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This site was
started as a resource and referral for people after the 9-11
Tragedy. Because the scope of this task has grown tremendously
as the world has changed and communications are more important
than ever we need to further expand. This is a one person endeavor,
and because of the enormity of the coverage needed, I am asking
that companies who regularly check in with us to take out advertisements
to help defray the costs involved. Your message will go to as
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1-800-621-3362
Call TTY 1-800-462-7585 for people
with speech or hearing disabilities.
After you have applied for aid
go
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Citizen Preparation
for Disasters
Are You Ready? An In-depth
Guide to Citizen Preparedness (IS-22) is FEMAs most comprehensive
source on individual, family, and community preparedness. The guide
has been revised, updated, and enhanced in August 2004 to provide
the public with the most current and up-to-date disaster preparedness
information available.
Are You Ready? provides
a step-by-step approach to disaster preparedness by walking the reader
through how to get informed about local emergency plans, how to identify
hazards that affect their local area, and how to develop and maintain
an emergency communications plan and disaster supplies kit. Other
topics covered include evacuation, emergency public shelters, animals
in disaster, and information specific to people with disabilities.
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Grants
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.
-- In the first week more than $1.5 million in grant assistance
has been approved to date by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
as they continue to assist the Illinois Emergency Management
Association (IEMA) in the recovery from the severe storms and
flooding from January 7 and continuing. President Bush issued
the major disaster declaration on March 7.
Disaster recovery
efforts through March 13th include:
A total of
547 individuals already registered for disaster assistance.
There were 352 registrations from Iroquois county and 185 registrations
from Livingston County.
More than $984,573 in Individual Assistance funds was
approved for 265 households.
More than $800,000 ($844,767) in Housing Assistance has
been approved to cover rental assistance, temporary lodging,
and housing repairs for 193 applicants.
More than $139,000 ($139,806) in Other Needs Assistance
(ONA) has been approved for 72 applicants to cover their personal
property loss, medical costs and other serious disaster-related
expenses not covered by insurance.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued
application packets for low-interest disaster loans to 324 homeowners
and 84 businesses. The SBA provides low-interest loans
to homeowners, renters, non-profit organizations and businesses
of all sizes.
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are now open in Pontiac
and Watseka. These facilities will be open seven days a week
from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. (CST) until March 22. After March 22,
DRCs will be open six days a week, from Monday through Saturday.
Residents can register
for assistance by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585
or visiting www.fema.gov on line. The registration line is open
daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (CST) until further notice.
Due to Formaldehyde
Tests FEMA Moves Katrina Victims Out
FEMA is taking additional
steps to expedite the relocation of residents from manufactured
housing to apartments or other alternative housing including
hotels, motels, and "Katrina cottages." The priority
in relocation will be those occupants expressing a health concern
and those most susceptible to health risk such as the elderly,
households with young children and those with respiratory challenges.
FEMA previously announced
a plan to close all group sites and relocate residents by June
1 of this year and will continue this activity as part of our
ongoing efforts. FEMA has already moved 105,445 households out
of temporary housing units as residents return home or move
into long-term housing solutions. During the week of February
6, 2008, 983 households moved out of temporary housing and FEMA
continues to move between 800 and 1000 households out, on average,
per week.
CDC and FEMA recommend
that Gulf Coast families living in travel trailers and mobile
homes spend as much time outdoors in fresh air as possible.
Residents should open windows to let fresh air in whenever possible,
and try to maintain the temperature inside their travel trailers
or mobile homes at the lowest comfortable level. Higher temperatures
can cause greater release of formaldehyde. Persons who have
health concerns are encouraged to see a doctor or another medical
professional.
The two agencies have
established toll-free hotlines. FEMA employees are available
to discuss housing concerns at 1-866-562-2381, or TTY 1-800-462-7585.
CDC specialists will respond to health-related concerns at 1-800-
CDC-INFO.
You can appply
online for assistance by going to http://www.fema.gov
FEMA
WASHINGTON, D.C. --
The Department of Homeland Securitys Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) recently issued Emergency Lodging Assistance
(ELA) guidance that allows assistance to occupants of FEMA-provided
temporary housing units who ask to be moved because of health
concerns associated with their units. FEMA temporary housing
units include travel trailers, park models and mobile homes.
Under the new Emergency
Lodging Assistance guidance, FEMA will provide assistance to
individuals and households to stay at a hotel or motel for an
initial 30 days or until more appropriate housing is located.
Extensions can be authorized on a case-by-case basis. The guidance
went into effect on August 22, 2007.
The guidance stipulates
that residents must be currently registered for assistance,
currently living in a FEMA-provided temporary housing unit,
and agree to the terms and conditions of the program. These
conditions include a signed agreement acknowledging that the
hotel or motel rooms are only for the use of the applicants
household; that the household will not be able to return to
the FEMA temporary housing unit; and that they will not be able
to purchase the unit under the sales to occupants program should
it be reinstated. The conditions also include a requirement
that the applicant is responsible for paying for all charges
except room and tax, which will be paid by FEMA; and an acknowledgement
that FEMA may terminate this assistance with 14 days of written
notice.
