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 Read More
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. News Release This site should not be used for personal and medical emergency services. Please call 911 or your local emergency assistance number. |