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FEMA Housing Units a Common – and Welcome – Sight in Ward County
June 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- They don't appear on any maps, but following the 2011 Souris River flood, there are three new communities in Ward County. De Sour Valley Heights, Virgil Workman Village and Recovery Village are group housing sites b...
Additional $7.1 Million for Property Acquisitions Approved By FEMA
HARRISBURG, PA - June 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- An additional $7.1 million in federal funding has been approved by FEMA for property acquisitions. This is the latest round of funding to permanently remove flood-prone properties in eight hard hit P...
Town of Denton Makes Flood Insurance Available to Its Residents and Property Owners
ATLANTA, GA - May 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The town of Denton in Davidson County, N.C. is now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which means those living and working in the town can purchase federally-underwritten flood insurance.
FEMA Home Buyouts Pay Off In West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - April 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sometimes it’s unwise to challenge Mother Nature. As West Virginians know all too well, in many areas of the state flash floods are frequent visitors, and an increasing number of homeowners ha...
FEMA Specialists to Offer Rebuilding Advice at Local Home Improvement Stores
CHATTANOOGA, TN - April 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) --Mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in Chattanooga, Cleveland and Hixson to provide free rebuilding information Sunday, April 15, through Thursday, April 19.
Funds Available to Help Flooded Property Owners Build to Requirements
HARRISBURG, PA - February 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property owners rebuilding or making repairs to their flood-damage properties have access to a number of resources - including financial -- that can help them reduce, or prevent, future disaster ...
Town of Mount Pleasant Makes Flood Insurance Available to Its Residents and Property Owners
ATLANTA, GA - February 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The town of Mount Pleasant in Cabarrus County, N.C. is now a participating community in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which means those living and working in the town can purchase fed...
Last FEMA Temporary Housing Unit Leaves Orleans Parish
NEW ORLEANS, LA - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- This past week marked a significant Hurricane Katrina recovery milestone for Orleans Parish, with the last household within the community living in a Federal Emergency Management Agency THU movi...
Residency of FEMA Temporary Housing Units Drop Below 500
JOPLIN, MO - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 6, households residing in Federal Emergency Management Agency mobile homes in Joplin dropped below 500, recovery officials said today.
Mitigation Tips to Build Fire-Resistant Homes
AUSTIN, TX - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Though the embers from the Texas wildfires have cooled, many survivors in the 23 affected counties still face the heavy task of rebuilding. With a new wildfire season under way, now is the time to re...
FEMA Does Not Condemn Homes
MIDLOTHIAN, VA - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some Louisa County residents are reluctant to register with FEMA for earthquake assistance because they fear FEMA will condemn their homes and they'll have no place to live. Many earthquake surv...
Safety Precautions Important in Temporary Housing Units
AUSTIN, TX - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- With colder weather and the holidays fast approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging wildfire survivors living in temporary manufactured homes to stay safe while they stay warm.
Being Ready For A Disaster Can Save Lives, Protect Property
ALBANY, N.Y. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- It is an ancient bit of wisdom: Hope for the best, but plan for the worst. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the New York Office of Emergency Management are joining to remind the public t...
State/FEMA Working With Wildfire Survivors on Housing Solutions as Hotel Program Draws to Close
AUSTIN, TX - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program is drawing to a close in Texas, but FEMA and the state are working closely with wildfire survivors in the pr...
FEMA Experts Continue to Provide Free Rebuilding Advice
HARRISBURG, PA - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Outreach teams currently providing storm-damage repair and rebuilding advice in Lancaster, Philadelphia, and Montgomery counties will continue doing so for another week.
FEMA Experts Offer Rebuilding Advice at Home for the Holidays Show, Schenectady County
ALBANY, N.Y. - November 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be at Home for the Holidays Show, part of Arts, Crafts & Lifestyle Shows in Schenectady County this Friday, Saturday ...
Temporary Housing Operation Begins For Eligible Texas Wildfire Survivors
AUSTIN, TX - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Temporary housing units are rolling out this week to eligible Texans whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed during the recent wildfires, officials from the state and the Federal Emergency Mana...
Disaster Recovery Center to Close in Essex County
ALBANY, N.Y. - October 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A state and federal Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Essex County will close on Friday, October 7, according to officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Temporary Housing Units To Help Flood Survivors
ALBANY, N. Y. - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has initiated a program, in coordination with State and local governments, to provide Temporary Housing Units (THUs) to New York communities hard hi...
Final 31 Homes Turned Over to American Samoan Families; Completing FEMA Permanent Housing Reconstruction...
OAKLAND, CA - September 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is announcing that Phase II of the American Samoan permanent housing construction program was completed on Septem...
