Release | January 5, 2021
Last updated January 5, 2021