By Staff Reports on 16 February 2010
Appomattox County not included.
Posted in Environment, Financial | Tagged FEMA, winter storms
By Staff Reports on 13 January 2010
U.S. Coast Guard and FEMA leading way to Haiti.
Posted in News | Tagged Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, Haiti
By Staff Reports on 13 January 2010
FEMA tapped for reimbursements.
Posted in Environment, Financial | Tagged FEMA, Tim Kaine
By Staff Reports on 5 January 2010
Applications for infrastructure repair due 8 January.
Posted in Financial | Tagged FEMA, VDEM
By Staff Reports on 10 December 2009
Federal disaster aid now available for Virginians affected by Ida.
Posted in Environment, Financial | Tagged Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, Hurricane Ida, President Obama
By Staff Reports on 20 November 2009
“…it’s critical we receive federal relief to help our businesses and citizens recover…”
Posted in Financial | Tagged FEMA, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, Small Business Administration, Tim Kaine
By Staff Reports on 16 November 2009
Teams will look at public infrastructure and homes…
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial | Tagged Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, Tim Kaine
By Staff Reports on 24 July 2009
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will launch on Monday the five-day National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09) – the first national level exercise to focus on terrorism prevention – in conjunction with federal, state, local, tribal, private sector and international partners. National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09) is scheduled for July 27 through July 31, 2009. NLE 09 will be the first major exercise conducted by the United States government that will focus exclusively on terrorism prevention and protection, as opposed to incident response and recovery.
Posted in Political News, Regional | Tagged Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, National Level Exercise 2009
By Staff Reports on 30 June 2009
As part of its ongoing efforts to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a list of 44 “high hazard potential” impoundments containing coal combustion residuals, commonly referred to as coal ash, at 26 different coal burning electric utility facilities. EPA is releasing this information after interagency coordination with FEMA’s Risk Analysis Division Mitigation Directorate and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Posted in Environment | Tagged coal ash, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, FEMA
By Staff Reports on 17 June 2009
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) conducted an exercise to test the readiness and capabilities of federal departments and agencies – coordinating with the White House – to execute their Continuity of Operations (COOP) plans today. The exercise, known as Eagle Horizon, is a mandatory annual exercise for all executive branch departments and agencies coordinated by DHS through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its National Continuity Programs (NCP) Directorate.
Posted in News | Tagged Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, Janet Napolitano