Tag: Fema
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Jefferson County sends out surveys for Hazard Mitigation Plan
Jefferson County officials asked residents to chime in on potential hazards to their communities to help secure mitigation funding in the future. The county sent out its Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey on Saturday, asking residents to categorize the risk levels of certain natural disasters in their areas. These included floods, severe wind, hail and extreme…
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Gov. Jared Polis urges Trump to reverse FEMA disaster aid denials
Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are calling on President Donald Trump to reverse federal denial of Colorado’s requests for federal disaster declarations tied to recent wildfires and flooding. Polis’ office said he received two denial letters from the Federal Emergency Management Agency late Saturday. The letters followed requests…
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Colorado sues Trump administration over disaster relief funding
Colorado joined 11 other states in a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over grant funding for emergency and disaster relief. The lawsuit, which also named DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and acting FEMA administrator David Richardson, alleged the agencies and the Trump administration imposed “illegal and impossible-to-meet” terms…
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Denver joins suit against Trump administration claiming grants have unlawful conditions
Denver has joined Chicago, New York, Boston, Baltimore, New Haven, Minneapolis and St. Paul in suing the Trump administration over what they claim are unlawful conditions imposed on federal grant funding. The lawsuit, filed Monday in a U.S. District Court in Illinois, “aims to prevent the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management…
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Denver joins lawsuit against Trump administration over FEMA funds termination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver has joined Chicago and Pima County in Arizona in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its termination of federal funding awarded to local jurisdictions to help defray the cost of aiding the tens of thousands of immigrants who arrived in America’s interior…
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Legal disputes mean a delay in Marshall fire cleanup as officials play blame game
Charred piles of furniture, cars, fenceposts and foundations destroyed by the Marshall fire will stay put for a while longer as disputes over the multimillion dollar debris cleanup contract are assessed. This means that Boulder County residents who had hoped to begin rebuilding by July 1, the original proposed date for completion of the Debris…
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Disaster assistance center for victims of Marshall fire to close
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County Disaster Assistance Center in Lafayette is scheduled to shut down Saturday after serving victims of the Marshall fire for nearly three weeks. The center’s closure comes as officials said they are shifting their focus to longer-term recovery efforts in the aftermath of…
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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 to receive additional FEMA funding for COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Colorado will receive an additional $1.6 million to assist with the state’s COVID-19 response effort. This additional funding will go to the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to assist in administering and managing public assistance awards,…
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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…