Hundreds of tractor trailers are lined up at Maxwell Air Base ready to send aid to communities in Irma’s path. That’s because Maxwell is an incident staging base for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For the last 2 days those trucks have been heading to the base waiting to be put into service, if needed. “Some of the supplies actually…
Federal auditors say Tuscaloosa improperly received more than $1 million in aid following the monster tornado that struck in 2011. The Tuscaloosa News reports the Office of Inspector General has determined the Federal Emergency Management Agency should reclaim about $1.2 million in storm assistance. Mayor Walt Maddox says the city disagrees with auditors’ findings, and so does the Alabama Emergency…
Federal funding will soon be available to Alabamians affects by December flooding. Thursday, President Obama declared a major disaster exists in the State of Alabama and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of December 23-31, 2015. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and…
