FEMA – Ponca City Now

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Monday, July 14 by AP

(AP)-Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing waters swept away children and counselors, a review by The Associated Press found.The Federal Emergency Management Agency... Read More.

FEMA disaster relief approved for 8 states

Saturday, May 24 by The Associated Press

By SOPHIE BATES Associated PressJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The President green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for months.The major disaster declaration approvals allow Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas access to financial support through the... Read More.

Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities and Their Projects

Tuesday, April 29 by AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires — funded through a program to help communities... Read More.

Kristi Noem Says she ‘Clawed Back’ FEMA Payment to NYC Hotels Housing Migrants

Thursday, February 13 by TNND

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday she has “clawed back” a payment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to hotels housing migrants in New York City.“I have clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists... Read More.

Oklahoma submits grant application to FEMA

Tuesday, August 18 by Lyman James

Oklahoma has submitted a grant application to FEMA to begin the process of implementing the Lost Wages Assistance program.The plan provides the unemployed with an additional $300 per week. Once approved, FEMA will fund the benefit and Oklahoma will fulfill the 25 percent state match through the end of the year.