Related Stories LMM unveils $1M emergency response vehicle to operate larger scale aircraft FCC adopts order to provide up to $75 in broadband monthly subsidy FEMA tests alternate Public Warning System site in Puerto Rico 4-person family in Puerto Rico will spend $200+ on ‘emergency basket’ ...
Through a collaborative effort for the benefit of the community, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has joined the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico with the municipality of Loíza to begin the initial phase of building a new Emergency Operations Center. The academic institution will donate th...
In January,Risk Management Monitorreportedthat 62% of large U.S. companies with operations in Florida, Texas or Puerto Rico said they were not fully prepared for major storms and hurricanes in 2017. “These candid admissions drive home a fundamental truth about catastrophe,” Louis Gritzo, vice...
Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in nearly identical houses. “I chose an old home in an old neighborhood because it has soul,” said Hamlin, a 51-year-old single mom with a teenage boy, who bought...
With just five weeks to go until the start of hurricane season, FEMA has made changes to better handle increasingly severe storms, Gaynor said. That includes keeping more supplies in places such as Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska, which can be harder to reach in emergencies. Congress has also...
Fresh off itscomplete destruction and total carnage left at two Caribbean Islands, allegedly destroying at least 95% of Barbuda and St. Martin, killer hurricane Irma is the ultimate reason to 'prep' way ahead of time as shown inover a million people in Puerto Rico losing powerwhile in Florid...
FEMA works with the Puerto Rico’s Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency, or COR3, through the agency’s Public Assistance program to obligate recovery funds to private nonprofit organizations, municipalities and agencies of the government of Puerto Rico for expenses related to Hu...
Puerto Rico is updating its building code and will use a $79 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to improve enforcement, the agency stated. The grant to the Puerto Rico Planning Board and the Office of Permits Management will increase the number of compliance officials from...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience, or COR3, have obligated nearly $7.5 million in additional funds for 78 projects related to the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico, the agencies announced. These funds were obligated ...
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window)Preparing for a storm entails planning, FEMA ...