During a Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the FEMA FY2020 budget request, Senator Lisa Murkowski questioned FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor on disaster assistance in Alaska. Credit: Office of Senator Murkowski Washington, D.C. – The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security today held a hearing to review FEMA’s FY2020 Budget Request. During the hearing, […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Beginning March 10, disaster recovery centers in Alaska will be closed on Sundays but still provide in-person advice and referrals six days a week to those affected by the Nov. 30 earthquake. Despite the reduced hours, help is still available seven days a week by calling FEMA’s disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-3362 […]
JBER, ALASKA – The national test sending a Presidential Alert to broadcasters and nearly all cell phones in the United States has been postponed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had originally scheduled the test for September 20th. The test is being moved to October 3rd to […]
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump flew to Texas on Tuesday for a first-hand look at the flood-ravaged state, even as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump heavy rain on the region. Trump and his wife stopped first in Corpus Christi, near where Harvey, then a powerful hurricane, first made landfall last […]