Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it sent relief funds to individuals.
Desperation has accompanied despair in Haiti following the deadly earthquake that claimed more than 2,100 lives and a tropical storm that further decimated the island nation.
Los Angeles County has come out No. 1 on an unenviable list — the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s rankings of the riskiest counties in America.
If more than 21 named tropical cyclones occur in a season, any additional storms will take names from the Greek alphabet.
It seems disaster season has been declared and the one glaring question that should be on everyone’s mind is: Are you prepared for a disaster?
The latest scam targets people selling equipment used for disaster relief, such as diesel generators, chainsaws, motor boats and boating supplies, on websites like Craigslist or eBay.
Congresswoman Waters prefers a legislative approach – one that will ensure this type of financial disaster from happening again.