News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

All Disaster Recovery Centers in Florida for Hurricane Ian will close for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend from Thursday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 27. Centers will reopen at their regular hours Monday, Nov. 28.

FEMA has approved more than $2 million in federal funding to Perry County for the acquisition of properties affected by the July floods in Eastern Kentucky. The cleared properties will remain as open space to eliminate damage from future flooding.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided more than $4 billion to Region 3 states and the District of Columbia for costs related to saving lives and protecting the public from COVID-19. In addition to Washington, DC, Region 3 includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

At the request of the State of Florida, Hurricane Ian survivors who suffered damage to their property have additional time to apply for federal disaster assistance.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the Massachusetts National Guard for the costs of medical operations and logistical support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Today, FEMA announced that Hurricane Ian survivors who suffered damage to their property have additional time to apply for federal disaster assistance, with the application deadline extended to Jan. 12, 2023.

FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of New York to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts to the emergency conditions in the areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning Nov. 18, 2022 and continuing.

If you applied for assistance and don’t agree with FEMA’s decision or have new information relevant to your application, you can generally appeal.

Survivors in St. Clair County who applied for FEMA assistance following the historic flooding in July should receive a letter from FEMA by mail or an email notification.

The temporary Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Aguadilla, Cabo Rojo, Guánica, Naguabo, Rincón, San Germán and Yabucoa DRCs will close permanently at 5 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2022.

FEMA and the State of Florida are opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Lee County.

Residents in the Borough of Yardley, PA now have lower flood insurance premiums because of the community’s initiatives to implement better floodplain management measures encouraged by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

At FEMA, we know that emergency management requires expertise at all levels of government to be successful. We are at our best when we work together to help people before, during and after disasters.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is committed to helping Americans stay safe online this holiday season.

This Sunday marks the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) regulations. Since the publication of the CFATS final rule on November 20, 2007, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and its predecessor have been committed to the mission of securing high-risk chemical facilities and the nation from the threat of chemical terrorism.