FEMA Region IV News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=4 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/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:54 EDT FEMA Region IV News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=4 http://www.fema.gov/img/rss_logo.gif http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49980ATLANTA, Ga. -- Monday is the final day people can apply for federal disaster grants and low-interest loans for the September floods in Georgia. The total disaster assistance provided so far exceeds $93 million.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:40 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4998011/20/2009 0:0:01858-078http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49959ATLANTA, Ga. -- Improvements to a drainage basin facility in Georgetown, S.C. will be funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The project will serve in reducing frequent flooding and expand the system’s capacity to disperse storm water from intense rainfall.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:51 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4995911/16/2009 0:0:0R4-09-152http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49981Agencies working on September flooding have poured federal and state dollars into the Georgia economy almost as rapidly as the damaging rain fell during September. More than $88 million has been approved to repair homes, businesses and public infrastructure.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:54 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4998111/16/2009 0:0:01858-076http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49906ATLANTA, Ga. -- In just over six weeks, more than $82 million has reached survivors of the Georgia floods to help them on their way toward recovery.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:58:07 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4990611/6/2009 0:0:01858-067http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49881ATLANTA, Ga. -- Saturday kicks off the final week for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation specialists who've been making the rounds at local home-improvement stores to share disaster-resistance building tips.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:44:28 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4988111/6/2009 0:0:01858-066http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49869BILOXI, Miss. -- Moss Point Mayor Aneice Liddell has big plans for her small city on the Escatawpa River, a city under economic siege long before Hurricane Katrina.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:08:48 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4986911/4/2009 0:0:01604-736http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49868BILOXI, Miss. -- The following is a summary of Mississippi recovery efforts from Aug. 29, 2005 through Oct. 25, 2009:Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:06:31 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4986811/2/2009 0:0:01604-735http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49855ATLANTA, Ga. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation specialists will be providing Georgians with disaster-resistance advice as they move to new outreach locations throughout disaster-impacted counties.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:12:30 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4985510/30/2009 0:0:01858-060http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49852Property owners and renters in Georgia who had flood insurance coverage during September storms may have questions about how to file their claims. Here is a primer from the National Flood Insurance Program, known as NFIP, about how to file a claim and what happens next:Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:11:53 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4985210/29/2009 0:0:01858-058http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49841ATLANTA, Ga. -- Just as every home should have a smoke alarm, every home should have an emergency supply kit packed and ready. And being prepared doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:49:52 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4984110/26/2009 0:0:01858-054http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49833ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) is setting up informational displays in area building supply stores.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:16:14 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4983310/22/2009 0:0:01858-053http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49832ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is opening an informational display in the Home Depot, 7399 Douglas Blvd., Douglasville, GA, Saturday, Oct. 24, at 8 a.m.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:13:25 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4983210/22/2009 0:0:01858-051http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49819ATLANTA, Ga. -- The three Disaster Recovery Centers operated by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will close this Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:47:49 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4981910/19/2009 0:0:01858-049http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49810ATLANTA, Ga. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation specialists are on the road again, offering Georgians free disaster-resistance advice.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:20:29 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4981010/16/2009 0:0:01858-047http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49811ATLANTA, Ga. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation specialists are on the road again setting up in a store near you.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:23:38 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4981110/16/2009 0:0:01858-046