Tag: Fema
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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 offers Coloradans reimbursements for COVID-19 funeral costs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday said it’s continuing to offer Colorado residents up to $9,000 in reimbursements for funeral costs stemming from COVID-19 deaths. The agency expanded its disaster recovery program for funeral assistance to include COVID-19 related deaths in order to ease the financial hardship of families affected by the pandemic, the…
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FEMA approves additional $17.6 million to Colorado for COVID-19 response
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday it will provide an additional $17.6 million in public assistance funding to Colorado for its COVID-19 response effort. Since the major disaster declaration was issued in March of 2020, the agency has provided over $963 million to Colorado’s COVID-19 response to date, according to a news release. The…
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Dozens of Colorado first responders deployed to help with Hurricane Ida aftermath
Dozens of first responders from Colorado deployed to Louisiana to aid in the state’s response to Hurricane Ida, which made landfall midday Sunday. Forty-five Colorado firefighters from 14 agencies were deployed with Colorado Task Force 1, one of the 12 Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search-and-rescue teams responding to the hurricane, the agency said Sunday.…
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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…
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Larimer County approved for disaster recovery programs over Cameron Peak Fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Larimer County has been partially approved for a Federal Emergency Management Agency major disaster declaration for the Cameron Peak wildfire, allowing for funding for some recovery programs. So far, programs for fixing public infrastructure damages have been approved, including public roads, bridges, water infrastructure and…
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President Trump approves disaster relief for Colorado
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Friday that federal aid will be made available to Colorado to help cover the cost of damages caused by the state’s historic wildfire season. The aid was made available after President Donald Trump approved the request from Gov. Jared Polis for a Major Disaster Declaration for the areas…