FEMA News

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recommends that all U.S. citizens become prepared for natural disasters such as the f5 tornado that devastated Moore OK yesterday.

As disaster personnel and volunteers comb through the havoc left by the tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, they are going to rely on critical federal funding that was severely cut by the massive cuts known as sequestration.

President Barack Obama speaks about the tornadoes that devastated Oklahoma joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino at the White House on May 21, 2013.

The Oklahoma National Guard has been activated and search and rescue is ongoing in the affected areas.

Homes in the direct path of the monster tornado that roared through Oklahoma City suburbs Monday were all but certain to be destroyed.

Yesterday an F4 tornado demolished Moore, Oklahoma. Media helicopters revealed a destruction scene previously unimaginable.

Sens. Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, both Republicans, have consistently voted against funding disaster aid for other parts of the country.

Map shows low-lying areas that would be affected by proposed New York City zoning-code changes intended to facilitate flood-resilient construction.

In the wake of the tornado which cut through Moore, Okla., on Monday, it's worth remembering, for a moment, how wrong things went after Hurricane Andrew.

Aid groups are mobilizing relief efforts to help victims of the storm. Here, Candice Lopez, left, and Stephanie Davis help clean debris from Thelma Cox's mobile home near Shawnee, Okla., after it was destroyed Monday.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $49 million for the New York State Canal Corporation to repair damage related to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

President Obama will address the nation on the Oklahoma tornadoes at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the White House has announced.

Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in South Dakota to coordinate a relief effort in the wake of a 3-day ice and snow storm last month.

A massive tornado has cut a swath of destruction across the suburbs of Oklahoma City, according to published media reports, leaving at least 51 people dead.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, according to ABC News Radio: "We want to do everything we can to search through these damaged areas, especially before it gets dark or before we have any more storms that might come through." President Obama has told Oklahoma Gov.

Clarksville Citizens, you may have read recently that the costs to customers of Clarksville Gas and Water are going up to cover the debt that was taken out to rebuild the Waste Water Treatment Plant after the 2010 Flood.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency and its federal partners, including the National Weather Service, continue to closely monitor the effects of severe weather that has impacted the Central United States, including parts of central Oklahoma and Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

ORTLEY BEACH - Nearly seven months after Hurricane Sandy, one of the Jersey Shore communities hit hardest by the Oct.

The State Emergency Operations Center is activated due to severe storms in the state.

As recommended by Summit County Engineer Alan Brubaker, the Board of Trustees approved hiring Jim Gangle Excavating, in the amount of $46,855, to conduct demolitions under the grant program, at the May 9 meeting.