This week Reps. Michelle Steel (CA-48) and Young Kim (CA-39) sent a letter to Robert J. Fenton, Jr., Acting Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), urging the agency to remove their requirement that the county collect and bill vaccine recipient’s insurance information at county vaccination sites. “The most …continue reading
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from Sept. 4 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, San …continue reading
FEMA announced that additional disaster assistance is available to the state of California for the wildfire disaster declared on Aug. 22. This assistance allows for additional funding at 100% federal cost share for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance, for 30 continuous days. State officials will …continue reading
A joint project of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes it easier and less expensive to protect certain types of homes from earthquakes. The two-volume publication titled Vulnerability-Based Seismic Assessment and Retrofit of One- and Two-Family Dwellings is intended to reduce the time …continue reading
In April, Congressman Harley Rouda (CA-48) led a request with 46 other members of Congress to the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee to include report language directing FEMA to consider the heightened risks posed to communities by climate change in developing guidance and reviewing grant applications for mitigation programs. This …continue reading