FEMA Provides More Than $8.6 Million to Cleveland Clinic Foundation
FEMA Provides More Than $8.6 Million to Cleveland Clinic Foundation CHICAGO - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency announced today that $8,602,811 has been made available in federal disaster aid for critical emergency medical care in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This grant funding is part of the recovery efforts for the federal disaster declaration of March 31, 2020. Cleveland Clinic Foundation added 1,000 beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients at an alternate care facility and purchased necessary emergency supplies and equipment to eliminate the immediate threat to
Earthquakes can strike faster than a New York minute – What to do when the ground shakes…
New York City, with its towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, is probably not the first place people think of when they think about earthquakes. Yet, as surreal as it sounds, earthquakes do rattle New York on occasion and we’re not just talking about in hokey disaster movies. For example, on August 10, 1884, a magnitude 5.2 quake struck near Coney Island, shaking homes, crumbling chimneys, and leaving many confused by what had happened. Would people be any less baffled if a large earthquake struck the city today? Unlike other natural disasters, earthquakes strike without warning (with limited exceptions for a
FEMA Encourages Helene Survivors in Va. to Apply for Disaster Assistance; More Than $10 Million Has Been Approved to Date
FEMA Encourages Helene Survivors in Va. to Apply for Disaster Assistance; More Than $10 Million Has Been Approved to Date BRISTOL, Va.— More than $10 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for over 3,549 households in Virginia following the impacts of Hurricane Helene. This milestone is accompanied by other important moments in disaster assistance and recovery. "Our focus during the Hurricane Helene recovery in Southwest Virginia will always be helping the survivors rebuild their lives," said State Coordinator of Emergency Management Shawn Talmadge. "We will continue to work diligently in assisting survivors with both the Individual and Public Assistance programs as