FLORIDA EMERGENCY INFORMATION
- Emergency Managers Want a Voice in Remaking FEMA September 12, 2025 8:04 am Reorganization at FEMA has worsened long-standing workforce challenges at the agency. A new report details capacity issues that could become problems if a major storm strikes the U.S. during the current hurricane season. State and local emergency managers …
- FEMA cuts bring war for disaster mitigation and recovery resources September 11, 2025 7:13 pm Takeaways: Even large states like Florida saw flood prevention hobbled by FEMA cuts Federal resources provided the large majority of funding Insurer-insurtech partnerships could be tapped for disaster mitigation Cuts to the Federal Emergency Management …
- Debris cleanup training in Houston highlights one overlooked hurricane risk September 11, 2025 4:47 pm Houston crews are training with chainsaws to clear storm debris before it blocks roads, floods homes, and endangers lives in the next hurricane. HOUSTON — Hurricane season is still in full swing, and new data shows just how costly the risks are for Texas …
- One on One: Kimberly Halbauer, Regional President Fifth Third Bank September 11, 2025 4:09 pm Fifth Third Bank Kentucky Market President Kimberly Halbauer discusses how transparency — even about bad news —can be the ultimate growth strategy Kim Halbauer of Fifth Third Bank addressed the hundreds of people who participate in an economic insights …
- From Refusal to Resilience: How Hurricane Katrina Birthed A Global Health Vanguard September 10, 2025 4:17 pm The US government left Black residents to die after Hurricane Katrina, refusing Cuba's offer of emergency doctors. This racist neglect exposed a truth that the US state would rather sacrifice its own citizens than undermine its anti-communist crusade. …
- Frisky FEMA staffers spark national security crisis as they are busted using classified systems for sexual acts September 9, 2025 11:38 pm Two additional Federal Emergency Management Agency employees have been fired for using their government devices to sext foreign nationals and upload pornography. An internal investigation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security's Insider …
- Delegation for 9.9.25: FEMA — fired up — money scams — EpiPens — War Department September 9, 2025 7:42 pm New FEMA form The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced a bill championed by bipartisan Florida lawmakers seeking to nix political biases from disaster response. The Fixing Emergency Management for Americans Act (HR 4669) takes …
- Proven way to save on insurance, reduce losses eludes South MS homeowners. Why? September 9, 2025 7:02 pm Beth Sanders of Gautier was one of the lucky homeowners selected in a lottery to participate in a grant program that strengthened her and her husband’s roof for hurricanes and is saving them money on homeowners insurance. “I’ve always been an advocate of …