Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Lee fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of three wildfires burning in Colorado reached historic proportions on Monday, while another fire was now “out of control.” The Lee fire — which is raging southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to the Rio Blanco County…
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Denver gives out 1,000-plus emergency backpacks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s emergency office held its second-annual DenverREADY Preparedness Fair on Saturday at the Montbello Recreation Center, an exercise aimed at helping local communities prepare amidst the backdrop of increasing frequency of natural disasters. Natural disasters in Colorado have jumped up over 275% over the last 20 years. There…
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Denver may lose millions in FEMA funds for homeless
Denver could be stuck with tens of millions of dollars in homelessness mitigation costs, after the city’s request for federal pandemic-relief reimbursement for homelessness mitigation was initially deemed ineligible. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has said part of Denver’s requested $40 million reimbursement for homeless sheltering, dating back to July 2021, is not eligible…
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FEMA issues additional $1.4 million to Denver for COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday it will provide an additional $1.4 million in public assistance funding to the City and County of Denver for its COVID-19 response efforts. Since the major disaster declaration…
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Grand Recovery: Colorado town emerges from East Troublesome fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEWS | Grand Lake community emerges from East Troublesome Fire Play Video 00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreen shift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% X Color Settings Aa…
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FEMA provides additional $250 million to state’s COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday that Colorado will receive an additional $250 million for the state’s COVID-19 response effort. The funds will be given to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment…
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Colorado receives additional $57.9 million from FEMA for COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that Colorado will receive an additional $57.9 million for the state’s COVID-19 response effort. The new funds will be given to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to continue administering and managing the state’s vaccination programs…
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FEMA issues additional $108 million to Colorado for COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it will provide an additional $108 million in public assistance funding to Colorado for its COVID-19 response effort Friday. Since the major disaster declaration was issued in March of 2020, FEMA has provided $514 million to Colorado’s COVID-19 response…
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FEMA to reimburse Denver up to $60.4 million for emergency shelter services during COVID
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Denver’s initial version request of $60,446,662 for costs related to emergency homeless shelter services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Denver was notified of the approval Wednesday, allowing the city to receive up to $60.4 million in reimbursements for…
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Fort Carson soldiers to deploy to Los Angeles as part of FEMA COVID-19 vaccination team
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 220 Fort Carson soldiers are headed to Los Angeles to help support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts there. The 4th Infantry Division soldiers — mostly registered nurses, vaccinators and other medical professionals — will help run FEMA’s vaccination center…