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FEMA Unveils Internet Assistance Registration

October 10, 2004 - The U.S. Department of Homeland Securityˇ¦s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is using technology to make it easier to apply for disaster assistance. In addition to registering by phone, residents of federal disaster areas may now apply online for assistance as well as find valuable recovery information at http://www.fema.gov.    more

Disaster Recovery Centers Provide Information

Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are set up in hard-hit disaster locales specifically to give people who have suffered losses in a disaster the opportunity to sit down face-to-face with state and federal recovery specialists and discuss their unique situation.    more

RECORD NUMBER OF TORNADOES REPORTED IN U.S. DURING SEPTEMBER

October 7, 2004 - The total number of tornado reports in the United States reached a record high for the second month in a row because of land-falling hurricanes, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Preliminary numbers indicate a total of 247 tornadoes reported during the month of September, said Dan McCarthy, SPC's warning coordination meteorologist. Based on tornado records going back to 1950, this significantly tops the previous September record of 139 tornadoes set in 1967. Other high numbers for September include: 104 in 1998; 101 in 1996; and 84 in 2001. The average number of tornadoes in the U.S. during September is 47.   more

VENEMAN ANNOUNCES HURRICANE AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR FLORIDA PRODUCERS

Growers Expected to Receive More than $500 Million in Aid USDA Continues to Provide Food and Housing Assistance
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USDA PROVIDES ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FOR HURRICANE RECOVERY EFFORTS IN FLORIDA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2004–- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced that an additional $1 million will be provided to help hurricane recovery efforts in Florida.
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Featured Resources
For emergency response providers and homeland security officials  For emergency response providers and homeland security officials LLIS.gov - Lessons Learned and Best Practices
FEMA has released four new publications in the Multi-Hazard Risk Management Series.  FEMA has released four new publications in the Multi-Hazard Risk Management Series. Multi-Hazard Risk Publications
Updated information for emergency preparedness and response to ricin from the CDC.  Updated information for emergency preparedness and response to ricin from the CDC. CDC: Ricin Information
Information from the interagency team working on the recovery effort from the California Wildfires.  Information from the interagency team working on the recovery effort from the California Wildfires. California Wildfires Recovery
Emergency Guides for Federal Employees, Their Families, and Federal Managers and Supervisors  Emergency Guides for Federal Employees, Their Families, and Federal Managers and Supervisors Emergency Preparedness Guide
What Is DisasterHelp? What Is DHelp?

This DisasterHelp web site is part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative - a larger initiative aimed at greatly enhancing Disaster Management on an interagency and intergovernmental basis.  More....
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Disaster Management Interoperability Services is part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative.

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New DHelp Item!  IRS on DisasterHelp
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now has a Community Page on DisasterHelp with information about relief provisions designed to assist those in disaster areas.
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New DHelp Item!  EMR-ISAC INFOGRAMs on DisasterHelp
DisasterHelp is now the home for the Emergency Management and Response - Information Sharing and Analysis Critical Infrastructure Protection INFOGRAMs. Verified DHelp users may apply for access to EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAMs through your "My DHelp Profile". For more information, check out the overview linked below. For those already subscribed, click on the Collaborate tab to access the EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAMs.
Overview of EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAMs
New DHelp Item!  Apply for Access to Collaborative Tools
DisasterHelp offers collaborative tools including instant messaging and chat, discussion threads, and secured document sharing to the responder community. For access to these tools, log in, then select the "Become A Verified User" from the left sidebar and complete the application.
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