Tag: FEMA
Former Alabama leader, FEMA Director Brock Long under investigation for misuse...
As Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast, with tropical storm-force blasting the shoreline, the government’s lead disaster official is under an internal investigation for...
Amid budget overages, Montgomery Fire/Rescue receives much-needed $3.5M grant
Just when things were starting to looking fiscally grim, as news broke that the Montgomery Fire/Rescue (MFR) Department had shockingly exceeded its overtime budget by over...
Donald Trump issues disaster declaration for Ala. counties following delegation letter
Following a letter from the Alabama delegation, President Donald Trump directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make federal disaster aid available to...
Donald Trump says Puerto Rico can’t get hurricane aid ‘forever’
President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting that federal help will be limited and blaming the U.S. territory for...
Another Alabama emergency management officer, Jeff Byard, joins FEMA leadership
Alabama is losing another emergency management leader to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA)'s Executive Operations Officer Jeff Byard has been appointed the...
House moving swiftly on $7.9B Harvey relief bill
The House on Wednesday moved swiftly toward approving $7.9 billion in Harvey disaster relief as Democratic leaders signaled they would back the measure along...
Former Alabama leader, FEMA Director Brock Long faces first first big...
Brock Long, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is getting ready to face one of the toughest challenges of his career...
Robert Bentley requests federal assistance for storm-hit counties
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has requested federal disaster assistance for counties hit by the severe storms this past month.
Bentley said Thursday that 39 counties...
Angi Stalnaker: Remembering April 27
Every Alabamian has their own story of April 27, 2011, the day of the largest natural disaster in the state’s history when more than...
