FEMA Region I News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=1 en-us FEMAWebmaster@dhs.gov (FEMA Office of Public Affairs) FEMAWebmaster@dhs.gov (FEMA Webmaster) 360 Regional/North America/United States/Government/Executive Branch/Departments/Homeland Security/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:10 EDT FEMA Region I News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=1 http://www.fema.gov/img/rss_logo.gif http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49917BOSTON, Mass. -- Representatives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will meet with officials and residents of Provincetown, and surrounding communities at 6:00 pm on Thursday, November 12, 2009, for a public forum on flood insurance and updated Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps. The forum will take place at The Center for Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:56:10 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4991711/10/2009 0:0:0R1-09-091http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49898BOSTON, Mass. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has presented draft flood risk maps to communities in the following Massachusetts counties: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Hampden, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester and Essex.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:45:44 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4989811/6/2009 0:0:0R1-09-090Ahttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49799BOSTON, Mass. -- Since the July 30 federal disaster declaration in Maine for summer flooding, FEMA has approved over $2.5 Million to fund more than 300 Public Assistance projects. Federal and state staff continue to work with local officials in formulating and funding the remaining projects.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:52:07 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4979910/15/2009 0:0:01852-011http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49553BOSTON, Mass. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) community education specialists will be participating in Lowe's Safety Saturday. This information-sharing, public safety, preparedness event will be held Saturday, September 26, 10am - 2pm, in Augusta, ME.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:53:33 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=495539/24/2009 0:0:01852-010http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49547AUGUSTA, Maine -- More than $1.2 million in federal aid has been disbursed to help communities recover from the flooding that devastated areas of Maine this summer.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:41:02 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=495479/21/2009 0:0:01852-009http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49186WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Maine to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, and landslides during the period of June 18 to July 8, 2009.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:04:53 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=491867/30/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-091http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=48385BOSTON, Mass. -- Five months after December's ice storm pummeled the region, nearly $10 million in federal disaster assistance has been obligated to help Maine recover from the devastating winter storm.Thu, 14 May 2009 15:33:05 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=483855/14/2009 0:0:01815-003http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=48384PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Five months after December's ice storm pummeled the region, nearly $15 million in federal aid has been obligated to help New Hampshire recover from last winter's devastating storm.Thu, 14 May 2009 15:24:41 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=483845/14/2009 0:0:01812-004http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=48250HOLYOKE, Mass. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $32,058,172 to reimburse seven Massachusetts counties for eligible costs associated with their response to the December 11 through December 18, 2008, ice storm. This amount represents the 75% federal share of funding for the work. The remaining 25% of the cost is the responsibility of the 272 Massachusetts communities, eligible private-non-profits, and state agencies that applied for federal aid through FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) program.Thu, 07 May 2009 13:41:57 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=482505/7/2009 0:0:01813-006http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=48207AUSTIN, Texas -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $10.7 million to the state of Texas to pay the cost of debris removal operations in the Trinity Bay Conservation district.Mon, 04 May 2009 13:53:55 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=482075/4/2009 0:0:01791-482http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47975PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- More than $10 million in federal aid has been disbursed to help New Hampshire communities recover from last December's ice storm after the presidential disaster declaration on January 2 made all ten counties eligible for federal assistance.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:09:32 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=479754/14/2009 0:0:01812-003http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47911Portsmouth, N.H. -- More than $5 million in federal disaster aid has been obligated to assist Maine communities following last December's historic ice storm that affected millions across the region. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) are coordinating local recovery efforts.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:23:42 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=479114/3/2009 0:0:01815-002http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47740Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:47:27 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=477403/16/2009 0:0:01812-002http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47703HOLYOKE, MA. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has now obligated in excess of $5 million to reimburse seven Massachusetts counties for the eligible costs associated with their response to the December 11, 2008 ice storm.Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:03:58 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=477033/11/2009 0:0:01813-005http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47602HOLYOKE, MA. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has now obligated the first $2 million to reimburse seven Massachusetts counties for the eligible costs associated with their response to the December 11, 2008 ice storm.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:10:45 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=476022/27/2009 0:0:01813-004