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People looking for flood insurance policies will likely pay more in the future. The latest change is October 1, when FEMA is rolling out its new “Risk 2.0” flood insurance program.  FEMA has not updated the way it measures flooding risk in fifty years. A lot has changed since then. Now FEMA will factor in rainfall, storm surge, and how…

On October 1, FEMA is rolling out its new “Risk 2.0” flood insurance program which will factor in rainfall, storm surge, and how much it costs to rebuild into premium costs. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

FEMA officials say the cascade of emergencies — from hurricanes and wildfires to COVID-19 and Afghan resettlement — is stretching the agency thin.

President Joe Biden detailed his administration’s efforts to provide federal assistance to competing climate crises across the U.S., including historic floods from Hurricane Ida across the southern and eastern states and the devastating Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevadas. “We’re all in this together. The nation is here to help.”

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said on Wednesday that there have been requests submitted to FEMA for commercial fuel in the region.

Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has power restoration experts and generators at the ready as Hurricane Ida bashes the region.

FEMA will conduct a nationwide test of its emergency alert system on Aug. 11, sending messages to TVs, radios and some cell phones. Here’s what you can expect and when

Although the facility was created to handle a spring 2020 onslaught of COVID-19 deaths, it now holds the bodies of people who have died of various causes and are awaiting final arrangements.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava addressed the media on Friday afternoon to talk about the rescue efforts in Surfside, Florida, following a condo collapse on Thursday morning.

Kevin Guthrie, director at Florida Division of Emergency Management, spoke Friday morning about an emergency declaration to assist in efforts in Surfside, Florida.

As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, President Biden says FEMA will distribute $1 billion for states to shore up their resilience ahead of the threat of storms and wildfires.

It’s a federal program that could help you with funeral costs if your loved one passed away from COVID-19.

Consumer investigator Sasha Jones has what you can do to make the process of applying for COVID-19 funeral assistance easier.

The federal government recently launched a public assistance program that seeks to help family members of people who died due to COVID-19 receive reimbursements for funeral expenses through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. However, complaints of scams were reported before the program even officially launched.

FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program will reimburse individuals and households for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred between Jan. 20, 2020 and December 2020 to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic.

People who need aid covering the cost for family members who died of COVID-19 may be eligible for up to $9,000 in assistance from FEMA thanks to a new program that could allow families to get reimbursed. This announcement was welcome news for North Miami Beach resident Carr Alexis and his family. He lost his 82-year-old father Gasby Alexis to...

NBC 6 anchor Constance Jones takes a look at how those going through the tragedy of losing a loved one are getting some relief to help with costs.

If you are ages 40 and over and thinking about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, the Miami Dade College North Division of Emergency Management FEMA site will be administering vaccines Saturday until 7 p.m. and Easter Sunday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. FEMA Master Public Information Officer Mike Jachles announced anyone that meets the age criteria may go to a…

The CDC is now saying people who are fully vaccinated can travel within the U.S. without tests or quarantining. NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone reports