If You Can Not Live in Your Home After February Flooding, Help Is Available
If You Can Not Live in Your Home After February Flooding, Help Is Available FRANKFORT, Ky. -- If you were affected by the February severe storms and flooding and your pre-disaster primary residence was located in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike or Simpson counties, you may be eligible for Displacement Assistance. Displacement Assistance Displacement Assistance is money to help with immediate housing needs if you cannot live in your home after the flooding. This money can be used to stay in a hotel, with family and friends or for other options while
FEMA Teams Visiting Neighborhoods Affected by February Flooding
FEMA Teams Visiting Neighborhoods Affected by February Flooding FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky residents are starting to see FEMA crews in neighborhoods, helping those affected by the February severe storms and flooding apply for federal disaster assistance in Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Simpson counties. FEMA personnel are visiting the disaster affected areas to help homeowners and renters apply with FEMA and quickly identify and address immediate and emerging needs. They also can provide application status updates and referrals to additional community resources. FEMA teams will never ask for or accept money
Be Alert to Fraud After Kentucky Flooding
Be Alert to Fraud After Kentucky Flooding FRANKFORT, Ky -- Kentuckians should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft after recent flooding. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from people affected by the disaster. If a FEMA inspector comes to your home and you did not submit a FEMA application, your information may have been used without your knowledge to create a FEMA application. If this happens, please inform the inspector that
FEMA Supports State and Local Response to Ohio Valley Flooding
FEMA Supports State and Local Response to Ohio Valley Flooding Following President Trump’s Approval of Emergency Declaration for Kentucky WASHINGTON -- FEMA is closely coordinating with state and local officials to provide support as widespread flooding impacts portions of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. With winter weather in the forecast, residents should stay informed about changing conditions, as freezing temperatures and additional precipitation could worsen impacts and create hazardous travel conditions. “I spoke to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to offer federal resources and action for the deadly flash floods impacting Kentucky. We discussed how while emergency management is best led by
Unicoi County’s Ballad Health Hospital Awarded $9.8 Million to Rebuild After Helene Flooding
Unicoi County’s Ballad Health Hospital Awarded $9.8 Million to Rebuild After Helene Flooding The State of Tennessee and FEMA have approved $9.8 million to replace Ballad Health’s hospital in rural Erwin which was destroyed when Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee in late September. The 10 in-patient bed hospital, which sits along the banks of the Nolichucky River in the southern Appalachian mountains, has been serving the local community and surrounding agricultural area since 1953. Over the years, it has expanded and modernized, offering bone density testing, echocardiography, the latest diagnostic imaging technology and a sleep medicine lab. The
FEMA Public Assistance Available for Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg Counties Following November Severe Storms and Flooding in South Carolina
FEMA Public Assistance Available for Bamberg, Calhoun, Orangeburg Counties Following November Severe Storms and Flooding in South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governmental agencies and certain nonprofits (including faith-based organizations) in Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties in South Carolina that were affected by severe storms and flooding of Nov. 6-14, 2024, may be eligible for FEMA Public Assistance. This assistance can help cover costs for debris removal, protective measures, public buildings and equipment, public utilities, and more. This is a new major disaster declaration and separate from the declaration for Hurricane Helene. The Public Assistance Program provides federal funding on