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Here are some of the changes outlined by FEMA: HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS WITH NOT ENOUGH INSURANCE Under previous rules, homeowners who had received payments from their insurance company for home repairs but not enough to cover all of the damage were essentially out of luck when it came to getting help ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report released today by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) offers state lawmakers a road map to help them navigate the unpredictable nature of disasters such as extreme drought, wildfires, flooding and heat. The report, "State Policy Considerations for ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.) today reintroduced the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act, bipartisan legislation that would create an independent board to investigate major natural disasters nationwide. The National Disaster Safety Board (NDSB) would ...

Last Thursday, a group of IAEM Region 1 members from Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut traveled to Washington D.C. to engage in critical emergency management policy discussions and stress the need for federal support of this field. Our visit consisted of Capitol Hill ...