Occupants of a FEMA-provided temporary housing unit who have
a health concern may contact FEMA at the FEMA Formaldehyde information
number: 1-866-562-2381; TTY 1-800-462-7585. More information
is available at http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2005katrina/useful.shtm.
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FEMA
Deadline for Registration
May 6,08
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Federal
disaster assistance totals for eligible Iroquois and Livingston County
residents topped $8.3 million last night with just a few days left until
the May 6 registration deadline.
This total includes Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants and low-interest loans from
the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for county homeowners,
renters and business owners who had damage from the severe storms and
flooding Jan. 7 through March 14. However, FEMA and Illinois Emergency
Management Agency (IEMA) officials stress that only three days remain
to apply for assistance.
To apply by the May 6 deadline,
residents should call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or
TTY 1-800-462-7585 for speech- or hearing-impaired applicants. Both
lines are available today, Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(CDT). Residents also may apply online at www.fema.gov.
DENTON, TEXAS -- In the wake
of the tornadoes that struck the State of Arkansas Friday May 2,08,,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working closely with
State officials to help those who suffered damages.
Officials at FEMA Region 6 in Denton, Texas are in contact with
the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management to determine what the
needs are.
A FEMA Liaison Officer is working at the Arkansas Emergency Operations
Center.
The Regional Response Coordination Center in Denton has been
activated in order to closely monitor the situation.
Working with the State of Arkansas, preparations are being made
to conduct preliminary damage assessments as quickly as possible.
Texas 5-5-08
The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security?s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized
the use of federal funds to help fight the Price Fire in Midland and
Martin counties following a request from the State of Texas Thursday
evening.
.The Price Fire was on the
eastern edge of Midland moving toward Stanton, covering 1,600 acres
and threatening 90 homes when the state requested federal aid,? said
William Peterson, FEMA regional administrator. ?Wildfires like one this
demonstrate how critical it is for firefighters to receive the support
they need to protect the public.? Peterson encourages all Midland and
Martin county residents to monitor conditions carefully and heed safety
instructions issued by local officials.
The authorization makes FEMA
funding available to pay 75 percent of state, local and tribal government
eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant for managing, mitigating
and controlling designated fires.
Federal fire management assistance
is provided through the President?s Disaster Relief Fund and made available
by FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to cause a major disaster.
Eligible state firefighting costs covered by the aid must first meet
a minimum threshold for costs before assistance is provided. Eligible
costs covered by the aid can include expenses for field camps; equipment
use, repair and replacement; tools, materials and supplies; and mobilization
and demobilization activities.
Florida 5-2-08
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Federal
Emergency Management Agency approved nearly 1 million dollars for three
Florida counties to help keep their citizens safe during tornadoes.
FEMA has announced 12 grants totaling $790,405 toward projects that
have total approved costs of $1,053,877. The money comes from Hazard
Mitigation Grant program (HMGP) funds FEMA made available to Florida
in the wake of tornadoes that struck the state on Christmas Day 2006
and Groundhog Day 2007.
Six of the grants will help improve notification to citizens, including
one that is specific to schoolchildren. Four will retrofit public buildings
to make them better resist high winds and two will make better communication
technology available to first responders.
"These communities obviously worked hard to find ways to use these
funds to benefit their citizens. This is a great example of the local,
state and federal governments working together to protect and help all,"
said FEMA Region IV Regional Administrator Phil May.
"We are grateful to Administrator May and our colleagues at FEMA
Region IV for their ongoing partnership and commitment to communities
across the Sunshine State," said Florida Emergency Management Director
Craig Fugate. "These vital mitigation projects will help
protect and benefit residents and first responders daily."
Disaster funds made available
to Tennessee and Arkansas, Hawaii, Missouri and Kansas due to tornadoes,flooding
etc.2-8-2008
Formaldehyde Study
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has asked the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) for its assistance and expertise in conducting
a public health assessment of indoor air quality in its temporary housing
units. Although tests of air samples from travel trailers in the Gulf
Coast have demonstrated that ventilating the units is effective in reducing
levels of formaldehyde, the health and safety of residents is FEMA's
primary concern and FEMA believes additional research is needed to address
recently raised inquiries and concerns.
The study will be conducted
by the CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) in consultation
with CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
NCEH tracks and evaluates environment-related health problems while
NIOSH brings its expertise in exposure assessment to the study.
The study will involve testing actual air quality conditions in travel
trailers when they are used for prolonged periods of time under real-life
conditions. In the study conducted last summer by the Environmental
Protection Agency and the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, the testing was done in new, unoccupied trailers in order
to determine formaldehyde levels associated with the units themselves,
excluding any changes related to activities by the occupants.
The investigation will take a two-phased approach, with an initial more
rapid study and an in-depth, longer-term study to give us a better understanding
of the complete issue. CDC is being asked to provide an estimate for
formaldehyde levels designed to avoid long-term health or irritant effects
for most persons living in the units, and to identify practical means
of reducing indoor air levels of formaldehyde to appropriate levels,
once those levels have been established.
The critically important question that FEMA is asking CDC to address
focuses on whether or not there is an association between poor indoor
air quality in the travel trailers and adverse health effects in children
who live in them. This NCEH study will involve thorough indoor environmental
assessments collected over time along with interviews and observations
of trailer residents, including children, and will focus on broader
indoor air quality issues and exposures.
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