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There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 11.
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News Release: DENTON, Texas - Revised Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in portions of the villages of Causey and Dora, and unincorporated areas of Roosevelt County, New Mexico.
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News Release: DENTON, Texas - Revised Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.
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News Release: We might be heading toward the end of summer, but the weather is still warm and swimming pools remain a great place for family fun in the sun. It is important for all adults, parents, and caregivers to know how to keep kids safe around water.
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News Release: ST. LOUIS - Renters and homeowners in St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis and St. Charles County who were affected by flash flooding July 25-28 may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
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Release: WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) enhanced the renewal process for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to help support critical transportation workers. Starting Aug. 11, 2022, TSA enabled the ability for current TWIC holders to renew their credentials online, which eliminates the need to go to an enrollment center and makes the five-year renewal process more convenient.
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News Release: ST. LOUIS - Renters and homeowners in St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis and St. Charles County who were affected by flash flooding July 25-28 may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
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There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on Aug. 9.
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, recently participated in a roundtable discussion with Central Florida stakeholders to discuss increasing security at public events and gathering places.
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There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 11.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a request for information (RFI) seeking capabilities for scientific support for the S&T Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense (FAV-D) Program, including laboratory and vivarium space, IT infrastructure, as well as subject matter expertise.
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News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On August 4th, FEMA Region 3 approved its first tribal-only Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) after more than a year of work and collaboration between the Chickahominy Tribe and FEMA. The nine-member Chickahominy Tribal Hazard Mitigation Committee and Chief Stephen Adkins formally adopted the Tribe’s plan, which allows for the community to receive non-emergency disaster aid funding.
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News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Disaster Recovery Center is open in Perry County to assist Kentucky flood survivors who experienced loss from the Eastern Kentucky flooding.
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News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Renters in Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley counties whose homes and property were damaged by Eastern Kentucky flooding can apply for federal disaster assistance.
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News Release: ST. LOUIS - FEMA will begin canvassing St. Louis-area communities affected by recent flooding starting Wednesday, August 10.
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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help protect pets and other animals during and in the aftermath of natural disasters and emergencies...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Planning for Animal Wellness (PAW) Act to help protect pets and other animals during and in the aftermath...
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News Release: We welcome the U.S. District Court’s decision, which follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30th decision, to lift the injunction that required DHS to reimplement the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) in good faith. DHS is committed to ending the court-ordered implementation of MPP in a quick, and orderly, ...
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News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell traveled to southern California and participated in two events on Friday, Aug. 5 -- the HERricane Los Angeles conference, followed by a Women in Homeland Security SoCal Chapter meeting.
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News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that additional disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Kentucky after President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. authorized an increase in the level of federal funding for emergency work as a result of severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning on July 26, 2022, and continuing.