Following major disasters, reconstruction drives massive demand for cement, sand, timber, and steel, often equivalent to 10 ...

Once the numbers were crunched, Pennsylvania was recognized as being the number one state both for having the most disaster ...

FEMA is assessing public property damage from historic floods in Wisconsin, a step toward unlocking disaster aid. Gov. Tony Evers estimates $43 million in public damage; at least $33 million in ...

(The Conversation) – On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events ...

The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage. A panel of experts established by ...

Insured losses reached $145 billion in 2024, the sixth-costliest year on record according to new research from Aon, the global professional services firm, while economic losses reached $368 billion.

Cameron County has been approved for assistance through the U.S. Small Business Administration in the wake of severe weather events occurring in early May, the county announced Tuesday. The ...

The center can help people with FEMA applications and SBA loans and address questions about federal/state assistance.

"The producers who have seen economic loss can now take advantage of low-interest loans to help ensure they’re able to sustain operations." ...

The Small Business Administration will be opening applications for a Physical Damage and Economic Injury disaster loan.