FEMA Region VII News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=7 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 15:06:52 EDT FEMA Region VII News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updateshttp://www.fema.gov/news/regionnews.fema?region=7 http://www.fema.gov/img/rss_logo.gif http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49971DES MOINES, Iowa -- One resident of Des Moines spent last Thanksgiving huddled in his living room, the only part of his house still livable after the 2008 floods. He’ll spend this Thanksgiving in his transformed home thanks to the efforts of Iowa’s hard-working volunteer agencies.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:06:52 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4997111/19/2009 0:0:01763-253http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49840Des Moines, Iowa -- Officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that the Direct Housing Assistance program, which was slated to end on November 27, has been extended for a period of seven months. The program will now end on June 27, 2010.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:32:03 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4984010/23/2009 0:0:01763-252http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49842Des Moines, Iowa -- More Iowans displaced from their homes because of the floods of 2008 are moving out of FEMA-supplied temporary housing units and into a permanent residence.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:13:40 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4984210/22/2009 0:0:01763-251http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49824Jefferson City, Missouri – Beginning in December 2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided more than $495 million in disaster assistance for nine separate disasters that hit the state.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:54:09 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4982410/19/2009 0:0:01847-033http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49902Des Moines, Iowa -- Flood insurance specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will make a presentation and take questions on the program on Saturday, October 10 at Palo, Iowa.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:49:50 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4990210/2/2009 0:0:01763-250http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49903DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) will open an Iowa Recovery Center satellite office in Iowa City to sharpen the focus on the rebuilding effort involving University of Iowa projects in the aftermath of the 2008 floods.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:51:30 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=4990310/2/2009 0:0:01763-249http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49657Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for Kansas.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:14:56 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=496579/30/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-113Factsheethttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49656WASHINGTON, 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 Kansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of July 8-14, 2009.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:14:44 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=496569/30/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-113http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49905Des Moines, Iowa -- The State of Iowa and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that the City of Cedar Rapids will have the option to replace the Central Fire Station.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:52:49 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=499059/3/2009 0:0:01763-247http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49431Des Moines, Iowa -- The State of Iowa and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Joint Field Office in Urbandale became the Iowa Recovery Center (IRC) Monday, August 31. What does that mean for the people of Iowa?Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:34:26 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=494319/1/2009 0:0:01763-246http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49896Des Moines, Iowa -- The Iowa floods of 2008 caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to state, county and city infrastructure, which includes roadways and public buildings.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:42:25 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=498968/21/2009 0:0:01763-245http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49339Des Moines, Iowa -- In October, 2008, 564 Iowa families and individuals, displaced from their homes by severe storms and the floods of 2008, were staying in temporary housing units provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:25:37 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=493398/18/2009 0:0:01763-244http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49299Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's major disaster declaration issued for Iowa.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:05:48 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=492998/13/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-099Factsheethttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49298WASHINGTON, 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 the State of Iowa and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe storm on July 10, 2009.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:05:27 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=492988/13/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-099http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49192Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama's major disaster declaration issued for Nebraska.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:16:51 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=491927/31/2009 0:0:0HQ-09-093Factsheet