News and reports from the Department of Homeland Security.

FEMA has approved more than $5 million in federal funding to reimburse Hopkins County for debris removal, as a result of the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.

All FEMA/State/Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery Centers in Alabama will close on Sundays.

News Release: February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health. Did you know heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States? About 697,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year - that’s one in every five deaths. Furthermore, every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mangkhut from Sept. 10-11, 2018.

FEMA and the state of Alabama are opening two disaster recovery centers Feb. 7 in Greene and Sumter counties to provide one-on-one help to people affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.

Homeowners and renters in Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Putnam, St.

FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm and straight-line winds from Nov. 9-11, 2022.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse the state for the costs of providing quarantine housing to the public and to homeless populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mobile and Morgan counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama.

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

FEMA and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency announced today the release of $2,165,400 in hazard mitigation funding for a project to reduce flood risk in Boardman Township, Ohio.

Autauga, Barbour, Chambers, Conecuh, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Hale and Tallapoosa counties are eligible for FEMA Public Assistance for debris removal, emergency protective measures and permanent work due to the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes.

Alameda, Contra Costa, Mendocino and Ventura counties have been added to the major disaster declaration for California’s severe storms and flooding, meaning residents who had damage or losses from the storms that began Dec. 27, 2022, may now apply for FEMA disaster assistance.

Disaster survivors in Butts, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Spalding and Troup counties who applied for assistance from FEMA will receive a letter from FEMA in the mail or via email.

FEMA has approved 7,644 households with group flood insurance policies for three years as part of federal disaster assistance after Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.